girls work....racist.....

[fireteacher]

so she will be quiting soon and moving onto a better job related to her nursing degree. now, she is working for a heating/air conditioning comp in northern illinois. they are running ads in the paper to hire another receptionist to fill her spot. her supervisor told her that if someone calls and sounds black or has a name that is hard to pronounce, tell them the position is filled!!!

of course she isnt doing that of course but dosnt know what to do about it...neither do i! this is the second time they have pulled this crap in two years.

what should we do?

 

[itsallmine]

how much wood would a wood chuck chuck

if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

 

[fireteacher]

w t f ?

 

[neliconcept]

how much wood would a wood chuck chuck

if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

dude what a useless post.. next time eat your words before you say something.

well if its being a credible source for her next job its hard to determine. but since that really is against the law.

i dont think i have any good advice to give

 

[viper4evr2001]

well depends on how much your girl likes her job i would report that company to the better business bureau.

 

[fireteacher]

i was thinking the BBB but what about her referense....3 years down the drain!!

 

[Atomic 4Runner]

Every state has an EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) Office. That's who she should contact:

http://www.eeoc.gov/contact.html

 

[Jeff Kleb]

I predict this thread is going to die quickly or be shut down by admin.

:beer:

 

[viper4evr2001]

I predict this thread is going to die quickly or be shut down by admin.

:beer:

why do u think that? no one is talking ish and nothing is being said in a bad way, just helping him out. once again a useless post!

 

[JB.]

..what should we do?..

Well, if you happened to support the larger issue of freedom of association and that a person shouldn't have to surrender that right simply because they wish to run a business, then you might want to do nothing.

 

[Fourty-four]

ebonics?

 

[1fast_e]

ebonics?

What's up w/ all the ignorant replies :bash: considering the guy has a serious question?

I would have your girl go to the EEOC and file a complaint. Let them open an investigation and take it from there. As far as a reference see if she is in good with the office MNGR or will be able to leave with a good reference contact

 

[Thai]

Can you report anonymously??

 

[Jeff Kleb]

What if a young lass named Christiana McGillighoutty applies for the job? That name is hard to pronounce, but is probably not someone "ethnic" enough to upset a bigoted boss.

As for the EEOC, they'll have a tough time with proving any wrongdoing unless they might be able to set up one of those "sting" operations where they send in a "dumb" white person and a "smart" black person to apply for the same job. They've done this with apartment rentals and restaurants to nail those who actively practice discrimination - often with much success.

Anyway, I still fail to see why bigotry is as 'popular' as it is. To me, it would seem to be bad business. You want the best-qualified and hardest-working people you can find, no matter what their race, creed or national origin. Heck, if you can get someone who shows up sober and on time........they're ahead of at least half of the other folks out there.

:bash:

 

[fireteacher]

it is a family owned shop... 2 of them around town. this is the second time they have done t and simply put..its not right. there intentions are not to hire blacks and mexicans, hince the hard last name thing...
will try to file descretely and the reference thing is out the window when its done.. just dont think NOT to say something is worth a referense. thanks all who have posted quality responses. wil keep you posted when we get it done

 

[Falls]

I cannot comment on what to do or what I would do , but it is a sticky situation and wish you the best of luck with it. Sometime's these thing's can get a little hairy.