Friday, April 29, 2005

Do they have a separate drinking fountain too?

Multnomah County is hiring!
Job Title: COMPUTER TRAINING LAB LIBRARIAN
$44,056.80 - $54,204.48 annually

Description:
This position will manage the day-to-day operations of the computer lab, ensuring delivery of culturally-appropriate services to African Americans and other culturally diverse users. Since the North Portland Branch Library serves the community with the highest concentration of African Americans in Multnomah County, it is important that candidates be knowledgeable about and have extensive experience working with the African-American community, demonstrated by knowledge of the traditions, values, and customs of the community being served.

We are especially seeking candidates from various language, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds to enhance service to our diverse community.

Experience:
Candidates must be knowledgeable about and have extensive experience working with the African-American community, demonstrated by knowledge of the traditions, values, and customs of the community being served.

Benefits:
Multnomah County provides an extremely generous and comprehensive benefits program to employees. Family members, including qualified domestic partners, are covered under most Multnomah County benefits programs.

The County pays most of the cost of health care premiums, with employees paying a small share.

12 vacation days
Ten paid holidays
Twelve days of sick leave
Three days of fully paid bereavement leave

The County pays both the employer and the employee's share of the retirement contribution (six percent of wages). Employees are vested in PERS after five (5) years of contributions or when they reach age 50.

And much much more! Thank goodness you folks are paying that I-tax so that we can hire a librarian to serve just black people. I'm confused though, how are they different? Aren't these Americans we are talking about? Don't they like football and hotdogs? I like football and hotdogs. Is that part of my "customs" and "culture"?

Does the library have separate drinking fountains that appeal to each races' "traditions" and "customs" or can we all just share one? Maybe this is a sign of "ethnocentric monoculturalism" but I don't understand, don't black people use the same computer programs as everyone else? Is there a black version of Windows? Will this librarian guide them to a "culturally appropriate" black internet?

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is so stupid.

"Candidates must be knowledgeable about and have extensive experience working with the African-American community, demonstrated by knowledge of the traditions, values, and customs of the community being served."

Ummm, so are they going to make you recite lyrics from the latest 50-cent record? Describe what 'dubs' are? Seems to me this is the kind of bs that continues to divide the country. Great work PDX!

Daniel said...

I've heard a rumor that the job interview will be conducted in "ebonics."

Anonymous said...

..or 'spanglish'...

Anonymous said...

It should be conducted in Black English.. You're right.

Daniel said...

Seriously though, the black people that I know are more concerned with their jobs, kids, and mortgages than with ho's and selling crack.
For multnomah county to think that BET represents black "culture" is degrading to black people. (and taxpayers of all colors)

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