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> but this is an absolute fail on the job application, unless the goal is to filter out intelligent people who have naturally curious minds. Not sure why you t
by mason55 4y ago
> but this is an absolute fail on the job application, unless the goal is to filter out intelligent people who have naturally curious minds.
Not sure why you think this is a crazy goal for a retail job. If you can't figure out that you should say "no" to the stealing question, no matter what the truth is, then you're probably not a good fit to work retail.
In fact, I'd bet that most of the "yes" answers to this question are people who are curious but have poor social understanding. I imagine that someone who really would steal is also dishonest enough to lie on the question.
- toss1 4y ago>>I imagine that someone who really would steal is also dishonest enough to lie on the question. Bingo! I do expect that there are attempts to filter out overly intelligent people for some jobs. There was a lawsuit in Connecticut by an applicant who scored too high on the police exam and was denied a job. He lost the case, and established the right for police to reject people for being too smart as they might get bored or something (sorry, I don't have a link on hand). But, as you point out, this question filters out only the honest and intelligent people. It leaves you with the pool of people who are either dull or dishonest. Classic HR fail.
- what_is_orcas 4y agoFound this because I was curious (and this was the first non-paywall link that I knew the domain from, sorry if there are other, more reputable sources): https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/story?id=95836 https://abcnews.go.com/US/court-oks-barring-high-iqs-cops/st... Looks like the reason is: we refuse all smart people equally and it's a means to reduce turnover... What a joke.
- im3w1l 4y agoDon't underestimate how stupid criminals can be. It's not like the prisons are empty because no one ever gets caught.