"I've worked with a lot of black people and you know how lazy they can be"

[Semple]

if it was a black guy interviewing I'm assuming he'd have tried to emphasise how 'not prejudice' he is, maybe an anecdote about his friend/co-worker who is black (even though the anecdote doesn't require revealing his race), in fact perhaps given how blatant his is maybe he'll try to say something positive about 'your people' to the interviewer

you know, trying to build rapport in a way that I'm sure the black interview won't have ever spotted a mile off before

Based on the guy clearly not thinking before he opened his mouth, i suspect the answer would probably have been the same if it was a black interviewer.

Although i'm not sure they'd have carried on till the end of the interview though!

 

[Rids]

You're South African right?

He was probably hoping you were more old school, and saw that as a way to score some points!

 

[danoliver1]

I work with three blacks, two work hard and one is a lazy git.

 

[Diddums]

You're South African right?

He was probably hoping you were more old school, and saw that as a way to score some points!

Correct, and as a saffer I bear this cross that my ancestors have left me with as much dignity as I can manage. As a saffer we're always on the back foot when it comes to people of colour and for no reason of our own. We (my generation and younger) didn't choose to have the ancestors we did, we didn't choose to have black people treated they way they were and we certainly don't advocate it. Racism is therefore a topic very close to my heart and I despise both racists and those who think I'm racist because of incidents which happened way before I was even conceived.

Such is life I suppose. It's Friday, happy thoughts

 

[Doogles]

Actual answer to an interview question. I asked "can you name a few negative aspects of previous jobs and how you dealt with them".

The title to this thread is the answer this guy gave me.

Now this was an instant GTFOLOL moment but I continued the interview more out of curiosity than anything but suffice to say we won't be seeing him again. My question is:

Would you tell him that's the reason he didn't get the job, or keep quiet and leave him to it?

I'm not sure, some Asian people are more likely to have heart disease because of genetics, maybe he though black people have chronic laziness genetics

 

[Thekwango]

Did he answer in full, as in did he give an explanation as to how he dealt with these 'lazy blacks?'

Edit: dealt with, not felt with! D'oh!

 

[Thekwango]

I work with three blacks, two work hard and one is a lazy git.

I work with a bunch (30+) whites. At least have are lazy sods.

 

[Vonhelmet]

I work with a bunch (30+) whites. At least have are lazy sods.

"How many people work in your office?"

"About half of them."

 

[Diddums]

"How many people work in your office?"

"About half of them."

Jack Daniels ad

 

[Vonhelmet]

When I worked for a firm of accountants a colleague of mine ended up filling out a money laundering report regarding an interviewee after he tried to get her into a pyramid scheme he was running.

 

[spoffle]

if it was a black guy interviewing I'm assuming he'd have tried to emphasise how 'not prejudice' he is, maybe an anecdote about his friend/co-worker who is black (even though the anecdote doesn't require revealing his race), in fact perhaps given how blatant his is maybe he'll try to say something positive about 'your people' to the interviewer

you know, trying to build rapport in a way that I'm sure the black interview won't have ever spotted a mile off before

PrejudiceD with a D!

I actually think this is hilarious, the guy is so sure in his thoughts that black people are lazy that he's willing to drop it into an interview.

That takes a really special kind of person to come out with something like that in an interview. Either that, or he was trying to sabotage any chances of getting the job.

As for telling him why he didn't get the job, I'm not sure actually. If you tell him how crass it was for him to say that, he might just learn not to say it rather than why it it's absurd for him to think that.

 

[Liefrich]

Did you interview Chris Wilson?

 

[HarryJ]

Wow, really? I guess I shouldn't be surprised really, these types of people seem to be becoming more bold recently due to what's going on politically.

 

[spoffle]

Did he answer in full, as in did he give an explanation as to how he felt with these 'lazy blacks?'

It was probably something about how they just want to sit back, eat watermelon and fried chicken while waiting for their welfare cheques.

 

[dowie]

PrejudiceD with a D!

nah, it wasn't a mistake thus the use of ' '

 

[wedrum]

I think you make this stuff up

 

[Diddums]

PrejudiceD with a D!

I actually think this is hilarious, the guy is so sure in his thoughts that black people are lazy that he's willing to drop it into an interview.

That takes a really special kind of person to come out with something like that in an interview. Either that, or he was trying to sabotage any chances of getting the job.

As for telling him why he didn't get the job, I'm not sure actually. If you tell him how crass it was for him to say that, he might just learn not to say it rather than why it it's absurd for him to think that.

This is exactly why I kept quiet about it. I mainly did it for other employers, nobody wants someone like that working for them so rather he keep saying it to alert any prospective employers to his attitude.

Did you interview Chris Wilson?

Nah, this guy looked to be in good shape and didn't have his keys stuck to his fingertips from the furious typing.

 

[spoffle]

nah, it wasn't a mistake thus the use of ' '

I didn't think you wrote it by accident. I'm saying that it does have a D at the end. He has a prejudice, but he is prejudiced.

 

[Diddums]

I think you make this stuff up

Here's 50p, go tell ring someone who cares

 

[Thekwango]

"How many people work in your office?"

"About half of them."

Sounds about right!