Just When I Thought I Had Seen It All

My head hurts again… Howver, the reasons are quite different this time around though.

Our company values diversity. To ensure that we comply with reporting requirements and to learn more about how we can increase diversity in our candidate pool, we invite you to voluntarily provide demographic information in a confidential survey at the end of this application. Providing this information is optional. It will not be accessible or used in the hiring process, and has no effect on your opportunity for employment.

You may or may not wonder.

Did “i” contain more detailed information?

Indeed it did… ”

Hispanic or Latino
A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.

White (Not Hispanic or Latino)
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino)
A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino)
A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino)
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino)
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.

Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino)
All persons who identify with more than one of the above five races.”

OR

“Decline to self-identify.”

I’m seriously considering using that as an default answer to any and every question for ever. It was an option for “Gender” and “Veteran Status” as well.

No!, I’m not making this up. “Det är sant, jag loooovar!”

And for once the category “Uncategorized” actually makes a lot of sense.

The job offering? “Communications Manager”. Ah right, maybe just maybe they’re would be in need of one.

Or as in the olden days: Jösses Amalia!