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Yeah, and I'm not in a protected demographic [1], so rejections can be completely no-cause for me and there's not really anything I can do about it. It wouldn'

Yeah, and I'm not in a protected demographic [1], so rejections can be completely no-cause for me and there's not really anything I can do about it. It wouldn't have bothered me as much if I hadn't wasted my time with the idiotic personality test they made me take that took way too much time. If they weren't going to hire me, that's fine, I'm not entitled to a job from this company, but I think they should just be courteous and minimize how much time is wasted. When recruiters call me for a job I don't want, I try as soon as possible to say something like "I'm not interested, I don't really want to waste your time, so I'm going to hang up now". It might come off as rude, but at least I cannot be accused of leading anyone on. [1] I guess outside of maybe religion since I'm an atheist? That never really comes up during interview though, and I very much doubt that's ever been the reason I'm rejected.

Paul-Craft 3y ago
> Yeah, and I'm not in a protected demographic [1], so rejections can be completely no-cause for me and there's not really anything I can do about it. I don't think you understand how "protected classes" work in employment law.
- tombert 3y ago
  Probably not, but I looked at this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_group). I guess what I was trying to say is that I'm not in a demographic that's historically been a victim of prejudice; I'm a 33 year old straight tall white dude born in the US that comes from a relatively affluent family without any kids who has never been a veteran. Obviously if someone explicitly didn't hire me because I'm white, that would be an obvious violation, but I don't really think that's ever happened to me. I think when I've been declined for jobs, it's for more direct reasons like "he's kind of an asshole" or "he doesn't seem smart enough".

Paul-Craft 3y ago

> Yeah, and I'm not in a protected demographic [1], so rejections can be completely no-cause for me and there's not really anything I can do about it. I don't think you understand how "protected classes" work in employment law.

tombert 3y ago
Probably not, but I looked at this (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protected_group). I guess what I was trying to say is that I'm not in a demographic that's historically been a victim of prejudice; I'm a 33 year old straight tall white dude born in the US that comes from a relatively affluent family without any kids who has never been a veteran. Obviously if someone explicitly didn't hire me because I'm white, that would be an obvious violation, but I don't really think that's ever happened to me. I think when I've been declined for jobs, it's for more direct reasons like "he's kind of an asshole" or "he doesn't seem smart enough".