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An Everyday Example of Workplace Discrimination

Looking for my first ‘proper’ job after college, I went for an interview for an entry level role with a small company in Dublin. Everything went well until the end of the interview when one of the members of the panel asked if I had any questions. Thinking it better to be upfront, I replied, “I don’t have any questions but I’d just like to let you know that I have diabetes. It’s well-controlled so it won’t be an issue but if I’m successful, I'd need to be able to check my blood sugars during the day and have a bottle of Lucozade on my desk if I need sugar. I hope that's okay.” The interviewer’s immediate response was “Oh, we don’t want anyone with problems here...”. I was so stunned that I…

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