Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 7 个月前Iceberger Kinglemmy.zipimagemessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up1160arrow-down16file-text
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minus-squareflicker@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·7 个月前The word maritime means of or near or on or dealing with the ocean. So he made a pun by replacing it with Merit, which is about how worthy or how good at stuff someone is, or if someone deserves something. It’s a pretty good pun!
minus-squareTriflingToad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-27 个月前worth adding that when an employer hires on “merit” it often disproportionately chooses white men, i.e. why its related to DEI
The word maritime means of or near or on or dealing with the ocean. So he made a pun by replacing it with Merit, which is about how worthy or how good at stuff someone is, or if someone deserves something.
It’s a pretty good pun!
worth adding that when an employer hires on “merit” it often disproportionately chooses white men, i.e. why its related to DEI