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Talking about the push for implicit quotas in tech companies/all companies. Kind of obviously.

• Retric 9y ago
  Ok, article is about collage admissions so I assumed that's what was being referenced. Companies are not going to introduce quotas as it reduces their efficiency and thus costs them money.
  • GhostVII 9y ago
    > Companies are not going to introduce quotas as it reduces their efficiency and thus costs them money Don't they already do this? Maybe not with direct quotas, but certainly they fast-track women when hiring.
    • Retric 9y ago
      Fast tracking does not have the same downside as quotas. With fast-tracking you can have some minimum standard, with quotas you are more or less forced to accept people that are arbitrarily bad simply because you did not get enough applications. Another way of thinking about this is if you take say 2+ weeks to vet everyone then some perfectly qualified people are going to drop out because they found a job on day 3. On the other hand if you simply adjust the schedule so group X gets an answer within 3 days you are going to end up with more perfectly qualified people from group X without lowering your standards. Similarly if you promote someone sooner they are less likely to look for a new job right after a promotion. That does not mean you need to promote people that are not capable, just reduce mandatory waiting periods.