A Controversial Job Ad Recently

Philippines
August 29, 2023 6:39am CST
There was a controversial job ad here recently for service crew for a fastfood company selling flavored French fries. They listed several physical traits that netizens were joking they're probably looking for beauty pageant contestants. What stood out to me the most were: 1. "Weight must be proportionate to height." Why? Because there are petite, thin people who are strong, just as there are overweight people who move quickly. 2. "Preferably female." Why? Because I'm sure there are cheerful, sociable applicants with sales and communication skills from all genders. Have you ever worked for a company with strict qualifications?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (141219)
• United States
29 Aug 23
Oh, that's funny! No, I've worked in Customer Service most of my life and was never subject to those qualifications.
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MerryBelle
@merrybelle2021 (1392)
• Philippines
29 Aug 23
There's a heavy emphasis on appearance in customer-facing jobs, but the truth is, you can look good, but not really a people person or problem solver. I used to think flight attendants need to be a certain height to help with overhead bags, but turns out, it's not actually part of their job.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (141219)
• United States
29 Aug 23
@merrybelle2021 I've never hired anyone to do Customer Service. I've just run cash registers and helped customers solve their problems.
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66607)
• India
29 Aug 23
LOL that's funny, I sometimes see these jobs posted and they are looking for pretty girls only with these sort of dimensions
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Raj
@Butterfingers (66607)
• India
29 Aug 23
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Amber
@AmbiePam (95875)
• United States
29 Aug 23
You can’t get away with that crap here. That’s pretty appalling that people are still that discriminatory.
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Raine38
@Raine38 (12388)
• United States
29 Aug 23
Yeah, unfortunately the Philippines has very restrictive and discriminatory hiring practices. I remember them requiring photo IDs on the resume or application. Those will not fly here.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (140225)
• Philippines
29 Aug 23
Yes. My online teaching companies are so strict with qualifications and credentials.
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