I have very poor carpentry skills, although the toy pig pen I built out of restaurant chopsticks years ago held up nicely, but I too would happily volunteer my carpentry skills.
Discrimination like this has a long tradition here in Germany, when it comes to state officials (Beamte, and this includes teachers). Basically, if you're too fat, you won't get Beamten status, and remain ordinary employee. Every company with policies like this would drown in discrimination lawsuits.
There's the law, and then there's the 'practice' of it.
Disgust doesn't quite capture what I think this is, in particular as the legal profession and the courts are complicit in this.
I do hypothesise, though, that the past 3+ years have 'undermined' corporations' trust in 'the justice system' actually working, hence I suppose that more abuse of employees will follow.
I was shocked when first applying for jobs in Germany that a headshot photo plus info on marital status and kids was expected in job applications.
Coming from the anglo world where unfair dismissal cases are a staple, I asked, "but doesn't that undermine anti-discrimination employment laws?" Unapolegetic answer: Yes
People with Parteibuch (or proof of injection in this case) usually get preferential treatment, otherwise what's the point of the stick unless there's a carrot (even if the carrot is metaphysical, as in "not getting whacked with the stick quite as much as the ones who abstain").
I have very poor carpentry skills, although the toy pig pen I built out of restaurant chopsticks years ago held up nicely, but I too would happily volunteer my carpentry skills.
Welcome to the club!
Discrimination like this has a long tradition here in Germany, when it comes to state officials (Beamte, and this includes teachers). Basically, if you're too fat, you won't get Beamten status, and remain ordinary employee. Every company with policies like this would drown in discrimination lawsuits.
Same in Austria.
There's the law, and then there's the 'practice' of it.
Disgust doesn't quite capture what I think this is, in particular as the legal profession and the courts are complicit in this.
I do hypothesise, though, that the past 3+ years have 'undermined' corporations' trust in 'the justice system' actually working, hence I suppose that more abuse of employees will follow.
I was shocked when first applying for jobs in Germany that a headshot photo plus info on marital status and kids was expected in job applications.
Coming from the anglo world where unfair dismissal cases are a staple, I asked, "but doesn't that undermine anti-discrimination employment laws?" Unapolegetic answer: Yes
On the other hand, once you're in, it is very difficult to fire you in Germany.
Yes, on the face of it very true.
Though I have feeling, if they really want to fire someone, they always find a "legitimate" excuse.
What word soup and equivocation. Gotta love it! How about a Vodka drink named, "Words of Art"?
Or a joke: What happens when you give a political leader vodka? You get words of art!
People with Parteibuch (or proof of injection in this case) usually get preferential treatment, otherwise what's the point of the stick unless there's a carrot (even if the carrot is metaphysical, as in "not getting whacked with the stick quite as much as the ones who abstain").
Exactly.
Repeat injections have replaced the oath of loyalty, (monetary) membership dues, and the like.
Plus, one gets the option of virtue-signalling one's affiliation (or depravity).