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Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by dannypgh on Monday October 21, 2019 @08:58AM (#21311730)
> Often it seems to me that there are plenty of other motivations to run a company. The founders hire people who they like to hang out with, maybe same hobbies etc.

There are laws against employment discrimination, and I suggest to you most people aiming for "people who they like to hang out with with" will result in an outcome, intentional or not, of illegal discrimination.

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Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by BurritoAlPastor on Monday October 21, 2019 @12:06PM (#21313867)
If you look at the set of all the people in the world you like to hang out with, and somehow, incidentally, nobody from a discrimination-protected group is in that set... I have some bad news for you about your personal biases.
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Re:To hire neurodiverse workers, one firm got rid of job int... by traderjane on Monday October 21, 2019 @01:03PM (#21314586)
Does it mean they grew up in a different, more homogenous region than you? If you were never really exposed to black people, doesn’t that change a person? Shouldn’t we have sympathy for those who are underexperienced with blacks and other minorities?
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