[humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment

Sat Nov 2 05:09:19 UTC 2013

Hi, Say the guy is lying about stuff he thinks would turn you off to 
working there, why would you want to force your way into such a 
culture, anyway? At 10:29 PM 10/31/2013, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
>Cerena,
>I know you don't want to pursue it legally, you simply want a job. I 
>see where you come from.
>But for next interviews, you might be able to tell if driving is 
>essential by doing prior research.
>You're right, he was probably lying, he probably wanted to be rid of 
>you, but yeah, its nearly impossible to prove.
>By looking at other employees there, you can understand their
>job duties and better know if the interviewer is lying or being 
>discrimatory based on your prior knowledge.
>Heard of informational interviews? I think you should not only read 
>about the organization via the website or news articles, but if at 
>all possible interview other social workers there.
>Ask what they do and their duties. You don't even have to ask if 
>they drive clients specifically.
>If you ask something like, What are your typical daily duties? What 
>is your daily schedule like?
>By their response, they will state whether they drive clients or not.
>
>Ashley
>
>
>-----Original Message----- From: Serena Cucco
>Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 9:36 PM
>To: Human Services Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment
>
>Yes, I'm aware of how he had to show that driving is an essential
>function of the job.  If what he claimed was even true at all, he
>meant driving clients, not driving myself to work.  I know cuz he
>asked me how I'd get to work and seemed familiar with paratransit.
>Frankly, I think he was lying all the way, but there's no way to prove
>discrimination, other than suing the agency, which I'm not gonna do.
>
>Serena
>
>On 10/15/13, Karen Rose <rosekm at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>To get away with requiring a drivers license a company must show that
>>driving is an east sensual function. That is you must be driving other
>>people such as clients or driving to remote locations or some other such
>>thing. Driving is not an essential function if you are simply required to
>>transport your self from place to place. There are many other methods of
>>transportation you can use.
>>
>>Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>>On Oct 15, 2013, at 8:30 PM, "Jonathan Alpert" <jna3434 at comcast.net>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>Yup, every where I turn, I get that same exact response. So frustrating.
>>>I
>>>have been looking for a company who does not require a drivers license
>>>and
>>>it's why I am only working 4 hours a week despite 10 years of experience
>>>and
>>>two master degrees. It's why I'm not a LMHC and people who I went to grad
>>>school with are not only LMHC but one is even a superviser.
>>>
>>>It's frustrating.
>>>
>>>Jonathan
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Serena
>>>Cucco
>>>Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 8:11 PM
>>>To: Human Services Mailing List
>>>Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment
>>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>Has anyone encountered something similar to this? ... I had a job
>>>interview yesterday to be a case manager at a partial care program for
>>>the mentally ill.  As soon as I walked in, the director said the job
>>>required driving.  He asked me some relevant questions about my
>>>resume, but mostly asked how I'd do documentation and other things as
>>>a blind person.  He again reiterated how the job supposedly required
>>>driving.  That was it.  Driving wasn't mentioned anywhere in the
>>>newspaper ad where I found the job posting! **frown**
>>>
>>>Serena
>>>
>>>>On 10/14/13, Darla Rogers <djrogers0628 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>    I haven't followed all of this thread, but in some states, the
>>>numbers are
>>>>the same, so unless they screen your driver's license record before the
>>>>interview, maybe you have a chance.
>>>>    I also want to thank Marion for always having what we need when we
>>>need it
>>>>when it comes to our rights.
>>>>Darla
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>>Anjelina
>>>>Sent: Saturday, October 12, 2013 3:47 PM
>>>>To: Human Services Mailing List
>>>>Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment
>>>>
>>>>It's a bachelors in social work.
>>>>
>>>>Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>>On Oct 12, 2013, at 4:09 PM, "Gregory D. Rosenberg" <gregg at ricis.com>
>>>>>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Good afternoon Angelina,
>>>>>
>>>>>I would be happy to offer some advise. What area of study was your BS
>>>>>in.
>>>>>I am unfamiliar with BSW. I went to collage almost 35 years ago.
>>>>>
>>>>>I am an Internet Security Engineer and work from home. I have had to go
>>>to
>>>>>client sites periodically. Which is usually a train downtown or a car
>>>ride
>>>>>to an airport. I have even had some customers send a car to pick me up.
>>>My
>>>>>customers are mostly in Americas, Europe, Japan, China, and Australia.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Oct 12, 2013, at 14:48 CDT, Anjelina <anjelinac26 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The evening all, I will be graduating in December with my BSW. When
>>>>>>looking for jobs I can apply for, a large majority of them require a
>>>>>>drivers license. What types of fields do you work in? Did they require
>>>>>>you to have a drivers license? How are you able to work around this
>>>>>>requirement? Thank you for any input.
>>>>>>I'm feeling a bit discouraged.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Sent from my iPhone
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