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21 Jun 2016, 2:23 am

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Just don't disclose that you're disabled. It doesn't work. You won't get a job if you state that you're disabled. That's the reality.

Ok, got it.
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It's better to be pleasant in your interview. And it's better to prove your competence in the interview. Both.

It's just not enough. You also must be very "normal". And here is a catch. When I'm in a depressive phase, I'm not the most pleasant guy in the world - especially when I'm asked stupid questions like in that movie scene I posted before. And anti-depressive drugs don't exactly help to look "normal" or to think clearly.



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22 Jun 2016, 7:29 am

Jacoby wrote:
Non-US citizens are not protected anti-discrimination laws or the US constitution outside the physical United States. If you were actually located in the US it might be different.


That or if operating abroad it's a government contractor who is contractually bound to uphold US domestic laws on discrimination and minority advancement.

This said, the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) does a horrible job at protecting disabled people from discrimination in employment and advancement (or wrongful termination). Even if the law applies in your situation, you would bear 100% of the burden to PROVE it happened, and that's just to get into court. Unless the EEOC (US agency) has an axe to grind against the particular employer, don't expect them to do anything for you...even if you're a US citizen.



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22 Jun 2016, 10:31 am

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This said, the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) does a horrible job at protecting disabled people from discrimination in employment and advancement (or wrongful termination). Even if the law applies in your situation, you would bear 100% of the burden to PROVE it happened, and that's just to get into court. Unless the EEOC (US agency) has an axe to grind against the particular employer, don't expect them to do anything for you...even if you're a US citizen.

Ok, thanks.



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22 Jun 2016, 11:06 am

agh, typos, see reply below



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22 Jun 2016, 11:09 am

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Just move on -- this stuff probably happens all the time and there's not much anyone can really do about it, being that the company can always prove other reasons.

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="XenoMind"]I'm not getting younger. In my case, pretending that everything is fine will mean dying of starvation when I get too old and this factor damages my job success rate even more. My government, unlike yours, won't give a flying f**k for my problems.


Actually, my government doesn't give a flying fck for anyone's problems, something that regularly makes the headlines. :lol:



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22 Jun 2016, 10:11 pm

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Actually, my government doesn't give a flying fck for anyone's problems, something that regularly makes the headlines. :lol:

You just don't know that everything can be much, much worse. :wink: