Short People Need Not Apply

Posted: Mon, Mar 14 2011, 5:51 pm Post subject: Short People Need Not Apply

My husband took a course to become a security guard. Basically, it pays $12 an hour to start, then goes up to $25 an hour once he gets his gun license.

There is a catch: A security guard company has to agree to hire him as an armed guard, otherwise he can only make $12 an hour.

I made a couple of phone calls trying to find if he will get the higher-paying job. This is what I was told, "The security guard companies call us and ask for TALL guys."

This is how they get around discrimination: The security guard companies can't legally discriminate, so they only ask for TALL guys, and thus get around this problem.

Are there any other jobs like this?

Posted: Mon, Mar 14 2011, 7:21 pm Post subject: Re: Short People Need Not Apply

Posted: Mon, Mar 14 2011, 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: Short People Need Not Apply

Posted: Mon, Mar 14 2011, 7:41 pm Post subject:

Amother, is it possible to tell us where the job is? My dh is tall, has gun license already, and is open for just such a job. TIA

Posted: Tue, Mar 15 2011, 2:00 am Post subject:

I know flight attendants need to be a minimum of, I think, 5'5". If you think about it, it makes sense. At 5' I often can't actually reach the overhead bins...
_________________
Emmanuel Tzvi: 26 Shevat 5766
Shai Michael: 8 Cheshvan 5768
Yitzchak Meir: 19 Iyar 5770
Dvir Aharon: 10 Tammuz 5772

Gold Member Joined: Apr 11 2008 Posts: 1448

I'm not clear why this is "discrimination". If security guard companies want tall, intimidating guys, it's their right to look for that.

Diamond Member Joined: Aug 07 2006 Posts: 2556

I work in a place with armed guards, some tall, some short. There's hope.