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A comment on Airbnb's experiment in combatting rental bias means swapping names for initials. Parent comment

Re:Airbnb's experiment in combatting rental bias means swapp... by bunfunton on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @08:54AM (#29808889)
Ah yes hire your cog for the machine with no regard to team fit
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Re:Airbnb's experiment in combatting rental bias means swapp... by Angostura on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @08:57AM (#29808926)
The problem is that 'team fit' can often be a synomymn for 'someone like me'.

If there are particular attributes that you want to hire for, those should be in the job/person spec and candidates should be assessed against them.

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Re:Airbnb's experiment in combatting rental bias means swapp... by KarlKemp on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @09:31AM (#29809383)
It is quite blatantly not-even-code for “I like him”. That likability doesn’t necessarily depend on the protected classes, but often will.
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