What do you think about nepotism?

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First, let me say that I feel conflicted talking about nepotism, and to really get to the heart of things from my perspective requires looking at the definition of the word.

According to Merriam-Webster, nepotism is defined as: favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship

Note that the definition makes zero mention of skill or qualifications. It’s all about the social or familial connection. This is why people often call foul on news of someone giving an important job to friends or family. They question whether or not that person was ACTUALLY qualified to take on that role.

In most cases I’m in agreement! Especially when the nepotism happens for very important positions that may involve political connections and manipulation.

Then there’s the cases where it’s a small family business that has been around for nearly 100 years, like a local grocery store or construction company. A parent raises and trains their child to succeed them. This form of nepotism isn’t usually an issue BECAUSE of the required experience and training being provided for the express purpose of taking the role being given. So, this situation? Not a problem. Technically. It’s still nepotism, but it’s kind of like the old world days of farmer’s and blacksmith’s training their children to take over for them.

But in the end, we don’t often care about this cases. We only care about the ones that have so much power and control over the rest of our lives. Those cases of nepotism are problematic, and I wish there was a better way to handle them because for all our crying foul, it seems like nothing ever comes of it and shit gets swept under the rug.