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0 pointsAndyNemmity1y ago0 comments

That was not the case in my experience. I am learning that we all have vastly different experiences on what the implementation was, making the discussion rather difficult because we are all talking from very different vantage points.

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ColdTakes1y ago

It would help the conversation if you expound on your experiences on implementation.

l0t0b0r0s1y ago

That would require the person having an actual argument instead of being a contrarian shill.

devvvvvvv1y ago

What exactly else did DEI initiatives do besides try to get people hired for their race instead of their competence?

laughinghan1y ago

In theory they try to get people hired for their competence rather than their network. A widely-cited anecdotal example of this reportedly working well is the Rooney Rule: https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs06/news/story?id=2750645

This thread also has a lot of anecdotal examples of failure modes of 'diverse slate' rules, though, such as people who have already decided who to hire still interviewing women candidates just to appease the rule, thus wasting everyone's time.

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