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> "But every time a company hires someone who is not a young male, they run the risk that the new hire isn't there to work, rather is there to scam you." Old w
by polemic 13y ago
> "But every time a company hires someone who is not a young male, they run the risk that the new hire isn't there to work, rather is there to scam you."
Old white male, having accrued all the benefits of the privilege of his position, proceeds to use his power to make sure that only People Like Him can continue to succeed.
Rather than fix problems, he'd rather tell you all that Everything is OK, being Agist and Sexist isn't our problem, it's their problem.
- gatehouse 13y agoYeah, the day you have a dollar is the day someone shows up with their hand out. From what I've seen of the legal system it is just a proxy for brute force, the only thing it really accomplishes is to keep everyone from killing each other, beyond that it is pretty much the law of the jungle. I think software development actually has an easier time than most professions to weed out freeloaders. You can make someone program right in the interview. Programming ability is an extremely perishable skill. EDIT: also, obviously, REAL reference checking.