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"Culture fit" has mostly become a loophole for anti-discrimination laws. Is this just gut feel, or based on actual data? Because it sounds contrary to the surv
by tbrownaw 8y ago
"Culture fit" has mostly become a loophole for anti-discrimination laws.
Is this just gut feel, or based on actual data? Because it sounds contrary to the survey results described in the article.
- TAForObvReasons 8y agoThere is no untainted data in the subject. Any company that finds itself systemically rejecting protected classes of people through the "culture fit" label is asking for a lawsuit if they made it known to anyone. This is generally a problem with discrimination cases, it is extremely rare to find a real "smoking gun", usually it's just the end result that looks abnormal
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- bunderbunder 8y agoWell, the whole 3rd paragraph of the article is talking about how a poorly implemented culture fit criterion can be a place for bias to hide. I would assume that that was meant to mean all kinds of bias, not just bias that has nothing to do with any protected classes. The survey itself was all qualitative, self-reported data. People aren't typically aware of their own racial, gender, etc. biases, so one wouldn't expect to see that being something they up and volunteer in their responses even if it is a factor in how their "culture fit" screen works out in practice.
- s73v3r_ 8y agoI mean, no one is going to come right out and say, "We don't hire the Irish" in such a survey.