Re: can anyone offer Lisp job?

jbo wrote:

> Disability income? You're disabled? That might explain why you can't
> get a job. Most employers only want to hire people they can fire.
> Ever since the ADA became law, most employers have been scared to hire
> disabled people because they were afraid the ADA would make it
> impossible to fire them. Of course big companies are forced to hire
> token disabled people, but most jobs are offered by small companies.

Why is it illegal to sell milk past its expiration date, but mentally
disturbed people can get away with concealing their condition from the
potential employer? I'd hate to learn that the autopilot or navigation
software in a plane I'm flying in was contributed to by a mentally
disturbed individual.

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