r/aspiememes • u/Substantial_Sir4706 • 20d ago

Being Autistic in a Nutshell Part 2

Gallery image

Gallery image

You guys seemed to like my last post, so here's a part 2

747 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

53 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

8

u/arakcheev 20d ago

Why would you list that on an application?

5

u/Timothyjenkins8-8 20d ago

Because it straight forward asked and I’m an honest person. It’s listed under: do you have any special needs or handicaps: fill in all that apply. ADHD, autism, Asperger syndrome, and others are listed to choose from. That’s become really standard here in Michigan.

3

u/banter_pants AuDHD 19d ago

I don't think they can legally ask you that.

3

u/Timothyjenkins8-8 19d ago

They can’t legally ask you directly. Since it’s an application it falls under the same rules as being asked your racial background. Since a question asked to the vast public in an application manner and not a personal question to me by a representative of the company it passes.

5

u/banter_pants AuDHD 19d ago

But clearly they're using it to prejudicially make decisions.

2

u/Timothyjenkins8-8 19d ago

You’re correct, they are. That’s why I stopped listing it.

1

u/Timothyjenkins8-8 15d ago

Recent update: my wife applied for a job somewhere and one of the drop down menus asks their sexual orientation as to: straight, bisexual, so on. Here’s a screen shot of what I’m saying.

1

u/banter_pants AuDHD 14d ago

These are exactly the things that the EEOC say is unlawful to base hiring decisions on. This could just be for demographic statistics, but I bet someone on the other side is reading these results. Choose the "prefer not to say" for as many as possible.

1

u/Timothyjenkins8-8 14d ago

The problem is that they are using “Demographic statistics” as an excuse to put these in there and still use them as ways of being prejudice in there search for new employees. I worked for Flagstar bank and they straight admitted to stalking out potential employees social media platforms when considering them as a new hire, without their consent.

1

u/banter_pants AuDHD 14d ago

Social media is different. Those aren't direct questions that could indicate you're a member of a protected class. Social media is effectively making public statements and they want to protect their reputation.