EOE Concerns w/ Electronic-only Job Application?

Khyber asks: "Jobs seem to be increasingly harder to find in the real world today, and even harder to obtain due to the increased proliferation of on-line-only or electronic-only job applications. I know this firsthand - as today I attempted to apply for a job at Kroger's, only to discover that I had to fill out one of these electronic applications in their 'Career Opportunities Kiosk.' The machine miserably failed to get past the second page of the multi-paged the application. I've asked the manager if there was a paper application to fill out (why do I need to know how to use a computer to stock shelves?) and he has told me that I -must- fill out the application on their broken and defunct Dell Genesis Terminal. Are there legal concerns that I should be looking at, here?" "Kroger's claims to be an EOE employer, however I feel that I am being denied my equal opportunity to gain employment due to the failings of a broken piece of software and hardware, and the refusal by the manager to give me a paper application to fill out, as an alternative. Can this be considered discriminatory to those of a lower education level in their attempt to obtain a job, as well? Are there any laws on the books that give me the opportunity to fill out the application on paper as opposed to digitally?"

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Re:Submitter totally misunderstands what EOE means

[gstoddart]

(And the reverse is also true - I remember hearing about a police department in New Hamshipre that would not take applicants with above a 105 IQ, citing the high rate of burnout due to boredom)

That, and the smart ones might start to question all of those new unconstitutional things coming down the pipeline.

Gotta me able to convince the jack-booted thugs there is no issue with illegal search and seizure, or the beatings behind the police station. The dumb ones never question orders.

Man ... all kidding aside ... why on Earth would you want people who are strictly of average intelligence and below to be the ones who you rely on to interpret and enforce your laws??? Their detectives must be like the friggin' Packled!!

Re:Discrimination / lower education level

[AuMatar]

The job itself discriminates- the opposite way. If you have any other option available that will keep you and your family fed, would you rather take:

1)A low paying menial and boring job
2)A low paying job thats boring 95% of the time, and has a high probability of being fucking shot the other 5%

Intelligent people take #1.