Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Reality Overtakes Satire.

The plot of a satirical novel:
Welcome to the United States of Europe, where incompetence is a way of life. According to Article 13199 of the Pan-European Constitution, “No person shall be prejudiced from employment in any capacity, at any level, by reason of age, race, creed or incompetence.” In other words, knowing how to do a job is no longer a prerequisite for being hired...and not knowing how to do it can’t get you fired.
The real world:
Employer told not to post advert for 'reliable' workers because it discriminates against 'unreliable' applicants
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3 comments:

  1. Mark Wadsworth11:59 PM, January 27, 2010

    Parody singularity.

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  2. JuliaM5:42 AM, January 28, 2010

    They've had to backtrack hastily, and put up her ad now.

    I wonder if disciplinary action is in the original JC worker's future?

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  3. Ross10:20 AM, January 28, 2010

    Mark- yep

    Julia- If the employee in question genuinely believed what he said then you'd have to wonder about who trained him.

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