I don't think it's a matter of no time to eat -- as they asked about "lunch interview" and I said, I expect I may be busy until noon, and wouldn't be available until about 1pm. And got a quick response back that 1pm lunch would be fine.
Yes, it feels highly inappropriate (see also my response to Tess, above) -- but it also makes me feel like I'm being put on the spot. I never have reason to say, in a work environment, that my hearing is bad in one ear. I never work in work environments where I have to hear things over a loud and constant distraction, like a television or a loud stereo system. But to have to come up with a way to say, "could we please eat somewhere that doesn't have a television or music playing?" is tantamount to being forced to say -- before the interview has even begun -- "hi! I have a disability! and I'm even asking you to make concessions! just think of how demanding I'll be as an employee!"
Wow. I find myself filled with less and less enthusiasm as the minutes pass. Quelle shock.
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Date: 9 Jun 2011 03:52 am (UTC)Yes, it feels highly inappropriate (see also my response to Tess, above) -- but it also makes me feel like I'm being put on the spot. I never have reason to say, in a work environment, that my hearing is bad in one ear. I never work in work environments where I have to hear things over a loud and constant distraction, like a television or a loud stereo system. But to have to come up with a way to say, "could we please eat somewhere that doesn't have a television or music playing?" is tantamount to being forced to say -- before the interview has even begun -- "hi! I have a disability! and I'm even asking you to make concessions! just think of how demanding I'll be as an employee!"
Wow. I find myself filled with less and less enthusiasm as the minutes pass. Quelle shock.