Re: Re: Employment environment & co-workers

[Guest guest]

Wow, I can't believe your co-students have that nerve to be so rude to

you! You are obviously very intelligent and gifted so for them to

insult you that way is, is....terrible!

L

Kendra wrote:

>

> I have had individuals tell me I most likely have gotten my current

> position due to the fact that I'm disabled and it looks good (I work

> for a law center which assists elderly and disabled individuals and no

> one else has a visable disability). Sometimes I think that's true only

> because my employer, during the interview, had said that she did not

> view my disability as a negative. I had brought up that I would need

> to request special accommodations to my schedule due to my disability

> were I to work here, and so she responded. But perhaps she's just not

> biased toward individuals with disabilities even if it means losing

> work hours on the job and potentially work load and efficiencies.

>

> I have been told by almost all of my peers in my degree program that I

> was only accepted to the program due to my disability. I absolutely

> disagree with that and 100% believe their perception of my admissions

> process is due to some psychological fear of individuals with

> disabilities advancing academically and vocationally.

>

> <3 Kendra

>

>

> >

> > Hey Lori,

> >

> > Curious ... do any of your co-workers ever jest things that imply

> " favourism? "

> > Like, the only reason you got the job was because the employer had to

> > meet " quota " and hire " minorities? "

> >

> > A friend of mine said she had that happen only it was behind her

> back. The

> > only way she found out was a sincere co-worker told her.

> >

> > My work experience was only 8 months as a Catalogue Order Entry

> Clerk with

> > Sears Canada and that came to me as an " insider tip " from my hubby's

> > relative. My skills too were over qualified as I earned my

> > Programmer/Analyst diploma, so I guess my data entry skills was a

> factor and

> > a bonus. At my interview I stressed my non-computer courses like Human

> > Behaviour and Sales/Marketing thus adding to my bonus list and BLAMO

> ... got

> > the job. The reason I am not there anymore is they moved the

> call-center to

> > the east coast and I wasn't about to move that far LOL!

> >

> > My take on this .... regarding my question above, is people who jest

> are

> > likely jealous or resentful of anyone who fairs better then they do.

> What are

> > your thoughts?

> >

> > Angie

> >

>

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