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What's you opinion on appearance and should it be the sole reason to turn down a qualified chef solely on that?
My husband is a talented and experienced chef of 25 years and is being over looked for the executive chef position solely on appearance, which other than a double zero clear plugs in his ears, is well groomed and always looks professional and has been doing all the duties of the executive chef position for a few months, just not getting payed for it. This type of discrimination is over looked too often and positions should be hired on the capability not an out dated opinion of what a chef "should " look like.
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Appearance might be relevant for some jobs, but I can't see a chef role being one of them. So if you are right about this, it's ridiculous. If you can prove that's what's happened, it might well be illegal and actionable as well.
However, unless you have actual evidence for why he's been turned down, be careful about jumping to conclusions. What might seem to you to be the only possible explanation might not be the true reason at all.
Doing a job for a few months in an acting capacity might well be evidence that he's capable of doing the job. But then again, it's not that unusual for someone to fill in temporarily for a vacant position while a company looks around for a permanent solution. And being able to do a job doesn't necessarily mean you are the very *best* person that can be found after an extensive search.
I guess discriminating against someone for this kind of job based on appearance sounds so stupid, it's hard to believe any sane employer would do it, and has me wonder if there wasn't more to it than just that.
However, unless you have actual evidence for why he's been turned down, be careful about jumping to conclusions. What might seem to you to be the only possible explanation might not be the true reason at all.
Doing a job for a few months in an acting capacity might well be evidence that he's capable of doing the job. But then again, it's not that unusual for someone to fill in temporarily for a vacant position while a company looks around for a permanent solution. And being able to do a job doesn't necessarily mean you are the very *best* person that can be found after an extensive search.
I guess discriminating against someone for this kind of job based on appearance sounds so stupid, it's hard to believe any sane employer would do it, and has me wonder if there wasn't more to it than just that.
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