So I got in trouble at work today.

[ICRS]

I was given someones resume to look over, so I could give my opinion on it. I noticed this person graduated college in 1982 and said "You serious this person is old an ancient, look at when they graduated. Their mind is probably old and feeble now. We can't hire them." Well someone overheard me, and complained that I was making inappropriate comments while reviewing someones resume. Bastard can't take a joke.

 

[RESmonkey]

The person have any jobs before that? I'm sure he or she wasn't unemployed all these years.

 

[bctbct]

6 figure lawsuits for age discrimination tend to put people in a bad mood.

 

[ICRS]

Originally posted by: RESmonkey
The person have any jobs before that? I'm sure he or she wasn't unemployed all these years.

Yes they had a job, they are currently employed right now too.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

You sound like one funny mofo.

 

[olds]

People submit resumes at the car wash?

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: ICRS
I was given someones resume to look over, so I could give my opinion on it. I noticed this person graduated college in 1982 and said "You serious this person is old an ancient, look at when they graduated. Their mind is probably old and feeble now. We can't hire them." Well someone overheard me, and complained that I was making inappropriate comments while reviewing someones resume. Bastard can't take a joke.

For some strange reason ICRS, this thread sounds familiar!

 

[olds]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: ICRS
I was given someones resume to look over, so I could give my opinion on it. I noticed this person graduated college in 1982 and said "You serious this person is old an ancient, look at when they graduated. Their mind is probably old and feeble now. We can't hire them." Well someone overheard me, and complained that I was making inappropriate comments while reviewing someones resume. Bastard can't take a joke.

For some strange reason ICRS, this thread sounds familiar!

Maybe he posted it under his old account?

 

[Kirby64]

So, update us when you get the lawsuit papers in the mail?

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: ICRS
I was given someones resume to look over, so I could give my opinion on it. I noticed this person graduated college in 1982 and said "You serious this person is old an ancient, look at when they graduated. Their mind is probably old and feeble now. We can't hire them." Well someone overheard me, and complained that I was making inappropriate comments while reviewing someones resume. Bastard can't take a joke.

For some strange reason ICRS, this thread sounds familiar!

Maybe he posted it under his old account?

It's possible oldsmoboat

 

[MyThirdEye]

that's a bad deal, man.

 

[Nutdotnet]

Originally posted by: bctbct
6 figure lawsuits for age discrimination tend to put people in a bad mood.

Let's see...he graduated in 1982. So he'd be...roughly, 44-45.

Yup, right around the Age Discrimination age.

OP- you deserved to get into trouble. Age is a protected class. Better to get your hand slapped now then be responsible for getting your company into a lawsuit.

 

[Baked]

Wait till you're 40, married, got a couple of kids, mortgage and bills to pay and suddenly get layoff. Then some asshole looks at your resume and comments about how you're old and useless. Karma is a bitch. Enjoy.

 

[buck]

OP = idiot

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: Baked
Wait till you're 40, married, got a couple of kids, mortgage and bills to pay and suddenly get layoff. Then some asshole looks at your resume and comments about how you're old and useless. Karma is a bitch. Enjoy.

Some people apparently don't have to wait to become useless, they start at an early age.

 

[Locut0s]

Problem is OP it isn't funny. If it had been genuinely funny you might have gotten off the hook but you ended up being the victim of the real life oldmoboat's law.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Age discrimination is probably why they griped. Honestly though, it's one of those things that they prefer to use plausable deniability when possible. (it's better not to know you ever said anything in case they're ever questioned about your comment) That ultimately protects the interests of the company...


Other than that, age discrimination is virtually impossible to prove and rarely brought to court. Feel free to make jokes...just do them around people who will appreciate the joke. HR minded people take that stuff seriously because there really aren't that many guidelines to follow other than Title VII.

 

[ObiDon]

sorry to hear about your upcoming unemployment

 

[Babbles]

Originally posted by: Locut0s
Problem is OP it isn't funny. If it had been genuinely funny you might have gotten off the hook but you ended up being the victim of the real life oldmoboat's law.

Word.

Some people at your work obviously don't have a sense of humor, and in this case it seems you are one of them.

 

[nageov3t]

we've got a guy in my department who's in his mid-50's... it kinda weirds me out.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Thread backfire, LULZ.

 

[kranky]

Originally posted by: ObiDon
sorry to hear about your upcoming unemployment

Have to admit that's what I thought when I read the OP.

 

[FallenHero]

One of our guys at work hid in the gun/taser cabinet and waited for another officer to get his taser. When the guy opened the door, he jumped out and scared the piss outta the guy. He got 3 days off for that.

 

[paulxcook]

How is mid-40s old?

 

[SpunkyJones]

OP fails. Please try again. On second thought, my old feeble mind thinks you should quit while you are ahead.