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I was perfect for the job, but I couldn’t even get into the building. Here’s why
Imagine you’re on your way to a job interview.
You’ve already been told by your potential employer that your resumé is the best they have ever seen. The employer has every intention of giving you the job. The interview is just a formality.
But, when you arrive for the interview, you find yourself unable to enter the building. Because of this, no matter how perfect you are for the position, you won’t get the job.
This is exactly what happened to me last month.
All because I use a wheelchair.
The taxi pulls up outside the building to drop me off.
Upon finding no kerbside ramp for me to get my chair onto the porch at the entrance, the taxi driver decides to go and ask the manager.
He returns with the manager in tow, who proceeds to tell me that…
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