19th May 2008, 10:07 AM
Mine's in....
I once went to an interview where I was asked 'Do you have children?' (the example of an illegal question on most employment law websites - never a good sign) and when I said 'No' the interviewers response was 'Good!'.... and went on to ask me 'Won't you be lonely out in the field conducting a watching brief?' - eh? what? I wonder if he asked the male candidates the same questions?
Needless to say I didn't get the job, but would rather of felt I didn't get it on merit rather on the fact that I'm a bird!
Anyway happy where I am so it all worked out for the best.
I once went to an interview where I was asked 'Do you have children?' (the example of an illegal question on most employment law websites - never a good sign) and when I said 'No' the interviewers response was 'Good!'.... and went on to ask me 'Won't you be lonely out in the field conducting a watching brief?' - eh? what? I wonder if he asked the male candidates the same questions?
Needless to say I didn't get the job, but would rather of felt I didn't get it on merit rather on the fact that I'm a bird!
Anyway happy where I am so it all worked out for the best.