Im Married and Im Being Discriminated:(
By fenela02
@fenela02 (30)
Philippines
July 15, 2007 4:44am CST
I finish my bachelors degree and everytime I go and send out my CV or resumes on hiring companies Im being discriminated. When they see my status MARRIED they will dispose my resumes even without looking at my credentials. A manager once told me that i should just go home and take care of my baby! I really feel bad about this..Why do you think this is happening?Has anyone have the same experience?
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@zhamvady (30)
• Philippines
25 Jul 07
as of now i don't have the same experience with you coz i am still single.. nowadays, most of the companies prefer singles than married applicant.. their reason:... what if the your baby got sick, definitely you'll be absent because you will not trade your baby's health with your salary. Married people are more prone on being absent because of their obligations with their family...
but in my own opinion... they must hire even married people..(because they need it badly, as financial obligation arises because they have their family unlike singles) there must be no discrimination...
my friend has this experience same with you.. since she got married and had her baby....it's really difficult for her to find a job because of this civil status discrimination.
@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
17 Jul 07
No this has not happened to me because I am married but for other reasons. I don't know where you live, but I would check into their hiring laws and discriminatory laws. I personally would not include that you are married, they don't need to know that you are married. In the United States it is illegal for them to ask any questions about your personal life. Again, I don't know where you live, but that manager is stupid and you didn't deserve to be treated that way!
@fenela02 (30)
• Philippines
25 Jul 07
Yeah youre right and thanks.I live in the philippines and in my country it is important that employer knows your marital status. Once a supervisor told me that being married specially when your a woman, you tend to absent yourself more at work. What if the baby got sick, you have a lot more reason to absent yourself. Not unlike married man, whether they like it or not they have to go to work because they need to provide. But i still dont agree with that. I think married women are more responsible because they have a family to think of.
@seesaw1981 (12)
• United States
29 Aug 07
I'm sorry to hear this. Since its basically a requirement to tell employers your marriage status in your country, do you know how successful other married women have been by outlining your personal goals? I hate that you would have to do it, but maybe if you gave your potential employer an idea of where you stand (waiting several years for children, willing to work X amount of hours, etc), maybe you would be more likely to be hired? Or have you searched out companies that claim to be "family friendly?" Good luck with your search!
