On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 10:30:33PM -0700, Steve Meyers wrote: > Josh Coates wrote: > >and i guess what i am really irritated by is the original "i like to hire > >mormons" comment anyway (not that i have anything against mormons - that's > >not the point), and on top of that you don't seem to really understand or > >care that it's offensive. but then again, maybe i'm the only one that > >noticed and/or was bothered by it. > > For the record -- you're not the only one.
i have to say that the most disturbing comment i've heard along this vein was actually during a job interview. the interviewer made the comment that they have quotas for various minorities (the interviewer was specifically referring to women in this case), and then mentioned to me (as an intern candidate) that they try to fill those quotas with interns. apparently, this comment was supposed to be supportive and let me know that i had a good chance with the company. it actually just made me rather annoyed at the company in general. i recognize that plenty of companies have similar policies, but they shouldn't be stating them in that type of setting! -- Erin Sharmahd [EMAIL PROTECTED] CS Student Unix Users Group PGP Fingerprint: F352 FF41 EA0A 67E4 566B 3B5B E65A D3DC 083E 9336
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