"He might give preference to a married man with two babies as opposed to one who was still single and playing the field. That's all I was saying."
Now they prefer single guys, because we can show up for work at 9 in the morning, stay until 9 at night, and work some more on weekends. Married guys can't do that, especially if they have kids.
I don't agree with that at all. They've got the married guys by the gonads. Single guys can walk. Married guys have kids to take care of. That's been my observation.
Exactly. It's turned around completely, because most larger companies, at least, have no intention of making long-term committments to employees in these times, so they prefer the guys who they can get much more work value out of than they have to put salary and benefit dollars into. That means a strong preference for recent college graduates (even those lacking experience) with a lot of mental energy and no taxing outside commitments. Married people generally have much of their attention focused on issues other than work.
And if they really need an experienced candidate, they still don't have to pay full price - that's what the H1B program is for. ;)
Being married was almost a requirement for hiring and/or promotion in the Fifties. Now it's considered a detriment.
What kind of whacked out industry does that? Aside from emergency medicine, only a fool would sign up for a job like with those hours. As important as work is, making it the focus of one's existence is just plain sick. Slavery was banned 140 years ago.