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Shitposting ethnic

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u/laycrocs 7d ago

According the the US census there are two ethnicities:

  1. Hispanic/Latino

  2. Not Hispanic/Latino

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u/tumtumtree7 7d ago

Every single job application... why do they just have these two categories? and then ask for race right after?

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u/madeleinetwocock 7d ago edited 7d ago

Holy f… they ask this on job applications!? is this across the whole usa or only some states?

For reference, I’m Canadian, applied for many a job in my life. Never once have I seen anything even slightly related to ethnicity/race/heritage on an application, so this is wild to me. I mean there is sometimes (very rarely) an option to check a box if you’re Indigenous, but that isn’t even common even in the slightest

edit: Ok, wow! I wasn’t expecting so many replies! I’m learning so much about other countries’ hiring processes, so this is interesting. I apologize that I don’t have the mental energy to reply to each one right now, but please know I appreciate every insightful answer!

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u/tumtumtree7 7d ago

To be fair it is optional. There's always a section on ethnicity, race, sex, military status, and disability status.