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boston bean

(36,925 posts) Mon Nov 11, 2013, 08:42 PM Nov 2013

Typist with 12 fingers claims sexism is the reason he can't find work [View all]

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.

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Typist with 12 fingers claims sexism is the reason he can't find work [View all] boston bean Nov 2013 OP

i hope he's not restricting himself to secretarial jobs 0rganism Nov 2013 #1

Wish I had known that 40 years ago Holly_Hobby Nov 2013 #3

115 WPM? That's pretty dang fast 0rganism Nov 2013 #16

Wow, thanks Holly_Hobby Nov 2013 #17

Transcription is still needed. politicat Nov 2013 #18

CAD work would be right up your alley 0rganism Nov 2013 #19

I was the owner/operator of a Word Processing business Le Taz Hot Nov 2013 #15

I suspect it is more likely that attitude that is preventing him from finding work Bjorn Against Nov 2013 #2

he's a hell of a golfer, too. dionysus Nov 2013 #4

that's one hell of a grip he puts on the club NightWatcher Nov 2013 #6

there's a PGA golfer named vijay singh.. my joke fell flat. dionysus Nov 2013 #7

I was thinking the same when I saw it. NightWatcher Nov 2013 #8

i bet 12 fingers on the club might give you extra torque tho... dionysus Nov 2013 #9

are PED's legal in golf? NightWatcher Nov 2013 #10

Hang Twelve Blue Owl Nov 2013 #5

Has anyone told him they don't make manual word processers anymore.... Historic NY Nov 2013 #11

Right? Who, exactly, is hiring "typists" in 2013? TroglodyteScholar Nov 2013 #12

Is he going to resort to the six-finger discount to survive? meow2u3 Nov 2013 #13

"I do no' minn to pry, but you doan happen to chave Aristus Nov 2013 #14