Is colorblindness really constraint for an engineer??

@anitoton (389)
Kolkata, India
August 14, 2011 11:39am CST
Do you thing colorblindness is really a constraint for the engineer??I have just got rejected from a company because of my colorblindness. But what i had to do was to design the power system of a particular plant. So i don't think its a constraint for an engineer. Its an old rule of the company to take the ishihara test and who ever does not pass it rejecting them. What do you think friends?
2 responses
debs90
@debs90 (547)
• India
14 Aug 11
Yes..I also think it should not be mandatory. Yes complete colorblindness should mean immediate rejection. But, someone may be able to identify colors and cannot identify only when the two colors are in close proximity. This should not mean rejection. Since most of the time we do not face this kind of situation in real life. So color blindness should not be a criteria for rejection. This is what I think.
Anirban
@anitoton (389)
• Kolkata, India
14 Aug 11
tata robins fraser is the company for the ultimate losers.its a company which has only a rocking vision 2012.but the company has nothing..
debs90
@debs90 (547)
• India
14 Aug 11
Tata Robins Fraser what is that? Is it something like Brazzer.com? Please give detail..Is it an entertainment organisation?
Anirban
@anitoton (389)
• Kolkata, India
14 Aug 11
ha ha well said..well its a company where you can find the employees of the human resource department only on the date of salary.and this feature differentiate this company from all other companies. :)
DoctorDidi
@DoctorDidi (7018)
• India
14 Aug 11
I think that colorblindness is not at all a constraint for an engineer, especially for the job you have mentioned.
debs90
@debs90 (547)
• India
14 Aug 11
They don't understand the difference between color blindness. For them a black and white TV is same as an Off TV.
Anirban
@anitoton (389)
• Kolkata, India
14 Aug 11
yes.the company needs to change the rules.a B.E engineer neither have to work with wires nor he have to drive the loco for the plants.so what is its use.