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the problem is discrimination lawsuits. an old person contests a no-hire decision with "I wasn't hired because I was old" option A: Hiring manager says "well
by munin 13y ago
the problem is discrimination lawsuits.
an old person contests a no-hire decision with "I wasn't hired because I was old"
option A: Hiring manager says "well I just thought you were a jerk"
option B: An objective and universally applied test scores the applicant as being 95% jerk, which is above the 60% cutoff that the company uses globally
which would you rather defend yourself with?
- comrade_ogilvy 13y agoYou might be correct about the reasoning. But those records are likely to work against if a suit ever hit full speed, because those scores could easily support the plaintiffs. "Gee, everyone over 55 ever hired has a 75%+ score. But your 25-54s range wildly from 56% and up." Once the company asserts this defense, the plaintiffs ask for demographic details on every employee in the company, and what the scores were at time of hiring.