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Re:Twitter’s head of diversity is leaving and its chief HR o... by tubehouse on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @04:09PM (#13602132)
Almost everyone agrees with the idea of hiring based on merit instead of prejudice. But I very often see diversity advocates attacking the idea of merit-based hiring. For example, making fun of people that use the word "meritocracy" has become a popular meme. Personally I'm not sure how to account for this discrepancy.
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Re:Twitter’s head of diversity is leaving and its chief HR o... by anigbrowl on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @04:23PM (#13602252)
Perhaps because 'meritocracy' is sometimes advanced as an excuse for ignoring other factors, without the proponent investing the effort to actually use double-blind method for selecting among applicants to avoid the possibility of bias among hiring managers.
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