Quote Originally Posted by droche View Post
I disagree with the rationale for not hiring him as much as you. I was merely trying to point out that petty prejudices among supposedly educated and rational people can blow an otherwise completely innocent person out of the water. That is why I would caution against mentioning a hobby such as collecting straight razors unless one is applying for a job that has some relationship to them. I know it is not right and irrational but it is reality.

The job the person was was applying for? It wasn't me, nor a friend, nor anyone I knew. It was in the accounting department at an insurance company. The candidate was not applying for any particular position, just any openings for which he might be qualified. His resume was circulated, and to me, he looked worth talking to, but the VP had an uneasy feeling about anyone who was comfortable in a slaughterhouse environment. It just didn't "set too well" with him.

But it doesn't really matter what kind of job they are applying for, these things can happen anywhere. You never know when you are going to strike a raw nerve with some people.

When I got out of the armed forces in 1980 I know damn well I didn't get a lot of interviews because of the anti-military bias at the time.
+1
Hiring is such a crap shoot. You never know what is going to turn someone off. Because you almost never know who is looking at your resume.

IMO I figure I'm going to be me, (I'm a relatively normal guy) if they don't want an honest hard working guy who has a good education, bilingual, live to shoot guns and positive work experience everywhere I work because I like eating stuff I killed (hunting and fishing) or other various hobbies, like sw fish tanks, or shaving with a str8 then I probably won't fit in good there anyway. I don't play the stupid people game. And it saves me the trouble of having to find another new job.