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WychOfAvalon Knowflake Posts: 633 From: Los Angeles Registered: Feb 2003	posted October 20, 2003 04:34 PM I'm looking for work.. and this job description pops up today on Craig's LIst: Looking for attractive young female assistant (19-26) to help me with the expansion of my mortgage company. Very lucrative salary. Must have computer skills and be proficient with Microsoft excel and word. Salary does not include year end bonuses. Last year I paid my assistant a year end bonus of 12,000. Please send resume and picture. Will be interviewing throughout October. John Christopher so I replied to him: Hello! I am writing to inquire about the Assistant to Mortgage Broker position advertised at www.craigslist.org. I offer several years of experience as an Executive Assistant and Administrative Assistant. Competent and knowledgeable, I have an upbeat demeanor and the desire to get things done properly and ahead of schedule. I am knowledgeable in PC and Mac formats and most office programs. If you are interested in a highly motivated HOT candidate with good looks and a mini skirt, we should speak! I am available for interview at your convenience. I appreciate your time and look forward to hearing from you. Please include your picture so I can decide if you’re cute enough for me to send you mine and work for you. Thank you, ------------------ we shall meet tomorrow night... and i'll kiss you just as tenderly as cygnus kissed the deserts IP: Logged
Ika Knowflake Posts: 261 From: Registered: Jul 2002	posted October 20, 2003 04:45 PM What the hell! That's insane, who puts that in their requirements? hahhaa, i liked your answer. IP: Logged
pixelpixie Knowflake Posts: 5301 From: Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 2005	posted October 20, 2003 04:47 PM HA!!!!! You Go Girl!!!!!! IP: Logged
pidaua Knowflake Posts: 7314 From: Schweinfurt to Grafenwoehr all within 6 months LOL Registered: May 2002	posted October 20, 2003 05:26 PM Would you really want to work for that freak - LOL.. I can't believe anyone would put that in the job description. What a total grease ball. Good answer Wych!!! You totally rule!!! IP: Logged
Aphrodite Knowflake Posts: 4992 From: Registered: Feb 2002	posted October 20, 2003 05:31 PM IP: Logged
lioneye68 Knowflake Posts: 6062 From: Canada Registered: Apr 2003	posted October 20, 2003 06:12 PM Are you f*c#&n serious?! Isn't he breaking some sort of labor law or something? Unbelievable. I guess in the end, that's what he wants, so he doesn't even want to SEE any other type of candidate, he's far too busy to even humor them, only wants to give them the time of day if they're sexy and under 26. I guess when you're 27 you're an old bag already. I hope his office gets egged and picketted by woman's libbers. IP: Logged
silverbells Knowflake Posts: 1506 From: The second star to the right (which shines in the night for'eer) Registered: Apr 2003	posted October 20, 2003 08:57 PM Oh, I definately want to know what his reply is to that "letter of interest" that you sent. IP: Logged
theFajita3 Knowflake Posts: 1457 From: Sunny South Florida, USA Registered: Feb 2003	posted October 20, 2003 10:55 PM OMG! Haha only in America... ------------------ Namaste! IP: Logged
CappyChic Knowflake Posts: 174 From: Ohio Registered: May 2003	posted October 21, 2003 05:33 AM Oh my God you've got to be kidding me, what an ******* ! You kick ass WychofAvalon! I love it! IP: Logged
trillian Knowflake Posts: 4050 From: The Boundless Registered: Mar 2003	posted October 21, 2003 09:53 AM Yup, he's an *ss, but he's an honest one. Because like it or not, discrimination happens every single day when we apply for jobs. It's just shoved under the rug, so no one sees. "Attractive" people are more likely to be hired, paid more, and receive better bonuses...one of the TV news magazines did an interesting experiment on this subject a few years ago, sending a more experienced but less attractive woman on a job interview, then sending a knock-out with no experience. The knock-out was automatically offered the job, with more money than the other woman. It's sad...but it happens. And, I do think he is breaking the laws of discrimination with that letter, including age discrimination. Still, your letter kicks butt!! AND, I'll bet you hear from the guy! Keep us posted! IP: Logged
TINK Knowflake Posts: 3831 From: New England Registered: Mar 2003	posted October 21, 2003 12:34 PM I'm wondering exactly what his last assistant did to earn that extra $12,000. IP: Logged
Spiritua Knowflake Posts: 1477 From: Toronto Registered: Dec 2001	posted October 21, 2003 11:07 PM Sooner or later, we'll be seeing help wanted ads that look like this: "Dirty, sexually voracious predator who is filthy rich seeks gullible, naive woman with no experience in this field to be my assistant. Must be hot and sexually active. Must not have herpes. If interested, dial (555) 555-5555. ext. 555 and ask for Mr. I.M.A. Doofus." IP: Logged
CappyChic Knowflake Posts: 174 From: Ohio Registered: May 2003	posted October 22, 2003 04:47 AM spiritua IP: Logged
trillian Knowflake Posts: 4050 From: The Boundless Registered: Mar 2003	posted October 22, 2003 09:47 AM Spiritua...have you seen the film "Secretary?" IP: Logged
jwhop Knowflake Posts: 9417 From: Madeira Beach, Florida Registered: Aug 2001	posted October 22, 2003 11:14 AM Employers, if that's what this guy really has in mind, get away with it because few people ever pick up the phone and call the US Dept of Labor or the EEOC, ask for a compliant form and follow through by putting the compliant in writing. This ad is discriminatory on it's face. Any employer who has ever gone through an audit of their employment records for possible age and/or sex discrimination violations usually isn't looking for a repeat audit. It's an administrative procedure where the accused doesn't enjoy the usual "innocent until proven guilty" protections and the burden of proof is on the employer to prove the allegation isn't true. It's time consuming and expensive for employers and well worth the effort to file a compliant against jerks who violate the Labor Codes. IP: Logged
lioneye68 Knowflake Posts: 6062 From: Canada Registered: Apr 2003	posted October 22, 2003 11:51 AM YEAH!! That's what you should do, WofA! Or do you have to be someone who was employed by the offending party, and experienced the descrimation from the inside? Nah, I would think not. You could file the complaint anonomously, just as a concerned citizen, couldn't you? What he's really after is an ornament for the office. Decoration, really... otherwise known as "eye candy". Do you think he would prefer her to be single and without children as well? Probably. IP: Logged
Spiritua Knowflake Posts: 1477 From: Toronto Registered: Dec 2001	posted October 22, 2003 10:26 PM No, Trillian, I haven't seen the movie "secretary"! I looked it up on IMDB and it looks all right. I might watch it someday. Did you like it? IP: Logged
trillian Knowflake Posts: 4050 From: The Boundless Registered: Mar 2003	posted October 23, 2003 08:28 AM Spiritua, I was kinda teasing you...because your post reminded me so much of that movie! James Spader plays a literally sadistic boss who hires masochistic women, for a little role-playing around the office. It's actually a funny, interesting film. Maggie Gyllenhal (not sure if I spelled her name correctly) is pretty amazing in the part... IP: Logged
lioneye68 Knowflake Posts: 6062 From: Canada Registered: Apr 2003	posted October 23, 2003 01:19 PM Sounds like a typical offbeat James Spader role, being the Aquarian he is. Has anyone seen the movie "Crash"??? Friggen bizarre!!! It's about people who are sexually stimulated by car accidents. It was kind of disturbing, and...well, stupid. (I'm not recommending it or anything, just wondering if anyone saw it) IP: Logged
Spiritua Knowflake Posts: 1477 From: Toronto Registered: Dec 2001	posted October 29, 2003 07:42 PM Part 1 of post: I haven't seen "Crash," but I have two friends who saw it. Neither one liked it. Part 2 of post: Wych, did you ever receive a response to your letter? If so, what did it say? IP: Logged
trillian Knowflake Posts: 4050 From: The Boundless Registered: Mar 2003	posted October 29, 2003 09:28 PM I saw "Crash," and previously had read the book. They're both too extreme for me. But James Spader fascinates me in some films, like "sex lies and videotape" and "White Palace." Yes Wych...any response? Any job offers? IP: Logged
Spiritua Knowflake Posts: 1477 From: Toronto Registered: Dec 2001	posted October 31, 2003 01:05 PM Wychy? IP: Logged
WychOfAvalon Knowflake Posts: 633 From: Los Angeles Registered: Feb 2003	posted October 31, 2003 01:20 PM hey! No response from that guy at all. Darn it! Maybe I should have included a photo in my email just to try to get one from him and then flirt a lot and watch him make an idiot out of himself. ------------------ we shall meet tomorrow night... and i'll kiss you just as tenderly as cygnus kissed the deserts IP: Logged

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