Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Rude young men

This from one of our administrators:

Just had my first instance of rude young guy who wouldn't look me in the eye turned up 2 hours late for his interview and then when I was trying to explain why he would have to wait for an interview turned his back on me with the comment I don't talk to women.

To paraphrase the Conservatives It's not racist to refuse to give university places to rude, misogynistic scum. (Or do we have a quota?) Seriously: How incredibly, insufferably rude! He wants to be a pharmacist but his prejudices already violate the RPSBG's Code of Ethics and Standards (my emphasis below):

Key responsibilities of a pharmacist

...At all times pharmacists must act in the interests of patients and other members of the public, and seek to provide the best possible health care for the community in partnership with other health professions. Pharmacists must treat all those who seek their professional services with courtesy, respect and confidentiality. Pharmacists must respect patients' rights to participate in decisions about their care and must provide information in a way in which it can be understood.

so I dearly hope we didn't offer him a place, or (evilly) that we did and can beat some sense into his narrow-minded, prejudiced skull over the next 4 years or-so.

Update: After some quick peer pressure where a student on the same interview session had a word, the young man apologised to the adminstrator ... all credit to him for being brave enough to do-so & kudos to the other student(s) for speaking out.

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