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Topic: Chinese firm rules out Scorpios, Virgos: report
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4lifephrases Knowflake Posts: 100 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: Nov 2010
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posted November 27, 2011 02:36 AM
A Chinese firm has decided Scorpios and Virgos are too moody and critical, telling job seekers with those star signs they need not apply. Capricorns, Pisces and Libras, on the other hand, are welcome.The unusual requirements are part of a job ad posted at a university in the central city of Wuhuan by an English language training company, and have generated a storm of online controversy since they were uncovered this week. "We don't want Scorpios or Virgos, and Capricorns, Pisces and Libras will be prioritised," the job spec reads, according to the Chutian Metropolis Daily, a local newspaper in Wuhan. The report quoted a woman in charge at the unnamed firm as saying she had done research and found Scorpios had strong personalities and were moody, while Virgos were hugely critical and did not stay in one job for long. "I hired people with those two star signs before, and they either liked quarrelling with colleagues or they could not do the job for long," the woman, surnamed Xia, said. The report did not mention why the other three star signs were better for the positions advertised -- teachers and clerks -- but quoted another example of similar discrimination in the same city. A student called Qi Qin, whose star sign is Cancer, applied for a job with a wedding company two months ago, but was sacked because "Aquarius and Scorpios are more suited to the job," the report said. "Qi Qin pointed out that her star sign was not something she could decide," it added. The story has gone viral on the Internet, with commentators ridiculing what they say is blatant employment discrimination. "So now they look at your star sign when you apply for a job. I'm a Scorpio, so I'm doomed to go beg on the streets with a bag," one person said on Sina's popular Twitter-like weibo service. "I'm a gorgeous Leo, so do I stand more of a chance in applying for leadership positions?" another wrote. This is not the first time that unusual job requirements have sparked controversy in China. State media reported in 2004 that one of the requirements for women applying to join the civil service in the central province of Hunan was for their "two breasts to be symmetrical." It is unclear why this was required, but news reports quoted local officials as saying the rule would soon be abolished, adding that no candidate had been rejected for that reason. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/chinese-firm-rules-scorpios-virgos-report-082750158.html IP: Logged |
anongrl10 Knowflake Posts: 2077 From: won't_disclose Registered: Sep 2011
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posted November 27, 2011 05:39 AM
lol that's taking it way too far, hope they suit their discriminatory a$$. IP: Logged |
Dee Moderator Posts: 1613 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 27, 2011 11:29 AM
their loss is our gainIP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 13646 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 27, 2011 12:22 PM
Guess they don't want any sex or neatness in the office.------------------ "The stars which shone over Babylon and the stable in Bethlehem still shine as brightly over the Empire State Building and your front yard today. They perform their cycles with the same mathematical precision, and they will continue to affect each thing on earth, including man, as long as the earth exists." Linda Goodman IP: Logged |
Dee Moderator Posts: 1613 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 27, 2011 01:30 PM
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anongrl10 Knowflake Posts: 2077 From: won't_disclose Registered: Sep 2011
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posted November 27, 2011 06:26 PM
quote: Originally posted by Randall: Guess they don't want any sex or neatness in the office.
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Venus Moderator Posts: 712 From: Registered: Mar 2011
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posted November 28, 2011 02:00 AM
hah!capricorns and librans are a good choice IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 13646 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 29, 2011 09:49 AM
Guess they prefer boredom (Cappy), flirting (Libra), and crying (Pisces).------------------ "The stars which shone over Babylon and the stable in Bethlehem still shine as brightly over the Empire State Building and your front yard today. They perform their cycles with the same mathematical precision, and they will continue to affect each thing on earth, including man, as long as the earth exists." Linda Goodman IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 13646 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009
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posted November 30, 2011 01:13 PM
Joking, of course...Cappies aren't boring. Haha!IP: Logged |
Mblake81 Knowflake Posts: 1973 From: Registered: Aug 2010
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posted December 01, 2011 08:17 AM
edit, nevermind.IP: Logged |
Tofu addict Knowflake Posts: 30 From: Registered: Aug 2011
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posted December 01, 2011 01:23 PM
Good fun to read, thank god I am save! (Pisces)IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 13646 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009
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posted December 02, 2011 01:47 PM
Yep!IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 13646 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009
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posted December 03, 2011 10:26 AM
Welcome!------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 13646 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009
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posted December 04, 2011 01:05 PM
Do they hire the other signs as back-ups?IP: Logged |
4lifephrases Knowflake Posts: 100 From: Auckland, New Zealand Registered: Nov 2010
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posted December 05, 2011 08:04 AM
Wouldn't know about back ups.I guess they do. However what I understand is usually Chinese birthdays are also bit different so there are Chinese who have 2 birthdays according to lunar and solar calendar. I wonder which ones they are talking is bit unclear. If it is lunar then they are different from actual solar and then it would be Libra and Sag.(maybe not,just hopeful Scorpio Sun and Virgo Mars here) I am not surprised with them favoring Librans. I thought China iteslf is a Libran Sun country. Hey it is bit taking too far to put it in newspaper ad. I thought Employers did that only after recieving Resumes. ;-) IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 13646 From: Saturn next to Charmainec Registered: Apr 2009
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posted December 10, 2011 09:47 AM
Probably Western Astrology. Wonder why they don't use their own?------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged |