Does this constitute discrimination?

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Niko	No, it does not. A employeer could want a certain type of music for you to play. If you listened to the music they required to play you would get the job... If not then you won't get hired. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

woowoototo	No, it is not discrimination. Because they did not ask about your personal taste of music. They asked about what music would you play for everyone in the office to listen or enjoy. So you need to have certain degree of good judgement about the company's culture and/or public image etc. Your answer would definately be one of the considerations for the company to see if you are the right candidate or not. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Trenisha	ummm well if you wouldnt hire someone whos qualified JUST because of theyre music taste then...yeah. seems stupid though. please help me? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AruWJhNJMdxye2gHYQ.OkNAjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20080703132830AAxXadO Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

GCBP	You choice in music has nothing to do with discrimination. Your potential employer is trying to determine if you are good fit for the work environment. And while his question seems somewhat obscure, it helps to determine your attitude. In the workplace, attitude affects everything you do, say, think, feel, act and absorb. It's a precursor to the way you will approach your work. If you're not a good fit, it's not important your race or your creed or your color or your taste in music. What matters is whether you are a good fit. It seems you weren't, so move on and find something else. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Judy	Uh, no. Discrimination refers to being treated less favorably because of things that are legally protected like race, gender, being over age 40.... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

michr	taste in music should be considered and it is not discrimination. peoples taste in music, movies, humor, food and clothes all say a lot about the person and what kind of employee they may be. like all the other criteria for employment selection all those things could be considered and then it could turn out that they have nothing to do with the applicants abilities or how they would fit into the team. all employment decisions are somewhat subjective and mistakes are often made in hiring and in not hiring. as humans we discriminate every day, in every thing we do, it is a part of life. the problems arise when we allow discrimination to control us and what we do or we allow it to be the sole reason for what we do. when it becomes the sole reason it becomes wrong. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

?	In short the answer is no, this does not constitute discrimination. This may have seemed like a random question, but to be honest, no employer asks a question for no reason. Consider this: it is down to the crunch, and yourself and another candidate are fighting for the one position. The answer to this seemingly harmless question could determine who gets the position. The employer could be using this question to determine who, he/she would have more in common with, or would be better suited to the working environment. It seems pretty silly, but if the competition is neck and neck, employers will resort to the most minute details to find the best candidate. The contrary may also be the case. The employer may be so inundated with applications, that he is using random questions to weed out the potentials. Whether the former or latter be the case, there is no statutory provision that labels this as discrimination. Therefore, if the answer to such a question does contribute to the employer's hiring decision, it is merely a case of bad luck if the employer didn't like your answer! NB: Sometimes you know what your employers want to hear. If they are a traditional law firm, they probably wouldn't want to hear the latest hip hop jams blasting out their speakers! So remember to tailor your answers. You don't have to lie, but you don't have to reveal everything either. Save those truths for when you get the job! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No