Poll of the Day > Do companies still do Affirmitve Action hiring?

(+) Yeah! (+)

It's been awhile since i've seen this

Yes. My mother works in HR at a company with AA policies. It only comes up when you have multiple applicants who are equally qualified, which is very rare. The percentages set as representative goals are more seen as guidelines to ensure that those doing the hiring are keeping potential bias in mind than hard rules; no one gets hired just to fill a quota.

Think of it as a tiebreaker more than anything else. It functions more as a bandaid over a gaping wound, trying to reduce the disparity in hiring standards for minorities because of the bigotry of those doing the hiring, without directly addressing the problem.

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interesting

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/jul/23/top-ad-men-who-feared-obliteration-win-sex-discrimination-claim

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discrimination action
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Obviously companies still engage in this openly racist (and sexist) practice because it's an openly racist law (where only a few conditions would leave them immune to it -- most notably the company's size). Companies should be looking to hire the best person for the job and fit for the culture, not just somebody who checks a box.


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