Political correctness gone mad
 

A mate of mine just received this by email from a job agency:
The job they are trying to fill?

Tractor driver.

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If I had a quid for each time that thread title has been uttered on here, I'd be a very rich man. :rolleyes:

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I'm beginning to think that Madness is the way forward....i'm gonna give it a go!!!:D


Best Regards - Taggy

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Looks like we'll have to give tractors a wide berth then:rolleyes:

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At one time, and maybe still now, large employers were required by law to employ a certain percentage of disabled people.
I recall that my employer was urging existing employees to 'own up/come clean' with any disability they had, no matter how minor, in order to meet the percentage.
....a sort of discrimination in reverse....not a new thing....the instance I tell of was well over 20yrs ago.

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i know a blind person who has a seeing dog , it should be easily trained to bark once for left and twice for right , where can he get an aplication form?

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Do you think i could apply? :D:D:D no licence .. but thats because of my disability ....

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It is just damn stupid, how can you offer a driving job to somebody who can't drive?:confused:

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But i can drive ... ive even had a couple of crashes to prove it ... but no licence ... as it was taken from me ... :D

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No you clown I meant the fact that they have to word the ad like that for fear of causing offence:)

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Don't know about political correctness but I think the agency leaves a lot to be desired. If a Tractor Driver needs a full UK licence then thats all that is required in the email. sounds to me more like a dumb agency.

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I will apply I will just get on my bike. :D

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There was another one in this mornings paper, some school have written to all parents saying that ball games have been baned in the playground because a child was hit in the face with a ball, one parent was quoted as saying, they won't be happy until we send out kids to school wrapped in cotton wool, amen to that

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This will just be standard wording on every job application form. I have noticed it a lot on LCC application forms and other organisations. Even desk bound job apps have it on. Not PC as such, just saves time altering specifics for every possible job that the company/organisation can have.

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What job agency is it? It must be easy to get a job with them!!