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Re:IBM's Asshole Test by bobkazamakis on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @06:17PM (#31266581)
> I don't think it's ethical to evaluate a candidate on interactions that they weren't informed were being evaluated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect

>I don't see how this behavior is relevant to the job; and evaluating it on a hiring committee invites all sorts of "cultural fit" biases that generally making the hiring process inconsistent and discriminatory.

I don't see how not doing this, really changes anything. The process is already inconsistent and discriminatory. The only thing this really tests is integrity.

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Re:IBM's Asshole Test by johnnyanmac on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @07:57PM (#31267508)
I'm not sure if the Hawthorne effect applies that strongly here. It has to do with worker productivity, not behavior. In fact, this IBM test may weed out a few employees who are otherwise perfectly kind people in general public outings.
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