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Seagoon_@aussie.zone to Melbourne@aussie.zone · 2 years ago

Daily discussion thread: 🐔 Wednesday, May 8, 2024

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Daily discussion thread: 🐔 Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Seagoon_@aussie.zone to Melbourne@aussie.zone · 2 years ago
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    So, 4 interviews in 3 weeks as “Christian name” as opposed to 3 interviews in 4 months as actual name. I wonder how they’ll react when they think they’re going to meet “Christian name” and get “actual name” instead.

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      It fucking sucks that you have to do this. Makes me wonder what working for those companies is like

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        It’s interesting how every company is talking about diversity, equity and inclusion. And yet…here we are.

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          Oh, Australia loves lip service

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      It’s ridiculous that you have to do this. As someone who now has an arabic surname I get a lot of quizzical looks which make me laugh.

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        I’m expecting that exact quizzical look at these interviews. I’ll be looking sharp though so we’ll see what happens.

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          You got this buddy!

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      @Gibsonisafluffybutt @Seagoon_ The joys of having an ethnic name (there’s a reason I go by AJ these days).

      It’s a pity I don’t know how to code apps, because if I did, I’d make one that automatically plays a response when it’s asked the following questions:

      Where’s that from?

      No, I mean where are you from *originally*?

      No, I mean where’s your family from?

      Oh, and where’s that?

      Have you been back recently?

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        You speak really good English AJ. Well done.

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          My mother got that once. She had been in Australia over 30 years by then. It was a politician who said it.

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        @Gibsonisafluffybutt @Seagoon_ Also, best of luck for the job interviews 🤞🍀

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          yes 🤞🤞🤞

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        Can you speak the language? Why not?/How do you say (stupid thing) in your language? is another one.

        It’s not the 1980s guys…

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