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Was this the Police Force. They regularly reject people who are too smart, because they would get bored in the job.
by megablast 17y ago
Was this the Police Force. They regularly reject people who are too smart, because they would get bored in the job.
- techiferous 17y agoNo, I think it was in the health care industry, but I'm not sure.
- jeffcoat 17y agoI've heard this story, but I can't find any evidence for "regularly". (I'm also not sure what form such evidence would take.) The highest profile case I can find is of Robert Jordan, of New London, CT, who sued for discrimination because his job application was rejected for scoring too high [sic] on the IQ test. (He lost.) (http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/09/nyregion/metro-news-briefs-connecticut-judge-rules-that-police-can-bar-high-iq-scores.html http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/09/nyregion/metro-news-briefs...) It appeals to my own personal prejudices, but it was also 10+ years ago.
- techiferous 16y agoFrom the article: "I was eliminated on the basis of my intellectual makeup," he said. "It's the same as discrimination on the basis of gender or religion or race." If he got what he was asking for, employers would not be able to reject job applicants that were not intelligent enough for the job.