Visible Minority

I have been spending my days lately applying for jobs like a madman.. Oh sorry for all of you politically or sexually correct people I meant to say like a madwoman. There has been a few companies that have asked some really random questions in the application process. It has lead me to wonder why the heck they are asking these questions.

When you start out the process you are supposed to read a really long user agreement that has many paragraphs about what they can and can not do with your information and how they are all "Equal Opportunity Employers" This is nice to see. Near the end of the process it does ask this question which you do not have to answer:

Members of Visible Minorities are persons, other than Aboriginal Peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour. Do you consider yourself to be a member of a visible minority group?

I am just wondering the point of this, why do they even bother asking? In my opinion if they are a "Equal Opportunity Employer" then it should not matter wether or not you consider yourself a visible minority or not. I mean I was tempted to select yes and then see what happens if they interview. Oh well.. Maybe there is some reason for this that I am not aware of. But personally I think they should take everyones application into consideration without caring what minority, background, religion, race, age, sex as long as they are qualified.

What would you do? For a Klondike Bar.

I remember when I was a child and there were always commercials usually while I was watching The Price is Right on a Pro D Day, or on a day that my Mum would allow me to stay home sick, which let me tell you was quite seldom. One commercial that I still remember were the ones asking me what I would do for a Klondike Bar.

In the past few weeks I have been thinking of what I would do for one since I have walked past a few stores that advertise Klondike Bars on sandwich boards that they display outside of their shady shops. This made me think that the slogan in itself was quite random and humours. I mean I know the things are way overpriced. But I am sure that the MOST that they cost in a Shadily run store where they are probably all freezer burnt due to the overpriced nature of the bars. They probably do not cost any more than four dollars (hopefully less) So really the question is really what would you do for three dollars and seventy five cents. Which for me is nothing really. Maybe I would eat a spicy pepper.. or chew some ABC gum.. But now ask me what I would do for a hundred or a thousand dollars.. and that is a WHOLE other story...