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So the good ones left when they realized what was going on and the mediocre ones stayed. I, being Deaf, would have been forced to stay with the mediocre ones b

So the good ones left when they realized what was going on and the mediocre ones stayed. I, being Deaf, would have been forced to stay with the mediocre ones because interviewing is difficult for me. I am lucky that I don't need a job now.

fredrikholm 4y ago
Don't they accommodate you knowing that you are deaf? Granted, I don't know where you're situated, and from what I hear the hiring process in the US is sketchy, but this sounds like an easy problem to fix, if it's even a problem at all.
- micromacrofoot 4y ago
  I’m not deaf but have other impairments and most companies literally don’t even know what to do, it’s like an alien just showed up on their doorstep. In my experience most of the time if you’re disabled you’re just quietly looked over.
- Double_a_92 4y ago
  It's just plain discrimination. If you have to equally skilled people, do you pick the one where you need to make special accomodations? Probably not, even if you are free of prejudices or other malicious thoughts.
egberts1 4y ago
As I’ve posted my story below, I also wanted to point out that I was uniquely Deaf, but nonetheless a rockstar programmer then. Interviewing is hard. Notably Google’s digital interviewing where they insist that they call you for an interview. I aced all their backend questions so they kept trying to call me until I insisted that I call them. Then it went silent. Their loss. This approach doesn’t leave us Deafies a whole lotta time to arrange for an American Sign Language interpreter to come and sit with us before the phone rings.
- _nalply 4y ago
  It's not possible to have a Signed Language interpreter around you all the time. Or did you? If not, how did you communicate with your coworkers? When I was working in companies I just lipread and talked German, and it worked mostly fine except meetings. But a few years ago I realized that lipreading is too hard for me, so I now avoid that. Recently I got interrogated by the police but they put up an additional computer monitor for me to follow the notes. I declined the offer of a Signed Language interpreter because I was not sure whether the interpreter really knows the correct legal terms. The monitor was very helpful. I caught many little misunderstandings this way like I said, he wanted to void the ticket himself, but the minute taker wrote, he wanted to buy the ticket himself. Anyway, I am lucky that I don't need to work in companies anymore being semi-retired.
- s1artibartfast 4y ago
  Can you play audio explaining the situation asking for a call back number or email? I imagine this situation comes up frequently and not only with hiring.
  - egberts1 4y ago
    My lawyer advised me not to reveal my handicap during any interview process. it really is about the skillset. It becomes a bonus for the company if HR finds out, but not necessarily for the line management. Problem is Google does not segregate such sensitive info (race, sex, handicap) between the hiring team and its HR. Google, however, elected not to use email and I am unwilling to reveal the real reason for me calling them directly … much less by email.
    - s1artibartfast 4y ago
      I see, it seems like choosing to not reveal your handicap during the interview process is a major challenge to getting the accommodations you want during the hiring process. Also not sure how google HR could firewall obvious disability from the hiring team if they are at all involved in the interview.

fredrikholm 4y ago

Don't they accommodate you knowing that you are deaf? Granted, I don't know where you're situated, and from what I hear the hiring process in the US is sketchy, but this sounds like an easy problem to fix, if it's even a problem at all.

micromacrofoot 4y ago
I’m not deaf but have other impairments and most companies literally don’t even know what to do, it’s like an alien just showed up on their doorstep. In my experience most of the time if you’re disabled you’re just quietly looked over.
Double_a_92 4y ago
It's just plain discrimination. If you have to equally skilled people, do you pick the one where you need to make special accomodations? Probably not, even if you are free of prejudices or other malicious thoughts.

egberts1 4y ago

As I’ve posted my story below, I also wanted to point out that I was uniquely Deaf, but nonetheless a rockstar programmer then. Interviewing is hard. Notably Google’s digital interviewing where they insist that they call you for an interview. I aced all their backend questions so they kept trying to call me until I insisted that I call them. Then it went silent. Their loss. This approach doesn’t leave us Deafies a whole lotta time to arrange for an American Sign Language interpreter to come and sit with us before the phone rings.

_nalply 4y ago
It's not possible to have a Signed Language interpreter around you all the time. Or did you? If not, how did you communicate with your coworkers? When I was working in companies I just lipread and talked German, and it worked mostly fine except meetings. But a few years ago I realized that lipreading is too hard for me, so I now avoid that. Recently I got interrogated by the police but they put up an additional computer monitor for me to follow the notes. I declined the offer of a Signed Language interpreter because I was not sure whether the interpreter really knows the correct legal terms. The monitor was very helpful. I caught many little misunderstandings this way like I said, he wanted to void the ticket himself, but the minute taker wrote, he wanted to buy the ticket himself. Anyway, I am lucky that I don't need to work in companies anymore being semi-retired.
s1artibartfast 4y ago
Can you play audio explaining the situation asking for a call back number or email? I imagine this situation comes up frequently and not only with hiring.
- egberts1 4y ago
  My lawyer advised me not to reveal my handicap during any interview process. it really is about the skillset. It becomes a bonus for the company if HR finds out, but not necessarily for the line management. Problem is Google does not segregate such sensitive info (race, sex, handicap) between the hiring team and its HR. Google, however, elected not to use email and I am unwilling to reveal the real reason for me calling them directly … much less by email.
  - s1artibartfast 4y ago
    I see, it seems like choosing to not reveal your handicap during the interview process is a major challenge to getting the accommodations you want during the hiring process. Also not sure how google HR could firewall obvious disability from the hiring team if they are at all involved in the interview.