Help Wanted: 'Junior' hiring is a pay hint
Quick ReadI saw ads for two “legal junior” secretaries on a job board recently, one requiring one to five years of experience, the other asking for one to two years. So I'm assuming that means young, which I am not. Is this discrimination?
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Carrie Mason-Draffen
Carrie Mason-Draffen Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.
DEAR CARRIE: I am writing regarding what I think is possible employment age discrimination, and I would like to know if I am correct. When a position is advertised as a “junior” one, as in a “junior legal secretary,” am I correct in assuming that a company is seeking someone younger? This seems to be widespread in job advertisements, and it angers me. I am looking for a legal secretary job. And...
