Official and Politically Correct

It’s official. In our state, we are not allowed to advertise the job title, Foreman. It has to a neutral title, like Foreperson. We are not allowed to even advertise Foreman with M/F EOE after it.

This announcement came through my email from on high. Some adult person spent a part of a workday to make sure we understood this, so we could advise employers whenever they might go astray.

This got me wondering and wandering into the realm of absurdity. I wonder if George Foreman will now have to advertise his grills as The George Foreperson Grill. And if he did, will this simple and politically correct change increase sales? What about the name of the person in charge of the George Foreperson Grill production line… would that person be the foreperson at the George Foreperson Grill factory? These all are important issues to consider.