Comments on: Hiring According to the Stars http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/hiring-according-to-the-stars/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:48:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christophe http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/hiring-according-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-1449814 Christophe Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:25:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22621#comment-1449814 How can people still believe in the stars? this was created more than 2000 years ago, and since the constellation "moved", at least they should update their calendar. I say : sue! How can people still believe in the stars? this was created more than 2000 years ago, and since the constellation “moved”, at least they should update their calendar.
I say : sue!

]]> By: Shrike http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/hiring-according-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-1449785 Shrike Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:54:34 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22621#comment-1449785 In the 42 states in the US that support <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment" rel="nofollow"> at-will employment</a>, you can be terminated for ANY cause at all, so long as it's not discrimination that's protected under law. Even then, good luck proving it. You can literally be fired for any reason whatsoever. I don't know what the laws are in Europe, though. In the 42 states in the US that support at-will employment, you can be terminated for ANY cause at all, so long as it’s not discrimination that’s protected under law. Even then, good luck proving it. You can literally be fired for any reason whatsoever. I don’t know what the laws are in Europe, though.

]]> By: Morris http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/hiring-according-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-1449109 Morris Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:35:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22621#comment-1449109 This kind of makes it easy to discrimate on age, gender, race or religion. All you have to do is decide who you don't want and pick something else. Hmmm. If you don't want to hire a woman, tell her she wasn't chosen becaues she is a scorpio. But why stop their why say it is because you don't hire red-heads, or people from Missouri, or people who watch a particular TV show, or maybe you don't like their favirote ball team? If you can discriminate for a zodiac sign, you can pretty much discriminate for anything. This kind of makes it easy to discrimate on age, gender, race or religion. All you have to do is decide who you don’t want and pick something else.

Hmmm. If you don’t want to hire a woman, tell her she wasn’t chosen becaues she is a scorpio. But why stop their why say it is because you don’t hire red-heads, or people from Missouri, or people who watch a particular TV show, or maybe you don’t like their favirote ball team?

If you can discriminate for a zodiac sign, you can pretty much discriminate for anything.

]]> By: Foosnark http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/hiring-according-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-1448964 Foosnark Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:05:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22621#comment-1448964 Technically this is age discrimination, if you consider age in months... Technically this is age discrimination, if you consider age in months…

]]> By: Gauldar http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/hiring-according-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-1448880 Gauldar Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:30:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22621#comment-1448880 Meh, I wouldn't be concerned. This is an insurance company, they thrive on statistics. They don’t look at rationality; they just look at the numbers. Meh, I wouldn’t be concerned. This is an insurance company, they thrive on statistics. They don’t look at rationality; they just look at the numbers.

]]> By: Zecc http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/hiring-according-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-1448853 Zecc Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:19:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22621#comment-1448853 The wonderful side-effect is they are also skewing future statistic even more towards people with these signs. The wonderful side-effect is they are also skewing future statistic even more towards people with these signs.

]]> By: Gauldar http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/05/hiring-according-to-the-stars/comment-page-1/#comment-1448733 Gauldar Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:29:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=22621#comment-1448733 Taurus huh? I hope they know there are some downsides with us. Sure, we hold loyalty very high and like to stay in good standing with coworkers, but damn are we lazy & stubborn! There shouldn't be a problem with discrimination groups since this is the process of hiring, and firing... and people have been turned down from jobs for even dumber reasons. At least they are being straight forward off the start that they are hiring people in an eccentric way. Taurus huh? I hope they know there are some downsides with us. Sure, we hold loyalty very high and like to stay in good standing with coworkers, but damn are we lazy & stubborn! There shouldn’t be a problem with discrimination groups since this is the process of hiring, and firing… and people have been turned down from jobs for even dumber reasons. At least they are being straight forward off the start that they are hiring people in an eccentric way.

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