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Re:Ask HN: Am I being instructed to do something illegal? (D... by int0x2e on Sunday January 23, 2022 @01:04PM (#30048522)
The issue with DSA is that some hiring managers will inevitably try to game the system. A friend once shared a strategy he saw at BigCorp - a hiring manager would fill the pipeline with 10 quality applicants, but if none of them matched the diversity requirement, that manager would add 2-3 diversity candidates that were horrible fits. They still started the interview loop, but failed miserably compared to a normal candidate, and no interviewer could really be ignore the difference in the CVs.

I personally really want be part of a diverse and inclusive team, but so far, all attempts to "enforce" D&I I've seen or heard of inevitably failed in some form or another. I would argue that the biggest issue has to do with supply, not demand for diverse talent, and resolving that will take a while sadly.

Re:Ask HN: Am I being instructed to do something illegal? (D... by janto on Sunday January 23, 2022 @01:17PM (#30048688)
Supply will never be fully resolved from a minority pool; there are less of them - the definition of a minority.
Re:Ask HN: Am I being instructed to do something illegal? (D... by int0x2e on Sunday January 23, 2022 @02:46PM (#30049746)
The supply of diverse talent can only be sourced from candidates with a diverse background. In that sense - they are the majority, not the minority.
Re:Ask HN: Am I being instructed to do something illegal? (D... by janto on Sunday January 23, 2022 @02:55PM (#30049840)
I think those pushing DEI in the US would take issue if you are selecting from the majority.