Typist with 12 fingers claims sexism is the reason he can't find work

[boston bean]

Vijay Singh can reportedly hit out more than 100 words per minute with his 12 fingers but is leaving native India for Britain after being rejected from more than 50 jobs.

"They want pretty women, not some guy who has 12 finger," he said.

I guess only hiring pretty women secretaries isn't sexist against women? But is sexist against men......




http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/19771749/typist-with-12-fingers-claims-sexism-is-the-reason-he-cant-find-work/

Interesting though, hope he has better luck in Britain.

[0rganism]

1. i hope he's not restricting himself to secretarial jobs

Anyone who can hit 100WPM is a prime candidate for CAD work, at minimum schematic entry. Back in my undergrad schoolin' I was taking an AutoCAD class and met up with a guy whose employer was paying his tuition for the class based only on his typing speed (around 70WPM, but he only had 10 fingers ). He had no knowledge of engineering or architecture, but his typing abilities made him that much more valuable when it came to porting on-paper schematics into a digital format.

[Holly_Hobby]

3. Wish I had known that 40 years ago

I can type 115WPM, but haven't been able to find a job since 2009 because I'm in my 50's.

Nevermind, CAD wasn't around 40 years ago, was it?

[0rganism]

16. 115 WPM? That's pretty dang fast

Heck with that kind of speed you might want to take some CAD classes at your local community college, add computer drafting to your resume, and try your luck regardless of your age.

[Holly_Hobby]

17. Wow, thanks

I never thought of CAD, I always assumed some kind of engineering degree would be required. I have lots of experience working with machinery blueprints.

I've turned every full time job I've had into a part time job (lots of time for other duties) because of my typing speed. My transcription skills are off the charts too. But that's probably obsolete by now.

[politicat]

18. Transcription is still needed.

Lawyers, private detectives and medical come immediately to mind. Medical transcription requires certification, but IIRC the others don't.

[0rganism]

19. CAD work would be right up your alley

"I always assumed some kind of engineering degree would be required" <-- having an engineering degree is a good way to get your resume' removed from the running; companies don't want to pay engineering salaries for a CAD technician, or train up someone who's just going to be looking for greener pa$ture$ in a couple years anyway, if you know what i mean.

"I have lots of experience working with machinery blueprints." <-- You'd be a natural for MCAD training then.

A lot of the transcription that's been getting done over the last couple decades is actually blueprint-to-CAD. There are plenty of shops that wanted to have their original paper schematics processed and maintained as computer files. And it's still happening. Every day when i walk down the hall to get my morning caffeine fix at (large tech company where i work) i see a bloke transferring schematics from paper onto a computer -- that's his job, or a big part of it. If you have good typing speed and any kind of aptitude or affinity with the subject material, you have a good shot at something like that.

Give it a try! and good luck to you

[Le Taz Hot]

15. I was the owner/operator of a Word Processing business

back in the 90's. I was, obviously, typing quite a bit but, as a start-up, thought I could use an extra gig to supplement my income until the business got going good. I went to a local temp. agency and took their typing test (actually, word processing test) and clocked in at 125 words per minute. I walked out of the room and the woman who gave me the test said, "I've never seen anyone type that fast!"

I'm not anywhere near that fast anymore but I could easily still clock in at 75-80.

[Bjorn Against]

2. I suspect it is more likely that attitude that is preventing him from finding work

If he can type 100 words a minute I am sure many employers would love to have him assuming he can work well with the other employees, but if he shows signs that he can't work well with women that would be a deal breaker for many employers.

[dionysus]

4. he's a hell of a golfer, too.

[NightWatcher]

6. that's one hell of a grip he puts on the club

[dionysus]

7. there's a PGA golfer named vijay singh.. my joke fell flat.

(sad trombone)

[NightWatcher]

8. I was thinking the same when I saw it.

Maybe "Vijay Singh" is like Bob Smith here. Every Tom, Dick & Vijay..

[dionysus]

9. i bet 12 fingers on the club might give you extra torque tho...

[NightWatcher]

10. are PED's legal in golf?

(you know, Performance Enhancing Digits)

[Blue Owl]

5. Hang Twelve

n/t

[Historic NY]

11. Has anyone told him they don't make manual word processers anymore....

Remington retired.

[TroglodyteScholar]

12. Right? Who, exactly, is hiring "typists" in 2013?

That's a bit...umm...difficult for me to understand.

[meow2u3]

13. Is he going to resort to the six-finger discount to survive?

[Aristus]

14. "I do no' minn to pry, but you doan happen to chave

six finn-gers on your righ' hand?"



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