I have already contacted the Disability Rights Commission and should I not receive a well-considered and above all frank, unspun reply, I will send a more detailed letter, as advised, by recorded mail, asking you to justify in writing why I did not meet these four criteria.
I'll be amazed if they read that and don't send you a corporately worded 'Go fuck yourself' letter.
'Kindest regards' my arse, looks more like you are looking for revenge. And if that was the style you wrote your application in I'm not at all suprised you weren't shortlisted :shock:
Fair comment brightman but he may have a legitimate beef, as in how did they determine his various "failures" without an interview and test of some kind?
This team work stuff is pure bull anyway as though it is now normally a requirement of the job spec, it's rarely a requirement of the job itself (as demonstrated by the fact that those who are least inclined to work for the team are the same ones who usually end up as managers).
In any case it can be read on two levels; do they mean being nice to people, or constructuvely contributing to joint projects? Aspies my be misread by the first criterion, but by the second may be far more ready to be a team player, and on this practical basis should be preffered, as being a useful member of a team does not in itself require extraordinary interpersonal skills; if one can talk or write effectively, and understand the replies, that should suffice! If one requires extraordinary interpersonal skills to get collaborative effort in a team environement, then the implication is that the other members are not making contributions willingly (but have to be cajoled and persuaded).
In most jobs, the team working aspect is far less significant than management propoganda seeks to imply.
This team work stuff is pure bull anyway as though it is now normally a requirement of the job spec, it's rarely a requirement of the job itself (as demonstrated by the fact that those who are least inclined to work for the team are the same ones who usually end up as managers).
In any case it can be read on two levels; do they mean being nice to people, or constructuvely contributing to joint projects? Aspies my be misread by the first criterion, but by the second may be far more ready to be a team player, and on this practical basis should be preffered, as being a useful member of a team does not in itself require extraordinary interpersonal skills; if one can talk or write effectively, and understand the replies, that should suffice!
If one requires extraordinary interpersonal skills to get collaborative effort in a team environment, then the implication is that the other members are not making contributions willingly (but have to be cajoled and persuaded).
In most jobs, the team working aspect is far less significant than management propaganda seeks to imply.
It's one of those things that is trendy. I don't mean that people shouldn't be able to get along with others and contribute to the team: this goes well beyond that and basically means "do whatever the boss says, right or wrong".