Comments on: You discriminated — and I have the e-mail to prove it

By: R. B.

R. B. — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:31:59 +0000

Mike, you said it so well! Discrimination SHOULD be illegal and companies who do it SHOULD have to pay. It sounds like this one turned out right and that justice was served. I’m glad they got caught. So many times, this isn’t the case.

By: RHH

RHH — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:31:06 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with the comments. Documentation is a good thing, but only if it is compliant with the laws. Otherwise, it does more harm than good. An additional note: with today’s economic woes, the number of resumes I receive have quadrupled; and I’m sad to say that I estimate that 90% of those are people not just over 40, but over 50 as well (I can tell because so many of them include historical information and letters of reference dating back to the 70s and 80s). Most are “laid off.” I have to wonder if their age played a role in their termination.

By: Judith

Judith — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:50:51 +0000

Mike is Right On!! Dicrimination is discrimination, whether it’s in an email, over the phone or beside the water cooler. We all know the rules & expect others to follow them.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:46:40 +0000

Sounds like the judge in this case interpreted it correctly. Rather than stating that the lesson is to refrain from using email for issues like termination, perhaps you should state that the lesson is to refrain from illegal discrimination.