LiF,

I fully understand and agree with what you have stated, however, does this mean that blacks do not have the same education/past experience/personality, etc.? What I am trying to understand is why is it that on average blacks receive a lower salary than whites for the same job. Your response does not answer that, unless of course your response means that blacks do not have the stated qualities, which you and I both know this is not the case. So, why is it that blacks, according to the 2000 Census Report earn less than whites in all categories? If it is not due to the presence of insitutionalised racism than there has to be another reason.

Guilden - not going to answer for Falcon but I have to say your comments are pretty chippish. You totally discount the fact that someone could be viewing one employee against another as simply an employee. Male, Female, Young, OLd, Black, White or Green having little to do with it.

I cannot tell if you are just trying to be funny or if you are being overly defensive for the sake of being defensive. Whites are more valuable - whites have more brain power - you are reading into comments that are clearly not there. If you were a woman surely you could be saying the exact same thing? If you were an old-timer who's getting his caged rattled by some young buck fresh out of Dartmouth College with a shiny new MBA and a Blackberry whilst your still plying the trade with a rolodex - you could still say the same thing.

As to working the 9-5 - that's too often a sizable issue that people run up against. I have two woman who want to work for me as a team. One has said she is willing to put in Saturdays if necessary. The other has a disabled father who lives with her and needs to be at home week-ends. Both are talented individuals. One expects more money for putting in the extra time and effort. The other understands the situation but wants to be treated as an equal with pay. I need them both as they work well as a team. What do I do?

Smokes,

As far as I recall this turned into questioning why blacks generally earn less than whites and when responses come back that pay is based on the employee worth to the company, etc. then surely the question has to be asked if whites are generally worth more to the company because they generally earn a higher salary. If whites generally earn more than blacks and as per Falcon, it also comes down to brain power, how could one not read into that statement that it is thought that whites have a greater degree of brain power.

Have discussions on here regarding this so-called "feeling of entitlement" not being targeting black Bermudians.

If I and others are going to be called out on things we post than surely Falcon should be called on what he posted. He my interpretation of his posts is incorrect than maybe he needs to re-word his post. You can defend him all you want, it does not change what he wrote.

"And if push comes to shove.....get yah ass in der ann halp........."

Not my jawb.... and who's ass-king you?

Well....thats sends a strong message too me and others. What an attitude. Typical Bermudian....."not my jawb"..........

Gotta run.......Glass ceiling needs windexing..........................or mabe a hammer application.......

"not my jawb"............with an attitude like that you must be self imploded...eye meen employed.....

Your not appeasing me. I asked a question that is relevent to the discussion and pertenant. Appreciate your reply. I will Google all you just stated.

Likely so but I don't see what the Bank of Butterfield has to with with this. There are hundreds of other foriegn company's and investers there. Singling out one is neither here nor there in my opinion

I am sure that your "90%" is very flexable.

Anyway..tings too doo........................