[Ohio-talk] I need some Advice for a job I'm applying for!

[Richard Payne]

You should apply for the job and then your work will speak for itself.

 

Richard Payne,  President

National Federation of the Blind of Ohio

937-396-5573or 937/829/3368

Rchpay7 at gmail.com

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back

 

From: Ohio-Talk <ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Vincent Fugate
via Ohio-Talk
Sent: Monday, July 2, 2018 6:33 AM
To: 'NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List' <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: vincentf2872 at gmail.com
Subject: [Ohio-talk] I need some Advice for a job I'm applying for!

 

I just want to give everyone an update on what I have been up to since I
last posted, and I have a question about a good job I'm going to apply for
in my area.

 

I have not been able to find an apartment at a reasonable price in a good
location in the Cleveland area, and I renewed my lease for one more year,
but I am not going to give up on finding a better place to live.

 

I do have some good news, there is a restaurant in my area that is less than
a block away from me, and the Kitchen Manager is willing to work with me.
All I need to do is apply for the job with the General Manager, and I know
both of these people.  The only concern I have is that in the past is that
the previous owner would not higher me because of my blindness, but now this
place has a new owner, and the Kitchen Manager told me to try to apply for
the job again.

 

My question is, when I apply for this job I want to tell the General Manager
that I am willing to prove my abilities to do the job I am applying for.
All I will be doing is cooking, food prep, and cleaning all of which is a no
brainer for me

 

I know I can do this job, and I know that I would be a be a better employee
than my sighted counterparts, and the Kitchen Manager agrees, and he said he
will back me up.  However, I think I need to show the General Manager I can
do the job.

 

So what do you think?  Is it ok for me to say I am willing to show you I can
do the job before employing me?  I also want to show the management that I
am not a liability if the higher me because that is what some people that
work there think due to misconceptions about blindness.

 

Sincerely,

Vince fugate

Email: vincentf2872 at gmail.com <mailto:vincentf2872 at gmail.com> 

 

 

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