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Liberalwife
47 / female
north, England, UK
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Sexual Orientation
My sister has recently received a job application form, one of the questions is, What is your Sexual Orientation?
Bisexual
Gay /Lesbian
Hetrosexual
Other (please state).
Not only do I wonder what the hell has this got to do with anyone??!!..but am also curious what the 'other' maybe? 
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| February 18, 2008, 09:08 |
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Re: Sexual Orientation
maybe she should have stated "all of the above"...
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| February 18, 2008, 09:13 |
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Re: Sexual Orientation
QUOTE (Liberalwife @ February 18, 2008, 09:08)My sister has recently received a job application form, one of the questions is, What is your Sexual Orientation?
Bisexual
Gay /Lesbian
Hetrosexual
Other (please state).
Not only do I wonder what the hell has this got to do with anyone??!!..but am also curious what the 'other' maybe?
by the way Lib: can she type?...she wont need to complete an application for me... I conduct a strict oral interview.
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| February 18, 2008, 09:14 |
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wandering5tar
53 / male
London, England, UK
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Re: Sexual Orientation
QUOTE (Liberalwife @ February 18, 2008, 09:08)My sister has recently received a job application form, one of the questions is, What is your Sexual Orientation?
Bisexual
Gay /Lesbian
Hetrosexual
Other (please state).
Not only do I wonder what the hell has this got to do with anyone??!!..but am also curious what the 'other' maybe?
Was she applying to be a call-girl/gigolo?
Maybe other is "None (Nun)"
Seriously for a second, having done a lot of recruitment recently, I'm pretty sure that this will fall foul of a number of discrimination laws. We can't even ask for someone's age on application forms anymore.
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| February 18, 2008, 09:15 |
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Liberalwife
47 / female
north, England, UK
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Re: Re: Sexual Orientation
QUOTE (TropiFun @ February 18, 2008, 09:14) QUOTE (Liberalwife @ February 18, 2008, 09:08)My sister has recently received a job application form, one of the questions is, What is your Sexual Orientation?
Bisexual
Gay /Lesbian
Hetrosexual
Other (please state).
Not only do I wonder what the hell has this got to do with anyone??!!..but am also curious what the 'other' maybe?
by the way Lib: can she type?...she wont need to complete an application for me... I conduct a strict oral interview.
Yep Trop, she can type, and with BOTH hands too!!... 
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| February 18, 2008, 09:33 |
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Re: Sexual Orientation
QUOTE (Liberalwife @ February 18, 2008, 09:08)My sister has recently received a job application form, one of the questions is, What is your Sexual Orientation?
Bisexual
Gay /Lesbian
Hetrosexual
Other (please state).
Not only do I wonder what the hell has this got to do with anyone??!!..but am also curious what the 'other' maybe?
Good Gawd! I'm also wondering what kind of job she's applying for!
The worst application I ever filled out had 4 pages with questions like how often do you have bowel movements, how often do you need to urinate a day, do you ever have nose bleeds and on and on...
I just filled out the stuff I thought was appropriate... work and education history, name, address, telephone...and they called me into work the next day.
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| February 18, 2008, 10:08 |
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Liberalwife
47 / female
north, England, UK
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Re: Sexual Orientation
The job is a travel agent for a very large, well-known company!! Bizzare!!
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| February 18, 2008, 10:11 |
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Re: Sexual Orientation
Hell, in a job interview here in the states you can't ask about children, age, etc. Pretty soon, they won't let you shake hands when someone comes into the room for an interview and ask, "How are you today" for fear of offending someone...
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| February 18, 2008, 10:16 |
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wandering5tar
53 / male
London, England, UK
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Re: Sexual Orientation
I thought sexual orientation was was position you preferred...
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| February 18, 2008, 10:18 |
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Re: Re: Sexual Orientation
QUOTE (Chazzy @ February 18, 2008, 10:08) QUOTE (Liberalwife @ February 18, 2008, 09:08)My sister has recently received a job application form, one of the questions is, What is your Sexual Orientation?
Bisexual
Gay /Lesbian
Hetrosexual
Other (please state).
Not only do I wonder what the hell has this got to do with anyone??!!..but am also curious what the 'other' maybe?
Good Gawd! I'm also wondering what kind of job she's applying for!
The worst application I ever filled out had 4 pages with questions like how often do you have bowel movements, how often do you need to urinate a day, do you ever have nose bleeds and on and on...
I just filled out the stuff I thought was appropriate... work and education history, name, address, telephone...and they called me into work the next day.
You figured it all out. That's why you got the job. 
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| February 18, 2008, 13:14 |
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jmagic2
56 / couple
small town, Missouri, US
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Re: Sexual Orientation
in this day and age what does it matter
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| February 18, 2008, 13:28 |
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cjroxy
59 / couple
Hot and Balmy, England, UK
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Re: Re: Sexual Orientation
QUOTE (jmagic2 @ February 18, 2008, 13:28)in this day and age what does it matter
totally agree. 
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| February 18, 2008, 16:09 |
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Re: Sexual Orientation
I always ask when applying for girlfriends... in this day and age I find it is especially important!
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| February 18, 2008, 16:52 |
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Mooant
41 / male
New Britain, Connecticut, US
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Re: Sexual Orientation
They'd never get away with that in the States...
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| February 18, 2008, 19:13 |
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funlovingpair
59 / couple
Frozen Tundra, Minnesota, US
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Re: Sexual Orientation
But they do get away with it here in the states. For the average general job, they are not suppose to be able to ask you if you have a criminal record. But they do, and there is nothing you can do about it, as you have to prove that you didn't get the job because you did not answer the question or answered it with a yes. Do I think its fair for someone who is applying to flip burgers, hell no. Some jobs you have to allow the employer to get criminal history, organization affiliations, credit history, etc. So what does one do???
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| February 18, 2008, 20:46 |
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Re: Sexual Orientation
I believe an employer can no longer ask on a application about your age, weight, marital status and how many, if any children you have.
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| February 18, 2008, 20:51 |
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Re: Re: Sexual Orientation
QUOTE (Chazzy @ February 18, 2008, 20:51)I believe an employer can no longer ask on a application about your age, weight, marital status and how many, if any children you have.
Here in Texas we can't. The only time we find out about the employee's personal information is when they are hired. Anything that can lead to any sort of descrimination is out of the question.
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| February 18, 2008, 21:08 |
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