Hy Dairies Case Analysis

b. Discrimination is performing actions that do not allow other people different from either your region, religion, or gender to have the same rights as you do. This is shown in the beginning of The Lunch Date when the woman bumps into a black man and a bunch of her belongings fall. He goes to help her but she responds with scolding him and telling

Every establishment that she applies would rather hire her as a waitress because she is white and speaks English. When applying to Hearthside, Ehrenreich even downgrades herself in order to attain a job as a housekeeper. “I mutter about being woefully out of practice as a waitress, but he’s already on to the uniform” (Ehrenreich, 16). However, even though the author attempts to prove she would not make a good waitress, her employer is already stubborn and thinks that she is more worthy as a server as opposed to a housekeeper. So why did her boss make her a waitress when she clearly wanted to be a housekeeper? Her boss made her a waitress simply, because he used stereotypes to judge the author. Therefore, her boss only saw a white woman who was better equipped with serving skills even though Ehrenreich believed she had better housekeeping skills. Now, sadly if a fluent English speaking Hispanic applied to the same job, she would only be hired as a housekeeper. In fact, she would be rejected as a waitress for the same reason that the author couldn’t become a housekeeper; the of color her skin. In today’s society, when someone thinks of a hotel maid, they think of a Latin woman who isn’t fluent in English. It is this very stereotype that affects the type of job a low-wage job a person receives simply because of the color of their skin and not their personal abilities.

These perceptions however may not be true. According to organizational behavior scholars, ‘women are evaluated negatively when they adopt a stereotypically male leadership style and occupy traditionally male-dominated positions’. The employees in the case assume that Sally being a woman should be ‘nurturing and … care about their workers’ suggesting preconceived notions of how women should behave. This notion of stereotyping can result in misinterpretation of information because not all people are the same, and many in the same social category may demonstrate inconsistencies with the stereotype.

We often make guesses about the people by knowing their looks and name. He claimed that most of the time those guesses are right and without those guesses we can’t survive. But the stereotyping often encourages prejudiced nature and biasing at workplace. Many male candidates are rejected for front office interviews at service industries. For example in airline industry the women are preferred over men for front office responsibilities. Similarly the ‘window workers’ at McDonald are often females (Gustavsson, 2005). Similarly the males are preferred over females in sales job because people think that more physical stamina are required in the sales job. Paul was in favor of stereotyping but in my opinion the stereotyping at workplace promotes prejudice behavior. Paul didn’t highlight the stereotyping at workplace and its effect on different genders. Paul tried to look the stereotyping from social prospective but the stereotyping at workplace has set certain different standards for males and females. In his persuasive speech Paul has presented his views that stereotyping necessary to deal with daily encounters but he didn’t give any example how stereotyping promotes biasing at workplace. It is true that stereotyping helps in categorization in social life and categorization can be the quickest and most efficient way of processing the information. Categorization also help in understanding the social world and predict the behaviors of group members (Araya, 2003). Stereotyping can help in categorization but it can’t be beneficial in this modern

Jack’s case could also be an example of stereotyping. He feels that he has not been promoted because he is black, this clearly suggests the idea of stereotyping. As Aline currently occupies the position that Jack was supposed to get, we can say that Aline got the job because the higher ups felt Aline to be fit for it. On the other hand, this could be a case of intentional discrimination as higher ups could have discriminated Jack and thus didn’t give him the job.

She goes on about Affirmative action in the workplace and the views and opinions of all different kinds of people. Tatum believes in Affirmative action because of the many encounters and experiences she had witness and encountered. She goes on to say, ' Affirmative action is needed to lessen bias in the paid labor force because affirmative action is the only legal remedy in the United States for discrimination that does not require the victims (or someone with a stake in their welfare) to notice their condition and come forward with a grievance on their own behalf.'; (Tatum pp 123)

Ms. Gaddis’ reason for firing Mr. Price was because she felt as though he was not completing the job he was asked to do creatively and efficiently. Ms. Gaddis’ wanted the advertisements for her agency to be worded and presented in a certain way, Mr. Price felt the language he was required to use was untruthful. As a result of Mr. Price not willing to provide Ms. Gaddis’ with the exact advertisement she hoped for, his employment was being terminated.

The case is about Melissa Richardson, middle manager (sales manager) of the multi-cultural organization, who’s been promoted and is challenging a number of factors at the workplace, that affects her and her team’s ability to perform well.

Jack’s case could also be an example of stereotyping. He feels that he has not been promoted because he is black, this clearly suggests the idea of stereotyping. As Aline currently occupies the position that Jack was supposed to get, we can say that Aline got the job because the higher ups felt Aline to be fit for it. On the other hand, this could be a case of intentional discrimination as higher ups could have discriminated Jack and thus didn’t give him the job.

About a month after the loss of her husband, Audrey decided to return to the ranks of the employed. Still encumbered by her cast, she asked her son, Jim, to assist with a job search. In addition to a willingness to facilitate her search, Jim responded with a summation of her challenge and an inquiry into her plans. “You haven’t been a practicing beautician since leaving South Dakota and you haven’t even been employed since working in the shipyards during the war. What are you qualified to do? What kind of job are you looking for?”

This essay will analysis gender stereotyping and prejudice in the workplace. As part of the analysis, I will reflect on my current part time employment situation using my perspective and incorporating the information that has been acquired in this topic of bias and stereotyping.

didn’t belong and that she wouldn’t succeed. Especially, in an industry that is systematically bias.

Is HydroFruit still an attractive investment opportunity for MegaBank? Making an investment in a company with potential legal issues is a risk, but with plausible solutions investment looks to be rewarding. MegaBank is looking to make a $65million equity investment in HydroFruit, but there is risk in this new investment. HydroFruit does face two major legal risks which involves: the hiring of illegal immigrants, and potential discrimination lawsuits.

In the aforementioned paragraph one may draw to the conclusion that Ms. Knolls is unfit for the job. Due to all the common rapid convergence an interviewer may have when meeting a client for the first time. After reading “Interview Bias” one will learn

1) If Blades used call options to hedge its Yen in payables, they are presented with 2 options. They can hedge at a lower exercise price (.00756) with a higher premium (2%); of they can hedge at a higher exercise price (.00792) with a lower premium (1.5%). Traditionally, the premiums are normally 1.5%, however due to recent uncertainty they have risen. This presents a tradeoff between an exercise price and premium, where as the exercise price rises, the premium falls, as it is cheaper because there is less likelihood of that exercise price being reached. Due to this, Blades should not change their strategy of hedging at a spot rate of no