I was looking into buying a restaurant from an old couple who is retiring. A week ago a black woman who's a student at the local college applied for a waitressing job. When she left, the owners threw away her application and said they won't hire her because she's black and if they hire a black waitress no one will come into the restaurant. I told them that this wasn't true, but they didn't listen. Once I bought the place I would've hired her. Unfortunately, I discovered that the owners have a history of criminal transactions so I'm not going to buy it.
So do I tell the black college student what happened? It's my word against their's so if she filed a complaint it could be difficult to prove, and I'm worried how it could affect her.
Yet, I don't think this kind of behavior should be ignored. These days there is a great push to do away with affirmative action, but how can we if we ignore things like this?
Minority responses greatly appreciated.
No rude comments, please.
2007-08-28 18:34:21 · 15 answers · asked by BOOM 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I agree that you should do something about that kind of behavior. It amazes me that people still think that way in 2007.
You can file a complaint and a report with the employment development department in your state without even identifying the student who applied (since you probably wouldn't be able to contact her anyway, if her application was tossed).
2007-08-29 06:37:55 · answer #1 · answered by Hillary 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did they terll you directly what they did?
Personally, I would let the couple know that was not the way most people feel and hiring a person of any race is not going to affect most customers one way or the other.
My great-grandmother (who's dead now but hadn't eaten out for years before then)was racist b/c of the way she was raised and b/c of a personal experience that involved the black person being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but her daughter, and every generation after her, doesn't feel that way at all. The subject of anyone's race never came up in my childhood. I think racism is becoming less of an issue in general.
I wouldn't tell her-it wouldn't get anything done/accomplished if you have no physical proof, just hurt her feelings and if she's college-educated, she'lll probably have no problem getting another job.
2007-08-29 03:34:55 · answer #2 · answered by strpenta 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Probably irrelevant.
The old folks are close to retiring anyway so it's not like you're going to end years of future discrimination.
It's also unlikely this college student has the time to deal with the local bigots over a waitressing job. Telling her would probably just put her in a funk.
If you want to help, go on line and help find the woman a job.
2007-08-28 19:10:44 · answer #3 · answered by Phoenix Quill 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
then why dont you open your own resturaunt and hire the black college student again.Yes many people like to eat at places where there is a mix of whites,black,asian,spanish and all kinds of that because it shows them that this resturaunt isnt racist to hire other people except white which will help the community want to get a job at your resturaunt.No people dont ignore the racism around them,they do something about it so you should too.
2007-08-28 18:51:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Why tell her and bring up an ugly part of American history and unfortunately the American present as well? She is better off not working for people like that. They don't deserve her.
2007-08-28 19:51:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be best to leave it, it would hurt her feelings alot, and unless you have proof that they did that, it's gonna get nowhere and most likely turn into a supposedly fight. I don't think it should be ignore and you should take action but sometime you can't do anything if you don't have proof.
2007-08-28 18:41:29 · answer #6 · answered by SSS 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think you can report them to an agency..(it escapes me at the moment) and then let them have to scramble to come up with her resume or application. But then again, it could be hearsay as well...
2007-08-28 18:42:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
In cases like this, you should not tell her she probably has forgotten all of the job and found a better one! If you tell her you are just going to hurt her feelings.
2007-08-28 18:45:40 · answer #8 · answered by Jesus E 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think you should tell the Black Student your side of the story......I'm sure she will understand.
2007-08-28 18:41:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
mount a protest against the restorant with her.
2007-08-30 15:52:11 · answer #10 · answered by Roger K 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋