China firm slaps zodiac ban on certain job applicants fearing bad luck for ‘dragon’ boss, gets slammed online


By Fran Lu

Traditional beliefs view certain combinations of signs under Chinese zodiac as bringing good or bad fortune. — SCMP

The hiring strategy of a company in China has gone viral after it explicitly banned candidates born in the Year of the Dog.

Those behind the employment policy believed that applicants born under the canine Chinese zodiac sign would bring bad luck to the boss of the firm who is a dragon.

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