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We are social animals. Sociability, communication skills and demonstrating that you "show up" have a lot of merit. I'm not very good at either of those things,
by dgb23 4y ago
We are social animals. Sociability, communication skills and demonstrating that you "show up" have a lot of merit. I'm not very good at either of those things, but I appreciate them and try to improve on them, because they are important.
In my eyes the real problem is not whether there is an "in group" as you say, but whether there is gatekeeping and what it is based on. Do people just happen to have the right surname, gender or skin color? Or is it really about engaging, kind, fun personalities who are competent and hard working. If it is the former, then it is not a good group to be part of at all. But the latter describes a group that is based on merit.
- giantg2 4y ago"Sociability, communication skills and demonstrating that you "show up" have a lot of merit." It depends on how that's done. You can have someone who "demonstrates" that stuff via manipulation. Those people are generally not great for achieving whatever your company goal is. While they might be an asset today, they can turn. Gatekeeping is an issue too. But even if you eliminate those, a random candidate will almost always lose to a personally known candidate due to observation bias. The gatekeepers aspects are a part of this too - you are more likely to be in the "known" category if you share the same attributes as the manager.