Not that I'm accusing -them- of this, but it did get me thinking.....
How many times at different companies did people not get hired because of illegal reasons?
Has there been research done anonymously that would show when illegal criteria was used?
How many times at different companies did people not get hired because of illegal reasons?
Has there been research done anonymously that would show when illegal criteria was used?
I’ve overheard coded conversations by my DEI department about holding off on hiring candidates because the ones they found immediately weren’t “diverse” enough.
Of course, that doesn’t make sense. A single entity can’t be diverse.
Instead, “diverse” is a code word for “not white male.”
Look, I don’t want to work in a boys club, either, but there has to be a better way to do diversity right.
And the thing about hiring is, as long as you don’t say the illegal thing out loud, and you use that coded language, you can do whatever you want.
Not truly illegal, but I also think that companies with poor 401k and healthcare benefits have no interest in improving them even if the business becomes wildly profitable because the kind of employees who know better are either older or not docile enough, i.e. they’re not going to drink the kool aid and work long hours and give up competitive compensation just because they’re “changing the world.”
The last thing a startup wants is a transactional employee who considers employment an exchange of cash for time. They want “believers.”
which is unfortunate because transactional employees will generally be less impacted by the various ups, downs, and drama that startups typically experience
My intention isn't to shame this attitude, by the way, I generally hold similar attitudes and start (casually) looking for new employment if things get too spicy at my place of work.
Depending on experience, I would also expect them to be better at identifying potential bullshit and to be motivated to resolve uncertainty and ambiguity earlier in a process so that they can avoid working unnecessarily long hours.
This, seems like as long as you say a candidate "isn't a good culture fit", then it's fine to discriminate based on whatever criteria you want as long as you aren't stupid enough to say out loud or in an email "we don't need any more blacks/latinos/asians/whites/women/men/etc."
Well, I don’t know about you, but every place I’ve worked in the past 20 years has been mostly Indian (men and women, pretty equally). By any definition of the word, I’m actually a diverse candidate in those offices… but I still get dinged with the “is a white male” penalty.
I don’t think being a white male prevents one from getting any kind of job. Being a white male is about the most privileged one can be in Western society.
I’m just saying that the solution to imbalances isn’t to introduce other imbalances.