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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People with disabilities can still be jerks, still be sexist, racist, homophobic, etc.

It isn’t a pass. It shouldn’t be.[/quote]

+1, They pulled a guy from college and quickly had him rise through the ranks.  He wasn't prepared for the social/manager part of it and needed someone to mentor him and more time working.  That is not a typical attitude in IT.[/quote]

He could have stayed in college.  He wasn't drafted into the army.

He's capable of learning from his mistakes and will recover from this.[/quote]

He did, he was working on his PhD, which you don't need in that field.  It made sense for him to take the job as much of it at that point is skill.  Its not an issue of going to college.  Most of those IT jobs are everyone for themselves and very competitive, which means he was amazing at what he does, but he didn't have the social skills or anyone to take the time to teach him about his roles as he progressed in his career.  He will recover and someone will hire him.  Most people bounce between tech companies every few years.  He can easily make that money at another company.  [/quote]

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