What is the basis of your race?
What is the basis of your race?
You would have stayed there for a few months while the others will stay there for the rest of their lives.
Ever hear of being over qualified for a position?
Or did you show your unjustified elitist attitude in the interview, similar to your post?
Did you disclose that you are part of the entitlement generation?
Those are a few things to consider.
Got news for you: a lot of hires are based on whether or not the person hiring you likes you.
Playing guitar is a talent.
Maybe the Hispanic owner just thought having Hispanics would be better for business. I am probably a rare person in that I can see cases where discrimination based on race is fine. Doubt I would expect a white guy to sell hair care products to blacks, for instance.
Running doesn't qualify you for a restraint job, being nice to the customers does. You fail, the other people know what matters in that game,
Their races have better pr's than yours.
From what you've said, the "Hispanic guy" was to the point on why he was qualified for the job: you've to be nice and friendly to customers to work in a restaurant. You explained to them stuff like "I've done this before" etc, but your attitude is the most important part in that setting. You might've come across as arrogant explaining your skills, while the others kept it simple. The necessary skills can be learned. And it helped that he fits in culturally to the restaurant too.
wafer wrote:
Yeah, but my reason for being hired wasn't a lame excuse "Hire me because I'm nice". Usually people hire based on how QUALIFIED you are, right?
not really in the restaurant business. people can pick it up quickly. it's more about your attitude and how you're going to be with customers and your colleagues. i think this is a troll tbh... the original post is too full of it. also, why is running better than playing the guitar? both of them have different aspects that could appeal to someone hiring.
Quit making excuses for your failures in life
wafer wrote:
Dennis Reynolds 2.0 wrote:Running doesn't qualify you for a restraint job, being nice to the customers does. You fail, the other people know what matters in that game,
Yeah, but my reason for being hired wasn't a lame excuse "Hire me because I'm nice". Usually people hire based on how QUALIFIED you are, right?
No, you hire based on the quality of the persons personality. No one cares what qualifications you have. The only thing that matters is how you fit in and the potential you have. This isn't a job doing rocket science. There are lots of losers who think having some experience and pretending they have "work ethic" should give them the job.
File a lawsuit. Suing when you don't get what you want is the American way.
On the basis of your race? But then tell us what you ran in that race.
Oh. As someone who interviews people, I would have judged you by the fact that you start every sentence with "so" like a 13 year old.
Why would you even want to work in a Mexican restaurant? Just sayin'. Why not go poke splinters up under your fingernails or something? It couldn't be worse.
The only mistake here is that there should have been a follow up call from the restaurant.
You're racial bias argument holds no water.
To be honest, I'd rather not eat in Mexican restaurants with a bunch of white staff. Keep it authentic, yo.
wafer wrote:
I applied for a local mexican restaurant position, and was called for an interview. I showed up wearing a nice clean jacket with my college's name on it and blue jeans. There were 3 hispanic people who asked us questions, one of them was the manager. I am a white male.
2 other people around my age (20s) were also there. Unfortunately for me, they were a hispanic male (who was wearing a VERY expensive suit), and a black female.
Every single question that was asked of all of us, I had a better and more descriptive answer. I mentioned several impressive things I had accomplished, including my running, while the other people said they played guitar or were in band or something.
Then they asked us why we thought we should be hired. After I explained that I had the necessary experience, qualifications, work ethic and could work at a fast pace, the hispanic guy came up with "Because I'm a nice guy and friendly to the customers", and the black girl said something equally stupid (can't remember what she said exactly)
Anyway, the interviewers thanked us for our time, shook hands, and told us there would be a follow-up call or interview.
Less than a week later I walk by the restaurant and see BOTH of these people who attended the same meeting working behind the counter.
I immediately walked out and have not gone back since. WTF? Did I do or say something wrong? Can someone help me out here?
You should've looked for work at WHITE Castle instead.
its really bad out there wrote:
To be honest, whites are the most discriminated race in America today, especially white males. It is open season on them, I teach at a small private college and some of the things I hear from various professors boggles my mind. If they said these types of things about any other race, they'd instantly be fired, but if you say it about whites its perfectly OK.
Yeh it's so hard for white middle class males to get anywhere in life
Micky Loving wrote:
Oh. As someone who interviews people, I would have judged you by the fact that you start every sentence with "so" like a 13 year old.
He has no fewer than 15 sentences in his post and not one of them was started with "so". Yes, I did see the title. You are still ridiculous. Anyways, blue jeans and your letterman's jacket or whatever the hell you had on is NOT acceptable for a job interview (even for a job in a Mexican restaurant). Button-up shirt and slacks. End of story. I would agree that a suit is over the top, but you still need to look like you are trying.
162430 wrote:
He has no fewer than 15 sentences in his post and not one of them was started with "so". Yes, I did see the title. You are still ridiculous. Anyways, blue jeans and your letterman's jacket or whatever the hell you had on is NOT acceptable for a job interview (even for a job in a Mexican restaurant). Button-up shirt and slacks. End of story. I would agree that a suit is over the top, but you still need to look like you are trying.
Everything past the word "anyways" was directed at the OP, not the person I initially replied to. Hopefully, this was obvious.