Dwight, I remember you saying you would not hire homosexuals in your home, but could not find the original post.
I believe I said something along the lines of the idea that people hire who they think they will get along with the best. I stated that if I was to hire someone to work in my home office, I wouldn't be any different from anyone else: I would hire only someone who had impeccable references. For work in my home, you better believe that I would discriminate against people. I would be so choosy that I really don't think I would hire anyone for work in my home that I didn't already know very well. And guess what, Christine? That rules out you, and actually everyone on SI.
Next I suppose you'll say I'm SI-phobic.
You also cite laws which are about very small businesses being able to discriminate because they have only a few employees. Wouldn't that be taking advantage of a technicality to discriminate? Do you think Jesus would look for a loophole to reject someone?
Christine, no. I'm saying that when a business has only a few employees, they must discriminate. Discriminate means to 1. make or see a difference. 2. make a distinction.
Okay Ms. Holy Roller, time for you to make some decisions. Suppose you have a small antique furniture shop, not even in your home, but in a commercial store front. You want to hire a clerk to look after the store while you run business errands during the day. "I" apply for the job, and we have a nice interview. I put a local address on the job application. I seem to fit all the attributes you were looking for in applicants. At the end of the interview, as you ask about hobbies and other interests, I casually mention the Christian Coalition, and show you my member card. Remember, no discriminating on the basis of things not job related, such as race, religion, gender, etc. Some states have added "sexual preference" to that list, such as CA. You have two more interviews scheduled for that same day. The next guy you interview is just kind of blah, nothing there that strikes you in any particular way. The next person is a woman (not that gender matters, since you can't discriminate on basis of sex), and you don't get a good impression. She is listless, and at the end of the interview she mentions that her boyfriend belongs to an "outlaw" motorcycle gang.
Christine, it's your call. Are you going to hire me, or keep looking and interviewing?
Something tells me that you won't answer this hypothetical question, with the lame reason given that I'm "trying to change the subject". |
