
Jun 04, 2014, 01:58 PM
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Desert Kitty hates titles
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Member Since: Jul 2008
Location: TARDIS
Posts: 12,682
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Originally Posted by Lovebird
OK, the job search is on. VocRehab told me I was not employable, and I have decided not to believe them. The challenge for me is disconnecting my self- esteem from it. I *know* I can work, but every time a company says to me, "We're not hiring right now," I am conditioned to translate this as, "We're not hiring YOU." I've seen it before--been turned down, and then shortly afterward saw some little teenager with a dress size in the negative numbers who's brand new at a job they had told me wasn't open. We'll see what happens.
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If it's the exact same position, it could be age discrimination.
But that, along with many others types of discrimination, is so hard to prove. They suddenly decided they "are hiring" when it's obviously someone much younger.
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