Meanwhile, in the 'Real World'....
Mrs Z recently applied for a part-time position, (less than 10 of your Earth hours per-week), with a well-known food retailer.
The 3 stage interview and assessment-centre/group exercise process was 3 times longer than the enjoyable procedure that I went through in the late 1970s, which lead to 31 years as an ATCO.
'Human Resources' people, - don't you just love 'em.
Dress code:- Hair must be tied back in a pony-tail, no heels over 2'', no long nails, no nail-varnish, all 'tattoos' must be concealed, etc,
All the above to sit on a 'supermarket workstation', i.e. checkout.
Issued with uniform and 'Hi-Viz' prior to joining.
Needless to say, - position rejected.
Last edited by ZOOKER; 4th May 2012 at 23:28.