Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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That was the moment I decided I didn't want to work there. Who would want to work for someone who is either a) ignorant of the laws preventing him from asking questions like that or b) knowledgeable but willing to break the laws to get the "right" employee? |
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YEP...dead on. If they saw no problem with asking those types of illegal questions in the interview, you can guarantee they had no problems trying to short-shrift or sharpshooting employees...once you were hired. Good move in saying 'bye-bye'...to those types of dinosaurs. I would also bet, their turnover rate...was multiples of the average for their industry. |
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The most obvious forms of discrimination /prejudice are the ones advertised.
Senior discount Ladies night Never knew how they still get away with it. The old woman are the ones with the money. If anything they should pay a surcharge.[emoji16] |
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In your reported tale your prejudice, your assumption that they were prejudice. Made you decide you did not want to work there. Your prejudgement may have been correct. Life is full of choices. Other than in science fiction we never HONESTLY what would have happened it we had. In terms of age discrimination. A shock years ago when I got a senior coffee from a zit faced kid at Mcdonalds without asking. Who is that OLD ...... looking back at me as I shave? |
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Sometimes I wonder if a sharp answer to a post that is disagreeable to someone might be answered more gently if the recipient's age was known. I wonder? Conversely is it OK for a person of advanced age to speak down to a person who is younger? I feel no prejudice towards me at all even though I'm Calorically Challenged, Catholic, Live in The Villages or for other reasons that are private. I reject all of that because ultimately what another person feels about me is none of my business, who cares! Great question. Keep them coming! |
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Other forms of discrimination....that many seek:
Handicapped parking. VIP lines at theme parks. Preferred parking.....anywhere. |
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Sometimes, in some situations, what some folks like to refer to as "discrimination"...is actually simply common sense and "leveling the playing field."
I could even provide a plethora of links citing local case law, all the way up to THE SUPREME'S decisions, but methinks those that would benefit the most from those links...wouldn't even bother reading them. Just glad to help. |
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How did Jefferson put it: The greatest inequality is to treat unequals equally?
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Unequals….? That's one statement from Jefferson that I personally dislike...
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“Unequals” in my interpretation recognizes that some of us are less able to do certain things than others, those who need wheelchairs as compared to those who don’t, the young as compared to the adults etc. the vulnerable as compared to those who are not.
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I prefer my interpretation. I suppose one could refer to inequalities created by man, vs inequalities created by nature. One is in someone’s imagination and the other is scientific.
Last edited by Velvet; 04-23-2019 at 03:01 PM. |
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I find it odd when people say that their generation was better than any other, then proceed to whine when people from another generation want to have a club and not include the person that goes out of their way to insult them due to their age.
The under sixty clubs are fun because nobody is making passive aggressive jabs at them because of their age. |
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The off topic discussion that has derailed this thread has been moved to its own thread, “Later in life marriage”.
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Old people are all paranoid.
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