Protect the Lazy!!

This fantastic Ananova story reports that a businesswoman has been banned for asking for "hard working" staff in a job advert because it discriminates against the lazy.

Beryl King, who owns a warehousing business, went on to say "How long before someone says you can't pay people for working because it discriminates against those on benefit who are paid for not working?". Good point.

Isn't this Political Correctness gone wrong? There are plenty more examples of misplaced PC intentions. Often, the people who are 'protected' by such PC language end up feeling more victimised by the initiatives. For example this article by the National Federation of the Blind shows how Politically Correct language has just confused the whole subject of disability. The Urban Dictionary has a typically .. ahem .. direct take on it all, and we would expect no less.

What is certainly true is that when being interviewed for a new job, I want the prospective employer to know that I am a hard worker. Is this something we should also discourage? Imagine if two people are interviewed, and one person states he is industrious, yet the other is proud of his indifference in the workplace. Does this mean the employer should disregard this information, and make a decision based on other traits? Grr.