Why is it that you can place people in a workcenter in demographic categories?
78944
It is true that people tend to have an affinity for people who are like them, so that may explain why careers tend to have certain groups associated with them.  \n\nJust because people may have the same background, does not mean that they will necessarily think the same way.
795049
Not at all. Younger workers cop discrimination as well. It could be due to their appearance (tattoos/piercings/hair colour etc). It could also be that an employer doesn't think that younger generations will stick around & wind up costing them extra in the future with employee seeking costs etc. Some employers might think that younger people fool around too much & in the end will be a liability with compensation & or law suits. Younger females might be discriminated against because the employer thinks they will leave th company to start a family or have an unplanned pregnancy. Thats all I can think of for now, if I come up with more, I'll be back :o)
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There are plenty of people that hate that model.  \n\nBut the people that do want 9-to-5 jobs often feel that way because they like the predictability that it brings. Once could argue, also, that there tends to be a little more job security in those 9-to-5 jobs as opposed to, say, a retail position where the hours may be flexible but the pay is (often; not always) low, benefits are few, and job security is at a minimum. (Of course, there are many exceptions to this.)\n\nIt's also possible that the many (many!) people who DON'T work 9-to-5 only *think* that they want 9-to-5 jobs.  I mean, the grass is always greener on the other side, right?
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That's their way of "playing the game".  To have a different personality in the workplace to get ahead is a common practice.  It may be due to the fact that people are very guarded about their "true selves" and their private lives that the work environment and the relationships there aren't deemed worthy of the same level of trust.
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You don't give any context, but I believe you're asking about equal protection law.\n\nWhen a group is classified by the government, it may or may not trigger equal protection, depending upon the action taken based upon that classification.\n\nFor instance, if the government singles out all health insurance companies for an increased tax on their profits, that is a classification.  If the government singles out a particular groups of people because they have green hair and blue eyes, that is a classification.\n\nSome classifications are suspect classifications - that the very nature of the classification gives rise to concerns that equal protection will be violated.  But the flip side is the benign classification - even if a group is being singled out in some way, as there is no resulting prejudice or harm, the classification makes no difference.  Equal protection is not violated.  Hence, a benign classification.
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Check with EEOC for the current rules.  Decades ago it was felt that asking for age, race, religious or ethnic background or gender was prima facia evidence of an intent to discriminate in employment.  A photograph obviously is indicative of age, race, gender and sometimes religious or ethnic background.  \n\nWhile the law is complex, medical schools may still have the right to decide to admit students so as to have an entering class with a certain gender and racial mix.  E.g. a medical school may want to have a male/female ratio close to 50/50; or have a minimum percentage of Native Americans, or Blacks.  A photograph would be useful in deciding which category an applicant would be put in by an observer -- which might be different from the category the applicant might claim.
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If it's the reference section on a job application, they are asking if you're a relative, past co-worker, friend, etc.  They will take your opinion more seriously if it's a relationship from a past job.  Relatives and friends will always fluff up your image to help you get a job.
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I owned my own ad agency and can speak from experience. The purpose of advertising is to target a demographic market that includes various factors such as race, age, gender, religion, geography and culture. If that is a definition of discrimination, so be it. They must exclude those not apt to purchase the product or service and therefore do not cater to everyone. It is an exercise in filling a need for certain groups and not showing bias against others.
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I don't think so.  In a lot of ways, it's a left-over stat from when people mostly had 'traditional' 9-5 in the factory or office jobs.  It has the problems that you pointed out, and I think it also doesn't capture the complexity of modern work.  So many people work part time, temp or contract jobs and aren't counted at all
202543
There is a such thing as "race". It is a way to identify yourself, so you can be categorize for no necessary reason.  You can be White (race) and be Russian, Swedish, Polish, Jewish (ethnicity), but your race is still White. Just like you be can Black, and be Haitian, African, Jamaican.  Affirmative action intentions in the beginning were not the same as it is used today.  Is it still necessary? YES!!! because jobs are not available to everyone equally, despite experience. It's not just a way to help Blacks or Hispanics, it helps women too. However, it has its faults and setbacks, and should be improved upon.
1005171
The work environment for everyone in every country is not about local competition anymore.  People are competing for their local openings with others from around the world.  There is no more working for a lifetime for the same company.  The bottom line has made sure of that.
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They are going to do a personality test to see if you fit in their culture.  They may also have questions about your ability to do the job you applied for, which you did not specify so we cannot address--such as arithmetic questions if your job entails calculating benefits.  They want to know how you will respond to clients, calls, etc. and test your creativity.
948096
If the job is limited in scope and inherent politics the person-job fit is more important.  Person-organization fit is more important in the upper echelons.
412041
Nope, cuz they have a right to good employment as fellow humans,Nationality is a bare essential because we are ALL human \n\n(most of us lol)
263865
guests like the employees with long records which means the hotel is a good emplyer in keeping employees satisfied. New employees are not fully used to their work environment. So it does make a big difference.
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When you hire a person to work for you in America, you have certain responsibilites, as they are not a piece of equipement or a machine.  The benefit you get from expanding your business by hiring people to work for you requires comes with certain responsibilities on your part.\n\nThe systems were set up to ensure that your employees would have some sort of safety net when they retired, so that no matter what happened or how cheap you were, if they worked for you their whole life, they would not be in complete poverty when they hit a point where they could not work any more.  \n\n\nThe lawmakers at the time decided that both the employer and employee should pay into this system, as they both had an interest in keeping a stable workforce with a promising future.\n\nOne of the alternatives suggested at the time was to require employers to provide pay and benefits to the employee at retirement.  That was scrapped in a compromise in favor of this proposal, as it is much more practical.
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Grouping people is usually done for statistical purposes, say for example, people who have high speed internet connections. You would place people in this group based soley on the knowledge that they have high speed internet. Stereotyping is when you place people in a group without real knowledge about them, but rather, on the inference that they belong there. Stereotyping is also usually done out of ignorance, and is usually, but not always, done in a negative frame of mind. For example, white people can't dance, black guys can play basketball, etc.