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> People are generally more forgiving when you perceive your employees' disability in a positive light instead of viewing their disabilities as something to exp

> People are generally more forgiving when you perceive your employees' disability in a positive light instead of viewing their disabilities as something to exploit. Is that what this is? I guess it's no more exploitative than employing anyone else.

daniel_iversen 8y ago
> I guess it's no more exploitative than employing anyone else. I think it’s way more exploitative because you’re not leveraging a person’s (by average definition) “strengths” to your/the company’s benefits, you’re using their weaknesses (and weaknesses are relative, but I’d say the list of traits above most people will probably think might complicate or hinder the persons long term success or happiness - in fact it could easily lead to one sided exploitation).
- black-tea 8y ago
  That list contained both weaknesses (no social skills) and strengths (doesn't engage in politics).
  - tapland 8y ago
    Weakness: No social skills Strength: Gets trampled cause no social skills Sounds pretty horrible.
  - rtpg 8y ago
    Doesn’t engage in politics (in that list) means that they will become a pawn for other people’s politics. Show me an office without politics and I’ll show you one with unlimited vacation time
    - black-tea 8y ago
      Not necessarily. Like anything it could be good or bad in certain situations. I interpret it as meaning the person will be driven to do what's right according to logic and merit as opposed to politics. It's another way of saying they are a disagreeable employee which are known to be very valuable to companies.
      - itronitron 8y ago
        I also take it to mean that they will focus on what they enjoy and not scrabble to climb the corporate ladder.
        wolfgke 8y ago
        > I also take it to mean that they will focus on what they enjoy and not scrabble to climb the corporate ladder. Climbing the corporate ladder is something many employees seem to enjoy.
        itronitron 8y ago
        Yes, in order to climb the corporate ladder an employee must seem to enjoy it
    - rightbyte 8y ago
      "Office politics" is a euphemism for anti-social behavior as I see it. And, an office "without politics" with more than two persons maybe doesn't exist, but there is certainly more "office politics" in Paradise Hotel than in my office, so it's not like anyone that stays out becomes a pawn in some scheme.
lugg 8y ago
Dell is exploiting autism here, but in a way that hopefully benefits both parties.

daniel_iversen 8y ago

> I guess it's no more exploitative than employing anyone else. I think it’s way more exploitative because you’re not leveraging a person’s (by average definition) “strengths” to your/the company’s benefits, you’re using their weaknesses (and weaknesses are relative, but I’d say the list of traits above most people will probably think might complicate or hinder the persons long term success or happiness - in fact it could easily lead to one sided exploitation).

black-tea 8y ago
That list contained both weaknesses (no social skills) and strengths (doesn't engage in politics).
- tapland 8y ago
  Weakness: No social skills Strength: Gets trampled cause no social skills Sounds pretty horrible.
- rtpg 8y ago
  Doesn’t engage in politics (in that list) means that they will become a pawn for other people’s politics. Show me an office without politics and I’ll show you one with unlimited vacation time
  - black-tea 8y ago
    Not necessarily. Like anything it could be good or bad in certain situations. I interpret it as meaning the person will be driven to do what's right according to logic and merit as opposed to politics. It's another way of saying they are a disagreeable employee which are known to be very valuable to companies.
    - itronitron 8y ago
      I also take it to mean that they will focus on what they enjoy and not scrabble to climb the corporate ladder.
      - wolfgke 8y ago
        > I also take it to mean that they will focus on what they enjoy and not scrabble to climb the corporate ladder. Climbing the corporate ladder is something many employees seem to enjoy.
        itronitron 8y ago
        Yes, in order to climb the corporate ladder an employee must seem to enjoy it
  - rightbyte 8y ago
    "Office politics" is a euphemism for anti-social behavior as I see it. And, an office "without politics" with more than two persons maybe doesn't exist, but there is certainly more "office politics" in Paradise Hotel than in my office, so it's not like anyone that stays out becomes a pawn in some scheme.

lugg 8y ago

Dell is exploiting autism here, but in a way that hopefully benefits both parties.