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Does discrimination based on marital status happen frequently?
Posted on 2/4/18 at 8:28 am
Posted on 2/4/18 at 8:28 am
If a single man and married man work the same job with similar experience and abilities, will the married man always get the better assignments or promotions.
Likewise, do employers screen younger women candidates for fear that a young wife will abuse maternity leave.
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Posted on 2/4/18 at 8:33 am to volod
I'm single and I've never been treated worse in terms of employment.
For young women, the average fertility rate is only 2 and companies don't have to offer paid leave. Hiring someone is supposed to be a relatively long term deal, so it won't be a major issue. If you have high turnover you're always training new people or getting current people to pick up extra work anyway. If you have low turnover you make up maternity leave with that employee taking fewer vacations.
For young women, the average fertility rate is only 2 and companies don't have to offer paid leave. Hiring someone is supposed to be a relatively long term deal, so it won't be a major issue. If you have high turnover you're always training new people or getting current people to pick up extra work anyway. If you have low turnover you make up maternity leave with that employee taking fewer vacations.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 8:35 am to volod
Our HR guy screens all women applicants 
Posted on 2/4/18 at 8:35 am to volod
Only place I’ve seen this happen is in the military. Single soldier baws who live in the barracks are discriminated against as frick, they get all the extra duties
This post was edited on 2/4/18 at 8:38 am
Posted on 2/4/18 at 8:38 am to volod
quote:
If a single man and married man work the same job with similar experience and abilities, will the married man always get the better assignments or promotions.
I've generally seen it go the other way. I know a lot of the married women/guys I worked with sometimes had to do some last minute PTO because their kid was sick at school or something else.
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Likewise, do employers screen younger women candidates for fear that a young wife will abuse maternity leave.
Small sample size and anecdotal evidence, but the people I've heard bitching the most about maternity leave "abusers" (for lack of a better term) is the older women who never had kids.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 8:41 am to volod
No, but employers will discriminate against crappy grammar.
You asked two questions, and you ended both with periods.
You asked two questions, and you ended both with periods.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 8:43 am to Jcorye1
I can see how marriage and children can show roots and stability. Make an employer more apt to invest in a person.
That’s kind of an old school attitude though. Moving isn’t that hard really in this day and age.
That’s kind of an old school attitude though. Moving isn’t that hard really in this day and age.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 8:48 am to 13SaintTiger
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in the military
Not only do they get all the extra duties, field days, frick-frick games, etc
Some of those barracks at Lejeune are damn near ready to fall down. 3/4 single Corporals in a 12x15 room with asbestos coming through the ceiling, while the married pfc boot gets a house in town with his fat wife.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:00 am to volod
I remember hearing it's hard to rank higher than major in the army without being married.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:01 am to volod
It happened to me. I was shocked when it happened, actually. He told me to my face.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:12 am to volod
quote:
If a single man and married man work the same job with similar experience and abilities, will the married man always get the better assignments or promotions.
yes, because the married guy is 10x less likely to:
-just quit or up and leave for another job without giving notice
-come into work "less then ready to work" because he was out late partying or hound dogging
-not be thinking long term as far as working there and advancing with the company
-causing harassment issues by hitting on coworkers
-being involved in drugs or alcohol issues or be caught up in situations with people who do
bottom line is, the married guy has a more mature outlook on life because he has a family to think about and that does change a mans thinking on "everything" in life.
this means in a coin flip situation the married guy is "always" the safer bet to invest time and trust in advancing in the company
This post was edited on 2/4/18 at 10:13 am
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:19 am to volod
quote:
volod wrote:
Does discrimination based on....
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:22 am to volod
quote:
Likewise, do employers screen younger women candidates for fear that a young wife will abuse maternity leave.
screen, yes.... it's something, as an employer, that i have to consider, the fact that they may get pregnant, and i'll have to figure out how to cover their time off and deal with a lack of production during the 3rd trimester...
but you can't discriminate vs. them....
Posted on 2/4/18 at 10:42 am to volod
It has happened to me years ago. I wasn't married and got the shite shifts. Frick that guy.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 11:32 am to keakar
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yes, because the married guy is 10x less likely to:
-just quit or up and leave for another job without giving notice
-come into work "less then ready to work" because he was out late partying or hound dogging
-not be thinking long term as far as working there and advancing with the company
-causing harassment issues by hitting on coworkers
-being involved in drugs or alcohol issues or be caught up in situations with people who do
bottom line is, the married guy has a more mature outlook on life because he has a family to think about and that does change a mans thinking on "everything" in life.
this means in a coin flip situation the married guy is "always" the safer bet to invest time and trust in advancing in the company
True, but the single guy doesn't have a nagging wife at home who will be mad if he works late, and the married guy will at least occasionally have a doctor's visit or parent teacher conference his wife can't cover. So if he avoids frat boy behavior, he can earn points with both management and his fellow employees by covering for anyone who needs it.
This post was edited on 1/12/21 at 8:57 am
Posted on 2/4/18 at 11:35 am to volod
It's the only reason I got married so hopefully
Posted on 2/4/18 at 11:46 am to Napoleon
quote:
I remember hearing it's hard to rank higher than major in the army without being married.
Apparently, not in the Marines
Posted on 2/4/18 at 11:58 am to volod
Join the military. Of you need a wife they will assign you one.
Posted on 2/4/18 at 12:07 pm to volod
volod makes a thread about discrimination. I am shocked
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