Well, this is interesting. And blatant.
You know ageism is real. My mom worked for an employment firm back in the 80’s and told me she had a very difficult time placing anyone over 40 in any job at that time.
It didn’t go away. And now that hardly anyone can afford to retire, it will only become more important.
I’m also interested to know if “old nonwhite guys” were objectionable to the chain as well, given the title of this article that specifically highlights “old white guys”.
so that is presumably where the “old white guys” thing came from. Obviously, that itself does not say anything about whether Seasons 52 or that manager had similar preferences against old nonwhite guys.
You are right. I’m just curious. Inquiring minds need to know!
Because above that, there is this: “But here, Seasons 52 interviews across locations repeatedly told applicants things like ‘We don’t hire people over 40,’
(People sounds like anyone. So why the later reference to old white guys?)
‘Seasons 52 girls are younger and fresh’ or asked them for their date of birth, high school graduation date or a driver’s license.”
Gag. Give me a break with that younger and “fresh” garbage.
Probably because “old white guys” was what the EEOC alleged that a manager blatantly said to it, and it happens to be a catchy phrase for the news to pick up on, since any reference to race or ethnicity brings more eyeballs, even if it is largely irrelevant to the story.
Yeah, probably. It did catch my attention though as to the parameters of the chain’s offense.