They won’t hire Virgos because ….

It turns out that a number of HR departments, far away, have been hard at work slandering Virgos — making it almost impossible for recent college grads to land a job, all because of their “unfortunate” birthdays.

The chief complaint?  They allege that they’re just too picky.  Imagine … HR chieftains pitching Virgo-spawned resumes into handy circular files and defiantly closing doors in our faces. Because we’re too picky?

So who has the upper hand now — it depends on the source. But it sounds like Aquarians, Geminis, and Librans are getting short-listed in Chengdu, where my son, the speechwriter, once lived, for part of a summer, years ago. (He’s not a Virgo.)

But I am … yes, a proud card-carrying Virgo (my birth certificate leaves nothing in doubt), and I’m rather miffed by this injustice.  Would anyone have called the saintly Mother Teresa picky? Or what about LBJ — was he one of our pickiest presidents?  And was Greta Garbo ever ostracized by Hollywood for her pickiness?

I’ve been told that European employers like to ogle their applicants’ birth dates, too — but never a word about Virgos being red flagged for their picky ways. Will this Virgo boycott eventually find its way to our land?  Will late August to late September-born citizens be forced to cover their roots — to trade in their Virgo credentials for less controversial signs, and anxiously hope that their birth certificates won’t be confiscated?

My favorite after-school educator in Hawaii, who’s earned the highest accolades for her talent and integrity in the classroom, never hid her mid-September birthday from our elementary school study group. Last week, we celebrated her day of origin at Homework Helpers, devouring iced cupcakes and singing the birthday song most robustly.  (She once confided to me that she thinks Virgos stand out because we set higher standards for ourselves … and tend to expect the best from others, too.)

So does that make our tribe a picky lot — because we won’t settle for anything unless it’s top notch, and will never stop aiming  for the best results. Never.

…. NanoWriMo time, as I’ve mentioned before, is quietly approaching, and as of now, it looks like one of my characters for my November novel will be a powerful astrologer. Mark my words, I intend to steer clear of discriminatory zodiac labeling. (Especially when it’s just so obvious which sign offers the most to mankind!)

www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1289748/chinese-job-seekers-fall-victim-zodiac-discrimination

nymag.com/thecut/2014/09/one-wants-to-hire-virgos.html

www.ibtimes.com/chinas-superstitious-employers-commit-zodiac-discrimination-against-job-seekers-1359499