#If you hear a weird word it’s because I’m using dyscalclia aka dyscalclic

[spot-the-ableism]

Had a job interview where multiple people had told me I'd do well at the job, despite my disabilities, only to have the owner over exaggerate the amount of physical labour in the job to get me to leave by myself.

(I had my cane with me, she pretended she didn't see it, and also made me do an on-paper, no calculators math test?? (It was for a jewelry making business fyi))

the actual fuck? Okay that’s actually horrible and Yup! that’s a ableism right there!

”I had my cane with me, she pretended she didn't see it, and also made me do an on-paper, no calculators math test? (It was for a jewelry making business fyi)” - from anon

I’m actually dyscalclic (the math dyslexia) and that is SO WEIRD, I’d understand if it was fast paced grocery store or hell even a small restaurant. But a jewellery store/Jewellery making business? One of the most laidback types of stores?

I actually know a jewellery maker very well, and have met many of them and this is so completely wrong it pains me.

I think genuinely the person interviewing you was trying to fail you for being disabled, and or dyscalclic because the random math test happened.

if you can I’d report them for discriminatory practices, I’m unsure where you live so I can’t help more than that.

But that is in most cases and places discriminatory behaviour, especially the over-exaggerating of the physical labour in an attempt to discourage or dissuade you and others.

And also the random maths test! So weird? Some jobs may make you do competency tests for various things, but usually they tell you that you’re going to have to do them.

For someone to basically give you one out of nowhere is extremely suspicious and as someone who’s been through actual hell because of my severe learning disabilities, they DEFINITELY thought that because you were physically disabled you were mentally or learning disabled as well.

I’m so sorry that happened to you, shit sucks sometimes.

but I hope my response helps :smiley face: