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This is much more true of rental companies that work at a scale close to Alamo. If you pass a background check and have a deposit you get a spot. This is less
by JamesBarney 6y ago
This is much more true of rental companies that work at a scale close to Alamo. If you pass a background check and have a deposit you get a spot.
This is less true of mom and pop rentals. This is probably less true of mom and pop anything.
I think you're right that intuition based decisions make it easier for racism to creep in and are harder to diagnose and fix than process based decisions.
But this problem with renting is probably more true of hiring and firing and more impactful. Should we apply the same rules to hiring and firing?
- tptacek 6y agoAt first blush, it sounds crazy. I don't know how to make it workable. But in the large, tech industry hiring is super bigoted! The problem you'd be correcting is very real.