Blue collar job discrimination. Is this common?

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11. The third is that the boss is worried about their own job.

I remember a few years ago sitting in on a hiring board. Interviews were held and each person had a question to ask the potential employee. One young man was perfect-highly intelligent, knew exactly what the job entailed, had a bit of experience in the field, etc. His family still lived in the area (less likely to up and move) and he had a school age child. The board made a recommendation for him to be offered the position.

We gave the results to our boss and our recommendations. His answer? "Sounds like he'd put me out of MY job in five years" and then shredded the paperwork in front of us.

I decided that was my queue to find a new job asap.