Sexist Comments

Dub13 · 11-06-2008 05:47PM #1

I was in a coffee shop today in the city (we only have one real city in this country so you know which one

) I was at the counter waiting for my coffee and a young Italian bloke was standing beside me looking kind of agitated.Anyway the girl behind the counter asks can she help him,he says 'i am looking for a job' to which she replied 'we only hire girls'.She was an Asian girl so maybe not up to date on current discriminating laws.

The Italian bloke taught nothing of this and went on his merry way,I had to laugh and could not help thinking I should go witness for him and help change the world.But my coffee was ready and I had to look for the sugar.I am not sure why they have this policy of not hiring guys,its not as if all the chicks are hot (with one very notable exception).

FlutterinBantam · 11-06-2008 05:52PM

You have a very good point there.

biko · 11-06-2008 05:52PM

Perhaps she meant to say "we don't hire Italians" but didn't want to hurt his feelings? :pac:

johnnyq · 11-06-2008 05:55PM

I've seen that happen on buses all the time when we have probably the only female bus driver.
"I'd Hoot your horn"... and so on.

She's sound though and always has crisp comebacks. :pac:

Steve_o · 11-06-2008 05:55PM

I misread the tag, thought it said sexIest comments.... damn!

OP, that is a bit mad alright, if it were a woman refused the job there'd be all out war!

judas101 · 11-06-2008 05:57PM

my ex works in a primary school that only hires women.

the department of ed apparently disapprove of this but dont do anything about it as its pretty obvious when youve 15+ teachers and a couple of other staff, caretakers ect. all women

Tits_McGee · 11-06-2008 05:58PM

after all, cooking and serving is a job specifically designated for women. who are we to deprive them of it??? it'd be like a 16yr old girl finishing her junior cert and then beginning her career as a labourer for masons on a 16 story skyscraper.

its simply not as god intended.

besides, tell the italian to open a pizza shop. i heard theyre good at that sort of thing.

Toto Wolfcastle · 11-06-2008 06:03PM

A restaurant I go to regularly only hired women in the past. It was a bit of a shock to see a man working there one day! They only hire useless men now, probably gives them a good reason to fire them early on.

Dub13 · 11-06-2008 06:05PM

judas101 wrote: »

my ex works in a primary school that only hires women.

I would say its fairly common in a secret underhand don't come out and say it kind of way,thats why its strange to hear such a honest rebuke.

Rb · 11-06-2008 06:10PM

Steve_o wrote: »

OP, that is a bit mad alright, if it were a woman refused the job there'd be all out war!

Indeed, they'd be chaining themselves to the front door, contacting the media etc.

I've never came across a company that only hires guys though. If I ever open one though, my staff will be confined to hot women and guys who have the appropriate skills/qualifications for the job.

briantwin · 11-06-2008 06:17PM

Its weird because i know before when i was working in a restaurant as a chef. The manageress refused to hire men as waiting staff unless they were so gay the could light the candles by touch alone. She also refused to hire female kitchen staff unless they were utter swamp donkeys. I think its this whole, keeping the work dynamic going with a minimum of flirting and **** like that. Especially in an environment where you'll be talking to each other a lot during the day. Could be the reason....

Which in my case was a nightmare cause i ended up working with 1 female chef we called nappy arse...well i think you can guess why!

markos79 · 11-06-2008 06:35PM

2-ShortDa5foot5 wrote: »

Sexist is the word you're looking for I think!

Hey, every1 knows Corcaigh is the REAL Capital....:cool:

ah another poor cork rebel that just wont let it go!!!

up the dubs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

11-06-2008 06:46PM

Dub13 wrote: »

I was in a coffee shop today in the city (we only have one real city in this country so you know which one ) I was at the counter waiting for my coffee and a young Italian bloke was standing beside me looking kind of agitated.Anyway the girl behind the counter asks can she help him,he says 'i am looking for a job' to which she replied 'we only hire girls'.She was an Asian girl so maybe not up to date on current discriminating laws.

The Italian bloke taught nothing of this and went on his merry way,I had to laugh and could not help thinking I should go witness for him and help change the world.But my coffee was ready and I had to look for the sugar.I am not sure why they have this policy of not hiring guys,its not as if all the chicks are hot (with one very notable exception).

I think it's very sexest when people accuse men of being unable to spell or construct a sentence properly. Darned sexual discrimination...sorry discriminating

c - 13 · 11-06-2008 06:46PM

Its more common that you think. I read somewhere O' Briens Sambo places dont hire men (I dont think i've ever seen a guy there either), i've seen some bars that only hire hot women.

I suppose if it was turned around though and someone said "Sorry, we dont hire women" there would be uproar

Dub13 · 11-06-2008 06:48PM

Thats right I have never see a bloke working in a O' Briens.

Dub13 · 11-06-2008 06:49PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I think it's very sexest when people accuse men of being unable to spell or construct a sentence properly. Darned sexual discrimination...sorry discriminating

Its after hours,I am not going to re read my post in here as 96.5% of after hours 'regulars' will not notice.

Jesus Wept · 11-06-2008 06:55PM

johnnyq wrote: »

I've seen that happen on buses all the time when we have probably the only female bus driver.

Yea but men can make coffee, yet women can't drive, so it's fair enough tbh.

Sherifu · 11-06-2008 06:59PM

Hooters ftw.

Only one real city & AH regulars won't notice; not bad trolling but only mild.

who's yer one? · 11-06-2008 07:04PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I think it's very sexest when people accuse men of being unable to spell or construct a sentence properly. Darned sexual discrimination...sorry discriminating

not the point of the post but its sexIst.

i'll go away now..

Kold · 11-06-2008 07:08PM

Dub13 wrote: »

I was in a coffee shop today in the city (we only have one real city in this country so you know which one ).

That's not true. Back to the Geography class with you.

Yeah, there are a lot more jobs for women than men in retail/service. It's pretty bad in my opinion, women's clothes shops only hire women, then in men's clothes shops they hire hot chicks. It's only ever women that ever make your sandwiches. I wouldn't give a sh*t but as a full time student, it's bloody hard to get a menial part time job in the city.

Eglinton · 11-06-2008 07:12PM

judas101 wrote: »

my ex works in a primary school that only hires women.

the department of ed apparently disapprove of this but dont do anything about it as its pretty obvious when youve 15+ teachers and a couple of other staff, caretakers ect. all women

Highly illegal. I'm sure it's not something they say explicitly? The Minister for Education would be hung, drawn and quartered if they purposely turned a blind eye and simply disapproved.

Will you tell us the name of the school?:)

GirlInterrupted · 11-06-2008 07:33PM

judas101 wrote: »

my ex works in a primary school that only hires women.

the department of ed apparently disapprove of this but dont do anything about it as its pretty obvious when youve 15+ teachers and a couple of other staff, caretakers ect. all women

To be fair, waay more women than men train as primary school teachers. And many many national schools are the same as the one your ex works in. Its not necessarily a plan...

11-06-2008 07:59PM

who's yer one? wrote: »

not the point of the post but its sexIst.

i'll go away now..

And the award for dumbest statement this year goes to...

LivingDeadGirl · 11-06-2008 08:26PM

2-ShortDa5foot5 wrote: »

Hey, every1 knows Corcaigh is the REAL Capital....:cool:

+1

markos79 · 11-06-2008 08:42PM

LivingDeadGirl wrote: »

+1

oh no not you aswell !!!:D

Nolanger · 11-06-2008 08:49PM

Dub13 wrote: »

The Italian bloke taught nothing of this and went on his merry way

No wonder they lost the war.

slipss · 11-06-2008 09:03PM

In the case of the cafe it must be an unofficial policy obviously but isn't there a taxi company starting up (they might be already in business) that have been directly advertising themselves as only recruiting and employing women drivers, they gave an interview on the radio a few weeks ago, on today fm, I think, and the owner said they would only be hiring female drivers because most women in Ireland won't get taxis because they are all terrified of being raped by male taxi drivers. (well she didn't say it in so many words but that was the gist of it). I think they are called Angel Cabs or something along those lines. I was convinced that must be highly illegal but the owner said she had checked it with authorities and they gave her the green light.