Since I’m looking for a part time job, Alison and I went out the other day and papered Spruce Grove with resumes. That evening, after working out, we went to Tim Horton’s, and I decided to apply there too. They had an application form for me to fill out, so we sat there while I worked on it. I had to read one section, headed Activities, a few times before I could believe it. Here, I’ll write it out so you can enjoy it too.
"Activities - civic, athletic, etc. (Please
exclude reference to any organization which could indicate race, religion,
marital status, age, colour, gender, ancestry, political beliefs, sexual
orientation, place of origin, physical disability, mental disability, or
handicap.)"
I read it out loud to Alison, and then we read it again and counted. There are thirteen categories of unmentionable activities; there was only one activity I could only write down (which won't come to mind at the moment - it was so random) that was not in one of those categories. I mean, if I were to say that I enjoyed walking, biking, or skiing, that falls under the categories age (I'm not so old that I can't walk anymore), physical disability, and handicap (I'm able to walk). And if I mentioned that I volunteered last summer as official agent for our local CHP candidate, that would indicate my political beliefs, whereas if I said that I like to read, they could conclude that I am not severely mentally handicapped.
Why don't they just skip that whole section and hire every idiot off the streets, regardless of their . . . ? Then they wouldn't have to draw any conclusions, or make any judgments (which by the way, indicate they are not mentally handicapped either).
Good. Now that's out of my system.
2 comments:
Wow, that's scary. It's like saying, "We're biased, but we'll pretend not to be, by requiring you not to tell us about yourself." I don't know if I could think of any activites that wouldn't reveal something personal about myself.
Oh bru'ver.... :-O
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