@bloghomework: List the most recent sexist/racist/classist/homophobic (discrimination of any kind) things that you have encountered. from @missy @rambo @lyxzen
I want to tell u a lil story about what happened to me a few years ago. And when I think about it now, it's definitely a discrimination-kinda-thing, so I hope, this is ok to tell under the bloghomework topic :)
A few years ago I did my graduation and started an apprenticeship to be a kindergardener. I was 17yrs old and really shy. 6 months later I decided to end the apprenticeship and do something else, because this wasn't what I wanted to do all my life and it wasn't the right moment. So I didn't know what to do. I went to my career counselor and he was very unfriendly but I didn't know how to react at that time. So I let him decide and he did a few calls, so I should call a lady for a job interview. I did and she was really nice. She offered me an internship (sales lady) and another 6 months later I started another apprenticeship. It was funny, I really liked it, I had to work 3 days a week and the other 2 days I went to school. But the apprenticeship was from an agency where we had to go after school. Long story short: one day after school we went to that agency and they told us something:
"...(blablabla)... This agency offeres apprenticeships to people who cannot find one by themselves... ... You are not able to do a "normal" apprenticeship... ...because u are 'hard to place'... ...That's why we pay u less money as usual... ... because u don't deserve more... ... (blablabla)..."
(I don't know, if I explained that right, but I hope u understand the dramatic :P) I just couldn't believe what I heard. I don't deserve to get the same money as the other half of my classes just because of this agency? And why am I 'hard to place'? Nobody said something like this to me at any job interview, even my career counselor?!... He said: "Call this agency, go there and everything's fine". Nice. It was just not fair and I still don't understand why this stupid guy of the agency had the right to tell us discriminating stuff like that. Do I overreact? I still hate this guy with his stupid self-satisfied smile... -.- ...
Happy, these days are over and I never have to see him anymore!
Uff, this was a longer story than I planned and hard to explain but I hope u get it though :D
Have a nice day :)
