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Job application hell (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/facepalm@lemmy.world

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[–] candybrie@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Which is really just a system you can use to discriminate with plausible deniability: We didn't not hire people because of X protected characteristic; the "scientific" computer program never selected them as a quality worker.

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If you build your biases into a computer program, they're still your biases, even if it's not intentional.

[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 month ago

While I don't think that's a hot take, good luck proving that's happening without extensive legal costs.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oops! All biases

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

The Captain doesn't make those kinds of Oops.