In Corporate America, unemployed need not apply

I now present one of the most preposterous stories to appear on this blog in months!

Companies are now placing job recruiting ads in which the unemployed are told that they won't be hired. For instance, a Texas electronics firm said in its ad, "Client will not consider/review anyone NOT currently employed regardless of the reason." Another company blared, "NO UNEMPLOYED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED AT ALL." Even a restaurant scolded, "Must be currently employed."

The policy of not hiring people who are unemployed is not new - but having the gall to publicly admit it seems to be. That's pretty damn shameless, if y'ask me. With the trends of the past quarter-century, maybe Corporate America now feels comfortable enough that they know they can get away with it.

Honestly, what sense does it make to not hire the unemployed? Aren't the unemployed the ones who need a job the most? Do employers even know what the word 'unemployed' means?

Actually, what this story really proves is that Corporate America is a fraternity. By not hiring the unemployed, it's easier for Big Business to continue blackballing those who have already been shunned by the New Economy.

So, to Corporate America and the rest of the conservative movement, I say this: Don't complain when people go on welfare, which is paid for with your tax dollars. If you'd just hire them instead of keeping them out of work, they might not have to collect welfare. Then again, with the shitty wages that are being paid these days, who knows?

In the meantime, the government should outlaw the practice of refusing to hire the unemployed.

(Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/04/disturbing-job-ads-the-un_n_600665.html)