To the editor:
A good part of my career days hiring and managing people we were under the affirmative action guidelines. In my experience, this was a fantastic benefit.
My happiest hires came from this process. My biggest disappointments often came from hiring people I knew. It was an easy trap.
The American way is for the best and brightest to have opportunity and allow us to benefit from their achievements and contributions. Affirmative action keeps us honest in this area and helps us find the best and brightest. Unfortunately, we need this push to do the right thing.
If we can observe what happens in the case of the Trump administration hiring family members and cronies, we can see how that lazy and discriminatory approach serves us poorly.
Fred Missman, Torrance
