I can not get a job. Interview after interview I get turned down. I know it is because of how I look. I am pretty pale and I "look like a druggie". I do not do drugs, I don't even smoke cigarettees. I find it will be pretty difficult to prove this beause they can easily say it is because of my lack of experience. But I can't get any experience if I don't get hired. I only had one job and that was because my dad was in charge of hiring at the time. How much experience does some one need to be a stocker at Target? (that's a retoricle Q). I keep applying for assembly because that is what I really want to do. I am good with my hands and I find it rewarding when I complete a product. But anyway, back on topic. How can I prove that I am being dicriminated against?
2006-10-24 08:08:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Another thing that sucks is that at my last job out of about 40 people, only about 5 or 6 people don't do drugs. And I found that a lot of these machine shops are filled with people that do drugs, not like weed or petty stuff but like meth and coke. They are open about it too, it's just that the bosses don't care because they don't look like it. Even at my last job a few of my buddies overheard one of the head bosses say that he wanted to test me..... no one at the shop EVER got tested. I don't know, when I bring this topic up I have so much to say but I can't gather all my thiughts and express them in writting. That's why it seems like I'm all over the place.
2006-10-24 08:22:46 · update #1
When I go to the interviews I DO dress up rather nicely. I went out and spent about $200 on just one outfit that I would use for this specific reason. I am very well spoken at the interview, I make eye contact, I promote myself in a positive manner. I express enough interest, but not so much that it seems cheesy. One time at Home Depot I had teh best interview ever and me and teh guy were getting along very nicely and I could tell that he was impressed, BUT then he introduced me to his boss and right away I could tell she had no interest, she didn't even want to give me the time of day. So, when someone didn't judge my appearance and actually gave me the time of day it felt wonderful but then it was a horrible feeling to be shot down by someone I just met in the hallway for two seconds. After "selling myself: for twenty minutes to then be shot down in two seconds was a little painful.
2006-10-24 08:31:52 · update #2
Proving Discrimination, in your case, sounds like it will be very difficult.
Try getting a job, any job regardless of how low it is. That will start to build your employment credentials. It is usually easier to move up in a company that get a job from outside. So try to find any job in the company that you are looking to work out and move up.
2006-10-24 08:14:02 · answer #1 · answered by Cid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
employers can "discriminate" as much as they want as long as they don't discrimininate because of race, gender, age, disability, or some other class protected by law. So, if you don't think the basis of the discrimination is based upon some protected class that you fit within, there's nothing to prove because you couldn't sue them anyway. For example, if I'm an employer, I can "discriminate" against people that don't like chocolate if I want, but I can't not hire someone because of their race.
2006-10-24 21:36:08 · answer #2 · answered by HoyaHorns 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This doesn't sound like discrimination, it sounds like you have no experience. It may also be how you present yourself, do you dress appropriately for the interview? If you dress like a druggy people will think you are one. Try dressing like you would for an upscale office job. Make yourself look nice, not a disgruntled teenager.
2006-10-24 15:21:06 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your failure to get hired doesn't amount to discrimination. You don't appear to be a member of a "protected class." Go tanning if you have to, get a good haircut and a nice outfit and apply for entry level positions. Good luck.
2006-10-24 15:19:15 · answer #4 · answered by Tara P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how many jobs did you apply for? did you try hard enough? the job market is tough right now..
what's your prior experience with any work?
did you dress well? did you show interest?
i think you must try a bit harder.. it's real hard not to get a job.
it'll be hard to prove discrimination... which i don't think is happening.
it takes effort.
2006-10-24 15:16:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't prove it and you can't sue them if they don't hire you because you're underqualified. It is not a company's obligation to provide experience.
2006-10-24 15:12:26 · answer #6 · answered by Kris B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can send someone less qualified for the job to interview and they get it then.....maybe you will have a case........
2006-10-24 15:12:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋