tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4226709110419829326.post6297679804627049181..comments2023-07-15T08:59:25.648-04:00Comments on Lead Forward: Gary C. Harrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490559142677570232noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4226709110419829326.post-79464229321320110952010-04-21T10:45:38.282-04:002010-04-21T10:45:38.282-04:00Right after college I applied for this job with at...Right after college I applied for this job with at a small business that sells and leases construction equipment and trucks. When I went to the interview I could tell that the owner was not to thrilled about the man walking in. And during the interview he asked me: "There are 23 white people here and no blacks. You don't have a problem with that, do you?" So I said: "Well, sir, do you?" I got the job but I did not take it.Cedricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4226709110419829326.post-92037542738129622212010-04-21T08:51:38.814-04:002010-04-21T08:51:38.814-04:00You would be pretty amazed by the number of employ...You would be pretty amazed by the number of employers who either do not know about the rules governing discriminatory questioning, or who will just disregard them, altogether. That is even true here in California. I openly suspect that those who just trounce what you call the general rule are not afraid of litigation, because, in most cases, the actual discrimination goes unreported, or it is hard to prove by a plaintiff.mike carsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4226709110419829326.post-78386543309730349092010-04-20T20:51:08.982-04:002010-04-20T20:51:08.982-04:00When I applied for this job I have I was asked if ...When I applied for this job I have I was asked if I was married or a single mother. I started not to answer. The interviewer (a woman) was relieved when I said that the wedding was in a month, and she said that was going to help me get the job, and it did!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4226709110419829326.post-12385626795353862492010-04-20T10:33:32.613-04:002010-04-20T10:33:32.613-04:00This was a very useful post. Thank you for writing...This was a very useful post. Thank you for writing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com