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The Job Market
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bill
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<p>When I applied and scheduled an interview for a job at the "financial arm" of the Methodist Church, I knew I was not a right fit for them. After all, I'm not only not Methodist, I'm not even Christian. <p>When the HR manager called a couple days later to cancel the interview, I had a strong suspicion her excuse was concocted.<p>I'm g
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<p>When I applied and scheduled an interview for a job at the "financial arm" of the Methodist Church, I knew I was not a right fit for them. After all, I'm not only not Methodist, I'm not even Christian. <p>When the HR manager called a couple days later to cancel the interview, I had a strong suspicion her excuse was concocted.<p>I'm guessing the conversation behind the scenes went something like this:<p>"When I asked him how he would feel about working in an environment where a prayer is said before and after every meeting, and people have been known to bring a Bible with them, his answer was, 'I'm not religious, but have no problem with other people practicing their religion.'"<p>Her boss probably said something like, "How very big of him! But seriously, he's not a good fit here. Let's make up an excuse not to interview him."<p>"We have to be careful," she would have said. "There are laws against religious discrimination."<p>"Right, right. Tell him the position has been filled. That always works."<p>"I'll just tell him the truth without actually saying it. We've already got <em>Christian</em> applicants who are a better fit. I just won't say 'Christian' out loud."<p>At that point, they (probably) shared a laugh. <p>And that's what she told me when she called. Her premise was that there was a scheduling conflict. Only four interview slots were available. As if you can't move things around and squeeze in a twenty minute interview? Hell, I've had much shorter interviews. <p>No problem. I wasn't thrilled about working for a bunch of religious fanatics, anyway. :)
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