Moody Center
Caring Doesn't Guarantee Jobs
RECEIVED Tue., Aug. 5, 2003
Dear Editor,
This is meant as a shot of reality to Anita Quintanilla, who is being overlooked in jobs because of her age ["Postmarks," Aug.,1].
Anita. Have you been to Hooters lately? Generally speaking, employers want the youngest, healthiest, most attractive people they can find to fill a vacancy and your background in human services jobs would matter little if at all to them. And why should it? The fact that you choose to work in those kinds of jobs years ago was an altruistic act on your part but it's not up to an employer today to thank you in doing that by selecting you in a job.
And also, I think characterizing Austin as "uncaring" because no one has hired you, demonstrates faulty thinking. You could call the city of Austin uncaring if you dialed 911 and when the paramedics got to your door, they just turned around and drove away.
Since you have children and are probably bilingual, why not apply in a job as a nanny/housekeeper? Maybe a job like that would give you time to figure out why you've been feeling sorry for yourself since the 1950s.
This is meant as a shot of reality to Anita Quintanilla, who is being overlooked in jobs because of her age ["Postmarks," Aug.,1].
Anita. Have you been to Hooters lately? Generally speaking, employers want the youngest, healthiest, most attractive people they can find to fill a vacancy and your background in human services jobs would matter little if at all to them. And why should it? The fact that you choose to work in those kinds of jobs years ago was an altruistic act on your part but it's not up to an employer today to thank you in doing that by selecting you in a job.
And also, I think characterizing Austin as "uncaring" because no one has hired you, demonstrates faulty thinking. You could call the city of Austin uncaring if you dialed 911 and when the paramedics got to your door, they just turned around and drove away.
Since you have children and are probably bilingual, why not apply in a job as a nanny/housekeeper? Maybe a job like that would give you time to figure out why you've been feeling sorry for yourself since the 1950s.
Betty Benton