Do single people get discriminated against?

Question

I was talking to a co-worker (JT) at work today who had mentioned that she will be the sole employee in over the holidays. Later some of the other employees were talking and saying that the reason was because she was the only single person in the department. Somebody also made the smart-*** remark that she should falsely say that she was married just to get out of the obligatory overtime (apparently no one else was asked to work......) I used to find this too when I was single, it seems like you get no respect. Does anyone have any personal experience with this? I never had to make up partners that didn't exist to get out of things, but looking back it might have been a good idea. Saying you can't do something because you have to get home to the husband,wife,partner,etc (or take them somewhere) is an excuse I hear all the time...that works really well. Any comments? Is "JT" getting the shaft here?

Answer 1

i get made fun of alot because i've never had a girlfriend, im 16. I never have made up anyone, i just let people say what they want you learn to deal with those smart *** comments.

Answer 2

They probably took her singlehood to mean that she was obsessed with her career. That's only true for a small minority of singles — like me, who would rather have a career than any man. But singlehood is actually becoming more and more desirable. I'm surprised at the co-workers — they must be thirty years behind everyone else.

Answer 3

there became somewhat ONE occasion of the U. S. appropriate court docket ruling that single mothers and fathers DO have equivalent rights with married mothers and fathers. It became somewhat-customary case in 1968 observed as Glona v. American guarantee. A state regulation prohibited single mothers from suing for wrongful dying whilst their illegitimate infants have been killed. The court docket in basic terms mentioned, in one in each of those lot of words, what distinction does it make no be counted if a mom is married or no longer until now a state acknowledges that her baby became killed?