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Thursday, March 17th, 2005 08:04 pm
So I'd suffered my way through the clinical exam with a modicum of dignity, and decided it was time to call the store I'd been to an interview at and ask when I'd hear from them.

4 hours later, the boss called.

The reason he hasn't called before is that the girls that work there(4 optometrists, 7 assistants) really wanted him to hire a guy. And that he'd been waiting to see if they'd change their minds. Now that I called, he asked them again, and they still want a guy. It doesn't matter that I am the only one that applied, that I am highly qualified for it, or that the boss seems to want to hire me (he was surprised when I said I'd gotten a strong impression they would hire me when I was there, though). The bitches are going to wait till August and see if some guy wants to work in a small west coast town. There aren't many male optometrists. There aren't many good male optometrists (guy or not, the boss doesn't want to hire someone incompetent). There aren't many optometrists who want to work in that area. What the FUCK is wrong with these people that they want to refuse me for lack of an Y chromosome???

A classmate suggested going to court to get the job. And I could, I'd have a VERY strong discrimination case here. But... I'm just floored at the arrogance. And although it'd be very hard, right now I am hoping I somehow manage to find a job somewhere I'd like just as well and that they end up being short staffed. After all, they can't be THAT desperate if they want to spend 3 extra months understaffed to see if they can find a guy they can hire instead of me!
Thursday, March 17th, 2005 01:19 pm (UTC)
It's a different system over here; for one thing, optometrists here are less medical and it's not quite as prestigious a degree.
My class has 37 girls and 11 guys.

I'm basically enraged at the lack of professionalism, and that they had me come over to talk with them when I didn't have the balls it seems the (male) owner also lacks and that they so desperately want in there.

Now I just need to find out where on earth (in Norway) to start over.
Thursday, March 17th, 2005 03:43 pm (UTC)
Personally, and admittedly I'm in a really bad mood right now, but I think you should march down there and demand to know why your lack of a penis makes any difference to those bitches.

Double points if you take dildos to distribute to the undersexed.

It would mean you wouldn't get the job, though...but it's a nice fantasy, isn't it?
Friday, March 18th, 2005 08:46 am (UTC)
Oh my Cel :eek: what a ridiculous scenario, I can't believe the man actually SAID that to you! I think you definitely could go to court but..you wouldn't want to work there given the obvious pettiness of the group.

*wishes you a better offer soon*