"EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER" - what does it mean?

[midget_man]

i think you're just referring to FS's in a particular area and NOT nation-wide, or even province-wide!

I speak of my own personal experience and discussions with countless others regarding the 16 FS locations in and around the GTA. I have no first hand knowledge of other stores in Canada or around the province, but when you figure that the stores in the GTA make up around half the locations in the whole province I would say it is a pretty good cross section. It has never been too much of a secret that the reign of Hassan Khosrowshahi and his old Iranian guard had a penchant for hiring practices that favoured those (males) from Iran. It is slowly starting to change now that BB owns FS, but the front office staff and management is still made up of the same henchmen from the old owners era.

[benf]

In some cases, it means the company sets internal quotas of minorities that they must hire to be "diverse". Don't laugh; I sometimes get told during an interview that it helps to get into their company to be non-white.

That is usually the case with provincial or federal government jobs.

When it comes to government, equal opportunity means they have hiring quotas, and if your a visible minority, you have a greater chance of getting hired vs an equally qualified 'white' guy.

[guest10586]

It means the company is better at hiding their prejudice.

Yep, I gotta agree. Probably there so minorities or women won't yell at them. "Look, we can't hire you cause we are a equal opportunity employer. It says right here and we have our quota for minorities and women."

[Gee]

There is no such thing as Equal Opportunity. That is just crap.

When was the last time you heard a male receptionist? When you call a company on the phone, you want to be greeted by a soft female voice. Not some guy saying, "Hello, what do you want?" Even the women want to hear a woman's voice when they call. Same goes to some immigrant with an accent. Do you want someone to spend 2 minutes to say ha-row, I healp you today?


Not trying to sound racist or anti-feminist etc. But lets face it, the best person for the job is sometimes gender, language and race specific.

Equal Opportunity, means everybody has the same chance of getting fired.

[konfusion666]

It has never been too much of a secret that the reign of Hassan Khosrowshahi and his old Iranian guard had a penchant for hiring practices that favoured those (males) from Iran.

i'm not sure how true that ever was since the "brown people" that many saw at FS were Indians and not Iranians. I can understand how, if you're white, they all look the same.

[Mace]

Me still konfused...

On the one hand I read Equal Opportunity Employer means the company doesn't discriminate. (In that case, shouldn't *ALL* employers be "Equal Opportunity Employers"? So why the need to specify that on job listings?)

On the other hand I Equal Opportunity Employer means the company *does* discriminate and employs hiring quotas (which is BS IMO).

Also, the majority of students and in my program *are* minorities. So when we're applying for co-op jobs... would that mean the white guy gets preference?!

Duhh....

[Bortman]

Equal opportunity in Saskatchewan means that if your an Indian, a woman, or an Indian woman you'll get preference to any other person who applies. Pretty much any visible minority will have preference. Sorry if that offends, but its the truth. I saw someone else post about being a white male your out of luck, thats pretty much the truth.

[konfusion666]

Also, the majority of students and in my program *are* minorities. So when we're applying for co-op jobs... would that mean the white guy gets preference?!

this is what i`m talking about, and why all the "if you`re a white male you`re out of luck" comments are a bit annoying. for example someone noticed the I.T. department I work at was 60% visible minority and said "duhhhhh, must be hiring quotas."

umm, HELLO? have you looked at the racial distribution of a typical Waterloo CS co-op batch? or how about (going for the low end) a typical I.T. school graduating class (MCSE etc.) it`s at least 50% visible minority if not more (seeing as how plenty of "races" are good at "looking Italian").

sorry if I offend anyone, and granted there are a few jobs where being an overweight disabled hermaphrodite Jehova`s Witness Vulcan who can only speak Swahili would result in an easy job application due to "quotas" but there are much less of these jobs than the "oppressed white males" seem to suggest...

[uzer101]

The "right person for the job" credo only means the "right person for the job as long as you are a non-white woman with one leg, two noses, a tail and speak ancient sanskrit".

i'm with you brother! where abouts are you located all of our local clans need new members!! how dare those 'paskiteniz' take away the 6 figure jobs at futureshop!!


btw i have noticed the same but it only applies to the GTA and other areas of high population concen. of the 'paskiteniz' ....btw howcome all the construction companies have the same 'kind of people' working for them?? i say we rally against that too!! or we can bomb the place whatever you say 'brother'!

[konfusion666]

i'm with you brother! where abouts are you located all of our local clans need new members!! how dare those 'paskiteniz' take away the 6 figure jobs at futureshop!!


btw i have noticed the same but it only applies to the GTA and other areas of high population concen. of the 'paskiteniz' ....btw howcome all the construction companies have the same 'kind of people' working for them?? i say we rally against that too!! or we can bomb the place whatever you say 'brother'!

oh, don't be so mean. midget_man is a poor Oppressed White Anglo-Saxon Male. he has every right to be a Neo-Nutzi.

[webdoctors]

LMAO, but honestly what it means is they don't care who U R , as long as you will do the job for them the cheapest. IT doesnt matter if U R a PHD candidate in your 30s or a 10 yrs-old in China, if U can do the job the cheapest, U will get the job. Hence the large number of employed children in CHINA

There is no such thing as Equal Opportunity. That is just crap.

When was the last time you heard a male receptionist? When you call a company on the phone, you want to be greeted by a soft female voice. Not some guy saying, "Hello, what do you want?" Even the women want to hear a woman's voice when they call. Same goes to some immigrant with an accent. Do you want someone to spend 2 minutes to say ha-row, I healp you today?


Not trying to sound racist or anti-feminist etc. But lets face it, the best person for the job is sometimes gender, language and race specific.

Equal Opportunity, means everybody has the same chance of getting fired.

[smartcdn]

just reviving this thread to avoid starting a new one...

What about "Employment Equity" is that the same as "Equal Opportunity Employer"

Anyone ever try this or see this? Some ads suggest for you to self-identify in the resume or cover letter.

I wonder how they do that...just write a short sentence saying "I am a ...."?

[xxjessmicaxx]

Yes it is different. It means they welcome all applications, not like some countries in Europe or Asia where they specify things like Female below 34, must be 5'6" or something like that.

Affirmative action means that they use quotas to have a certain percentage of minorities.

What type of companies use Affirmative action in Canada?!

[Dustbunny]

What type of companies use Affirmative action in Canada?!

It's called the Employment Equity Act here in Canada. Similar principals as the US version.