Confused

By dammit hearing aid - 10/07/2014 22:17 - United States - Wallingford

Today, I was interviewing a woman for a job. She told me that she may need days off because of her artistic son. I jokingly replied, "Does he color on the walls or something?" She then stared at me with a weird look on her face. Autistic, her son is autistic. FML
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Mynameislinh 24

Well, they do sound alike... You could explain to her the misunderstanding and everything may be cleared up.

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shidy 4

Awkward moment... Hope the rest of the Interview went OK!

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Daveyboy75 11

If i was looking to employ a person and they told me they were looking to have days off to look after someone I wouldn't be offering them the job at all

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jack_jill05 14

really? have you never been in a difficult situation with a loved one before?

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Syssy_fml 2

Autism is a disability and not hiring someone due to a disabled child would cause you severe legal ramifications.

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russfml 31

And that's why you're not an HR or hopefully are not one because ya shouldn't be

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Daveyboy75 11

So wanting to hire someone who can't commit 100% to a job is a bad thing ? Feel for her having an autistic kid but it won't be fair on her company or fellow employees is she having time off all the time

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Daveyboy75 11

But how do you prove that to be the case ?

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WasabiMars 21

That's an awkward situation. Hopefully uou cleared up the misunderstanding OP.

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bobslawnservice 16

Ah, smarmy, sarcastic, arrogant job interviewers. Everyone's favourite.

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vikky538 28

well i hope she got the job..doesnt she?

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Tankkiller308 16

Seriously of your interviewing someone and they say they need days of its apparently something import enough to have to miss even reading soon as you said artistic I new she meant autistic sorry but I don't mean to be mean but people make fun of them to much if I see someone autistic being made fun of I'll defend them. There is nothing with them wrong they are just different

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1two3four5six 23

op wasn't making fun of autistic people at all...

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grgnyce 8

YDI, for being a world class ASSHOLE!!!!!

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