Re: Walk-in interviews in Boostrap on 2rd, 3rd and 4th Feb 2008

From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter_at_googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:27:20 +0100
Message-ID: <60mbrqF1rscgaU2@mid.individual.net>


On 01.02.2008 22:58, joel garry wrote:
> On Feb 1, 1:30 pm, Robert Klemme <shortcut..._at_googlemail.com> wrote:

>> On 01.02.2008 20:04, joel garry wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah, simply advertising sex or age discrimination probably isn't a
>>> problem, but actually doing it and getting caught is big time.  There
>>> are exemptions for certain occupations - no one would want to see me
>>> in a topless drive-through coffee bar, I'm sure - but technical Oracle
>>> work sure isn't one of them.
>> You mean, they let you administer databases topless?  I thought there is
>> AC everywhere in the US where it gets reasonably hot.  :-)

>
> http://dba-oracle.blogspot.com/2005/07/burleson-dress-code-becomes.html

Uh! *cough*

> But actually I was referring to http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003535398_coffeegirls22e.html

:-)

>>> I suspect some Euro laws on the subject are more stringent than the US
>>> law.
>> Probably, but OTOH it is totally common to ship a picture with your
>> resume over here in Germany - something I have been told which is
>> totally unacceptable in the US.  But we are on a good way, we have an
>> anti discrimination law here which might show similar effects over time.

>
> Here, many people are too stupid not to post incriminating pix on
> myspace!

Well... That reminds me of this ebay picture of a TV with incriminating reflections on the screen... :-)

Cheers

        robert Received on Sun Feb 03 2008 - 11:27:20 CST

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