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Re:New York City bans employers from asking potential worker... by clavalle on Sunday April 09, 2017 @01:00PM (#14073204)
I think it is less about recognizing the need for quality and more about not needing nor being able to afford those skills.

It's like mechanics: F1 mechanics make a hell of a lot more than your average wrench turner (for good reason). If you need someone to look at your Corolla you don't need that extra skill and you couldn't afford it even if you wanted it.

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Re:New York City bans employers from asking potential worker... by morgante on Monday April 10, 2017 @03:44AM (#14076739)
You're assuming management competence (ie. that they know what they need).

I've seen way too many companies where they have 3 or 4 developers doing work which 1 competent developer could do, but they're unable to hire or retain competent developers due to poor pay. They'd actually save a lot of money by paying better.

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