Today we celebrate the life of a great American hero, Martin Luther King Jr. Our country owes a great debt to Dr. King and all he worked for to end slavery and bring equality to all people, no matter if they are black or another color.
Many have asked why ShortBus Ventures doesn't count MLK day as a regular holiday. The short answer is that because we are not a bank or a government office, we are not required to offer MLK day as a holiday. The Management Council, of which I am a member along with our CEO, COO, SVP of HR, EVP of Facilities, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, EVP of Investment Policy, SVP of Government Relations, Chief Marketing Officer, SVP of Treasury, EVP of Auditing, SVP of Risk Management, SVP of Recruiting and Personnel Development, SVP of Manufacturing, and EVP of Euro-Mexi-Asian Operations, have all decided that the best way to honor Dr. King's legacy is to allow our minority employees to continue working for a fair wage on the day set aside to remember his tragic death.
As you know, we have a strong minority recruiting and retention policy at SBV. We actively seek out qualified candidates at all levels, from assembly line right up through entry-level management. We have worked with our Director of Minority Development, Tor Jorgensen, to establish a mentoring program in which minority employees are grouped together in common work locations so that they may effectively mentor each other and share their experiences. We think that by giving these valued employees a work experience that is both separate from that of their white co-workers, yet in every respect equal to theirs, we can best nurture them to fulfill their role in society.
By the way - I wish to apologize to all readers for what I now realize are several misspellings and typos in my previous posts. My admin explained that the red underlining signified wrongly spilled words in my entries, and not simply visual highlights. That should save me an embarrassment or too in the future!
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