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Discrimination

When someone discriminates they act in an arbitrary and unjust way towards a client. Discrimination is hurtful and demoralizing to the person who experiences it. To be hurt in such a manner speaks of the harsh rejection of a person.

To a business person with decades of experience rejection is simply a part of business. But, to the buying public rejection can be devastating. The ethics of discrimination differ from business to business transactions and business to the public transactions. Business games and struggle are all part of the experience of running a business. The ability to struggle and adapt defines stature and success in business. Learning business is like learning a martial art. There are many levels of competence evident in building a large business. Businessmen must learn the ropes to survive. This is called paying your dues.

If you are a contractor and want a charge account at a small hardware store, and you are rejected without consideration, you might think suing the hardware store. After all it is discrimination. But, suing people has its downside and in the end the people that really benefit from such struggles are the lawyers. Here, it is quite evident the manager of the hardware store does not like you. If you sue them they will more than likely have a counter strategy to delay and frustrate you. Moreover, they will be able to" plausibly deny" any allegation you make citing some bad behavior on your part in future transactions. These sorts of games go on an on. The point is: business people with higher levels of experience have mastered plausible deniability to a science and it is important for business owners to understand this prevalent game. Unless you have some urgent reason to have an account you can use a credit card. Experience and status as a business person sometimes defines the ethic of the moment.

But, let's say the manager rejects the employment of a black person simply because they are black, discrimination takes on an entirely different meaning.

Personal Sandbox

The biggest problem confronting small business people is that they have limited money, time and energy to deal with everyone in the public. A contractor for example matches a potential job with its compatibility with present jobs. If a potential job is twenty miles away from existing jobs this makes the job less desirable than waiting for a new job closer to existing projects.