Went to an interview
The team for this job is whiter than snow
Sat and waited super patiently for the interview to begin (because of course they were late. Seems common).
Had the interview.
Told I will get a phone call with an answer tomorrow.
Less than 90 minutes later, I get an email saying they chose someone else.
Why do I feel like this is a case of them already having picked a candidate but still wasting time anyway?
fuck them crackas
fuck capitalism
btw, the manager for this job has “dick” in her surname so at least I got to chuckle at that. I’m mentally 12.
Is the job post a requirement for private companies in the US? Never seen that happen in a private company in Europe unless maybe it’s like a large multinational one where they need to fudge the internal company paperwork, usually if they want to do a nepotism they just straight up do it.
its a public sector thing in US afaik
It’s one of those things that falls under affirmative action, but companies do things to get around it anyway. They have to provide “equal opportunity” to all candidates, which includes things like not asking your religion or making you disclose your ethnicity. But if they actually did provide equal opportunities, it would mean they, their friends, and their family members are unqualified.
It’s like you can’t say “We want whites only for this modeling job,” so they say “Looking for person with light, straight hair for Oktoberfest-themed photo shoot.” Technically, you don’t have to be white in order to qualify for this position. But who do you think they’re going to hire? A non-white person with bleached hair straightened or a blonde haired, blue-eyed white person?