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Re:The case against hiring people from Ivy League schools by Narrow2890 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @04:24PM (#37680744)
Translating to normal person: You shouldn't hire people that aren't at least a bit desperate and ready to be abused as they'll do things like expect fair compensation for doing overtime and won't let you sell them a bridge about how great things will be in 5 to 10 years to break their back with unpaid labour now.

The constant name dropping, the stated preference for people that have debt or are trying to get out of retail jobs, the use of the phrase rockstars all make this sound like it was written by a narcissist.

I'm almost certain the bit about people bringing their parents to an interview is a naked lie or something that happened exactly once.

Re:The case against hiring people from Ivy League schools by Ancalagon on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @06:40PM (#37682413)
You pretty much nailed it.

This article can be summed up with: “Don’t hire people that know their worth.”