A co-worker who I used to work with reminded me of this one.
For years I had been a programmer at my job and was then asked to be the network engineer since I had experience in this area. This seemed to be a good change of pace so I accepted and agreed to interview a replacement programmer.
Now, the main application I was in charge of was a system which ran our entire factory floor. The system worked well but you needed to monitor the data due to typo's.
The first person I interviewed was retired from the military, had a degree, knew how to program, was extremely eager and knowledgeable. I put him on my "A" list.
The last person I interviewed had NO computer experience what so ever! Her experience was limited to filing and working on the cleaning crew! Seriously! When I showed her the shop floor she looked through granny glasses and said
said "I have heard of Spreadsheets....is that one?"
I politely continued the interview and later met with my manager and the HR recruiter that we hire the retired military guy.
The HR recuiter then said we should hire the LAST person I interviewed because she was a minority, she was a female (most she's are), and she was older which meant he could satisty the the AACP, the Womans Rights Organization AND the AARP!
So, I replied that we should look for a Wheelchair bound female minority who was up in age AND practiced an alternate lifestyle and who was from another culture so we could cover MORE groups in one package!
We wound up closing the position and I worked both jobs.
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