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My husband had worked for a contractor for the Fed Gov. I worked with another contractor but through the government side so I do know the ways around things that are used. So, an offer finally comes through from a contractor for a job that my husband applied for in July. On the offer, he has 2 days to decide if he can move about 1,500 miles and report for work in less than 2 weeks. This is not the first time this happened. He is a veteran as am I. I can pretty much gather from the way this has been handled that they want to hire a non-veteran for the position so present the offer in a way that he cannot possibly accept. On his application, he stated he could not report to work for 30 days after the acceptance of an offer which is extremely realistic considering he is currently employed and should give 2 weeks notice to the present employer which I can't imagine that anyone in the working world doesn't realize. You just have no idea about preference and discrimination in the federal workplace. I have seen things so illegal taking place, those little ways of knowing the way around hiring someone based on their protected class or when a preference is supposed to be taken into consideration. Since this is the second time this has happened, he will no longer seek this type of employment, we are near retirement and are going in a whole new direction so it is my intention to put this upfront and have it formally addressed. So, has anyone else seen this behavior with federal contractors? This is a major contractor too! Although I may not get them a direct hit, it might make them a little more cautious in the future.
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When a company has a contract with deadlines (and probably penalties for not meeting them) I would expect them to need people right away to start working on it. I doubt that it is discrimination. In fact, many government contractors give some preference to companies that hire veterans.
When a company has a contract with deadlines (and probably penalties for not meeting them) I would expect them to need people right away to start working on it. I doubt that it is discrimination. In fact, many government contractors give some preference to companies that hire veterans.
This isn't that kind of contract where deadlines are set. If they cannot hire a qualified person, they can be allowed to hire locally - it is called "the buddy system". And, yes, the company will tout that they make an effort to hire veterans but they do this by offering a job with unrealistic start time so that the veteran won't be able to take the position. I know they do this. This can be used against a variety of individuals where they prefer to not hire them. I just wish I could describe all the crap I saw the contractor as well as the government offices pull when it came to hiring. Well, they will get a chance to explain and it really is necessary that they do so. We know this company well.
Protected class complaining about working a protected class job? Boohoo... Alot of people have it rougher out there.
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