Re: nursery interview apparel

Interesting, because all that was working there that day were 4 or 5 women.
No men to be seen.  they do carry  some large B&B.  Maybe they'd rather that
you didn't use the forklift.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <jsinger@igc.org>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] nursery interview apparel


> I can't think of any nursery-type thing that comes in a 75 pound bag or
> bucket. Maybe it means "women need not apply."
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, February 11, 2004, at 08:14 AM, Cersgarden@aol.com wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 2/10/04 4:46:08 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
> >
> > << I had to pass on a
> > Franks nursery manager job even though I fit all the other criteria
> > because
> > it required you to "repeatedly lift 75 pounds". >>
> >
> > Kitty, singlely, that is unbelievable. That is not expected in the
> > shop at
> > Deere without lifts.  I can't imagine what their injury rate is.  I am
> > second to
> > oldest at the greenhouse where I work and I am the only female that
> > will lift
> > the 40# bags of soil.  Most are young enough to be my children and they
> > cannot or will not.  Greenhouse work is hard work.  I only work till
> > the end of May
> > and could not tolerate the heat on into the summer months.
> >     Ceres
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Support hort.net -- join the hort.net fund drive!
> > http://www.hort.net/funds/
> >
> >
> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> Zone 10
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Support hort.net -- join the hort.net fund drive!
> http://www.hort.net/funds/

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Support hort.net -- join the hort.net fund drive!
http://www.hort.net/funds/
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index