Application Question

[MikeW]

On most, if not all, job applications, they ask you to volunteer your sex, race, and ethnic background. Now while I usually submit that I'm a male, I usually do not disclose my race. It's voluntary and I choose not to disclose it.

Anyway, my question is this; If I selected that I were African American, Hispanic or Latino and then in an interview they mentioned that I don't appear to be African American, Hispanic or latino, would I then have cause for a lawsuit?

I know why they ask those questions and I know they're voluntary. I was just curious if a white guy entered that he was black and then when he does the interview, he's obviously not black, the interviewer would or could say something about it. And if they did, wouldn't it be grounds for a lawsuit?

[RyanD]

Im sure it would. Im white and as of late im so bored with being shot down in the orocess that i just mark anything. No one has said a thing

[Losiracer2]

I think they're required to submit that to the census as to what minorities/groups of people their company employs. Just for demographic purposes. Where else would they get all those statistics lol

[8ball]

Once I asked my friends... " man every fucking time I start an application, they ask me some racist shit!"

Friends ask "why? what do they ask you bro?"

Me- "man, I put my ssn, name, b-day, gender, race, then after all that, they ask if im legal to work here. WTF they just asked for a SSN"

friends- " you are a tard they ask every one that shit!!!"

[lucifer1]

Come to California, you are a minority if your white.

[8ball]

dude I recently found out that south california is appx 80% hispanic I seriously wonder if thats true

[MikeW]

I was debating minorities. I just always wondered what would happen if I marked something other than "caucasian". Like I'd show up and the interviewer would be like, "Well, wait a minute..it says here that you're (other than caucasian) but clearly...you're not."

But I guess the more I think about it, a smart interviewer would know not to say or bring up such things..

[nine_deuce]

I don't see how or why you think you have grounds for a lawsuit? And, you'd technically be lying on a job app, which wouldn't look good.

[Leung]

I don't see how or why you think you have grounds for a lawsuit? And, you'd technically be lying on a job app, which wouldn't look good.

i was thinking the same thing.

[phatdoughnut]

pretty sure any real employeer wouldn't touch that and would just let you do your interview and then not follow up with you. Nothing illegal about that.

[lucifer1]

dude I recently found out that south california is appx 80% hispanic I seriously wonder if thats true

Seems like it, but from what I have read it somewhere in 40-45% range. It is hard to count with the millions of the illegals.

[lucifer1]

Oh, that congresswoman that was lying about being a minority, 1/64 Indian, for monetary benefit was actually reelected.

[Leung]

Oh, that congresswoman that was lying about being a minority, 1/64 Indian, for monetary benefit was actually reelected.

wtf?

[nine_deuce]

I don't understand why people get money based on their race? Is that not racism? And what happened to the saying, "all men are created equal"? That has never, nor will it ever be the case.

[8ball]

I don't understand why people get money based on their race? Is that not racism? And what happened to the saying, "all men are created equal"? That has never, nor will it ever be the case.

well i mean if you are indigenous to an area why should you be kicked out?
Getting some perks for getting kicked out of your land is not so bad.

Look at africans enslaved for hundreds of years. Then freed but now they get paid back in education cause i mean its not like they were not slaves before being slaves. :/

and as far as everyone else ... they are fucked lol