Shaun A Saunders' "Equal Opportunity" (flash fiction, non-genre, free)
This could have come from Ayn Rand - rule of the mediocre over the competent.
Such an old trope ought to be boring, except that it's being taken far too seriously by segment-the-electorate politicians in India - actually turning the crazy premise into laws. Search for "reservations in education & government jobs" on news.google.co.in for some real-life sampling.
Mediocre-mongering boss in this story is way too dumb. Wish they were like that in real life!
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First published: AntipodeanSF, #109 (June/July 2007).Rating: B
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