I'm sorry, I thought I was in England!

[Scoop 0]

I understand the need to be politically correct but why on an application form for a job where you have to be a British citizen is the box for White - British under the 'ethnic origin' section the very last option?

16th place down on the list?

[billvon 3,120]

>16th place down on the list?

Cause most people are white, and the first or last in a list is easiest to find.

[Scoop 0]

Surely being the majority option it should be up at the top, not hidden at the bottom. In fact its not even at the botom its on the next page on its own as if it was an after thought

[jakee 1,596]

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I understand the need to be politically correct but why on an application form for a job where you have to be a British citizen is the box for White - British under the 'ethnic origin' section the very last option?

16th place down on the list?

Umm, could it be alphabetical?

The thing that gets me is that there is one tick box for 'Black African' but one each for 'Indian,' 'Pakistani,' and 'Bangladeshi!' Why the fuck should we be so sensitive about their political problems? One tick box for the whole damn subcontinent I say!

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[Scoop 0]

Ahh, you can't beat the 16+1 system

[billvon 3,120]

>Surely being the majority option it should be up at the top,
>not hidden at the bottom.

Hmm. Are you bothered that USA generally comes near Uzbekistan and Ukraine on web forms?

[akarunway 1]

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Ahh, you can't beat the 16+1 system

How come I live in America and everytime I call somewhere I get "FOR ENGLISH PRESS ONE"?

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

[jakee 1,596]

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>Surely being the majority option it should be up at the top,
>not hidden at the bottom.

Hmm. Are you bothered that USA generally comes near Uzbekistan and Ukraine on web forms?

And its no better than you deserve

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[Scoop 0]

The web forms I have seen the USA normally takes pride of place at the very top or even as a default selection.

At least you don't have to look to see if you are listed as United Kingdom, England or Great Britain! Seems to be no standard

[Butters 0]

I think the best option to remain (or become) politically correct would be ...

STOP ASKING FOR PEOPLES F**KING ETHNICITY!

"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

[rehmwa 2]

Why even ask?

So they have information to be racially or ethnically biased - by law.

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[Butters 0]

We should just stop using education and resumes and instead everyone put their height, weight, hair color, eye color, skin color, sex, religion, .... and we will all gets jobs based on what they need to even everything out.

In order to be unbiased we have to be biased by law. I love the lack of logic and reasoning in this world.

"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

[Scoop 0]

Yes, its very bizarre. Lots of police applicants got turned down for no other reason than being white, british, heterosexual males. Thankfully they have been suing the pants off the force in question and every claim has been paid out to my knowledge.

Ont he subject of CVs, why do business ask you to send them to them only for them to ask you to fill out one of their own specific forms with exactly the same information on it anyway?

[Butters 0]

Did you fill out the form? Not that form, this form. Before you can fill out this form you have to fill out that other form so that we have a record of who filled out this form. Have you filled out that other form so that I can give you this form instead of that form? Well, have you?

"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

[Scoop 0]

Haha. Its true.

The best bit is you fill out a 'marketing survey' so they know what part of the community their recruitment campaign is getting positive response from, its perforated so you can send it seperatly and be anonymous but it furthur states you should leave it attached and please mark your name on it clearly

[rehmwa 2]

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Yes, its very bizarre. Lots of police applicants got turned down for no other reason than being white, british, heterosexual males. Thankfully they have been suing the pants off the force in question and every claim has been paid out to my knowledge.

Isn't that great? The law requires businesses to discriminate in this fashion, and then turns around and awards claims against those same businesses.

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[jakee 1,596]

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Yes, its very bizarre. Lots of police applicants got turned down for no other reason than being white, british, heterosexual males. Thankfully they have been suing the pants off the force in question and every claim has been paid out to my knowledge.

Isn't that great? The law requires businesses to discriminate in this fashion, and then turns around and awards claims against those same businesses.

On British job application forms the ethnic bollox should usually be removed and filed away (for god knows what reason) before the rest of the form reaches those who are actually doing the hiring.

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[shropshire 0]

Our company has one of those " Investor In People" plaques on the wall..... The problems is, with all of the outsourcing that they are doing ..... It's Other peoples people!.

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[Scoop 0]

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Our companys has one of those " Investor In People" plaques on the wall..... The problems is, with all of the outsourcing that they are doing ..... It Other peoples people!.

Indian people are still people you know

[shropshire 0]

(.)Y(.)
Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[dorbie 0]

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I understand the need to be politically correct but why on an application form for a job where you have to be a British citizen is the box for White - British under the 'ethnic origin' section the very last option?

16th place down on the list?

Because "W" is near the end of the alphabet and "Caucasian" probably confuses too many Brits.

[Scoop 0]

They used to have another rating system where White British was graded as A1 but it was taken down as minority groups found it offensive

[SkyDekker 1,465]

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I understand the need to be politically correct but why on an application form for a job where you have to be a British citizen is the box for White - British under the 'ethnic origin' section the very last option?

16th place down on the list?

If that's your biggest problem in life, life is pretty good for you....