Mom wanted!
Michi Kasper, the head of a German agency, has received over 100 applications, plenty of praise, and a bit of criticism for an unusual job posting. That’s because in it, he’s looking for employees who are often overlooked by potential employers: moms.
And this is the ad that Kasper posted on his Facebook profile a few days ago:
MAMA WANTED
Part-time or freelancer
- What is needed
Creativity, communication talent, flexibility, wit, humor, punctuality, inventiveness, quick comprehension, organizational talent, confident handling of social media, good German, honesty, reliability, good office skills. The prerequisite for employment is also to have given birth to a child.
- On offer
performance-related pay, lots of stress,
nice customers, lots of fun and flexible working hours.
- Desirable are
Photoshop skills, driver's license, good people skills, good nerves, knowledge of accounting and office organization.
In short, we are looking for a person who is interested in supporting Kasper Communications in various marketing tasks, in the event sector and in the office.
What the company does can be here read well.
- Why actually a mom?
Moms are stress-resistant, well connected, often well educated and can deal with children and childish minds.
Questions can be clarified in advance by e-mail, please not by PN.
Please send your application documents by post or e-mail to the address below.
08/15 applications may be overlooked.
The reactions to Facebook The majority of responses are very positive, but the ad could still get Michi Kasper into trouble because it violates the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG), which is intended to protect employees from discrimination. Kasper doesn't care: "I couldn't care less. Then let someone sue me because I want to hire a mother. Mom is a job title," he is quoted as saying in the Süddeutsche Zeitung. And on Facebook he writes: "If I were a man, a hermaphrodite or a woman who doesn't want or can't have children, and I was interested in this job, I wouldn't scream for equal rights, I'd write an application that's a real winner. Someone can also put a pillow and oranges under my shirt and send me an application. Incidentally, I already have two applicants who are not mothers.
One of these two applications was even successful, the not-yet-mom will be working as a freelancer for Kaspar in future. He has also already found a mother, who will join Kasper Communications part-time at the beginning of April. The agency boss is still looking for another mother - with over 100 applications, he is sure to find one. Especially as celebrities have also contacted him...
"Angela Merkel has just applied for a job and may be looking for work from October (she always gets a fixed-term contract for 4 years). Her certificates are excellent, her references outstanding, her contacts almost unearthly. She may lack a little creativity, but she makes up for it with perseverance.
She firmly claims that she is a mom, but she doesn't have any children. We are very confused... "
