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I had to get a background check for my job; the report is a 300 page pdf

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Re: I had to get a background check for my job; the report is a 300 page pdf

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Post by ayberk »

Jupe wrote: post #111

Get used to it... this is the world we (the tech community) helped, even pushed, to create. I ask myself, would a FAANG company hire someone who doesn't actively tweet? Somehow, I doubt it. It is increasingly impossible to live in the modern world without using the internet. Try buying something these days; many of the brick-and-mortar stores are disappearing. Try getting a job without using online services. Try buyi…

> I ask myself, would a FAANG company hire someone who doesn't actively tweet? Somehow, I doubt it.

Yes, they do. Actually I'll go ahead and claim that majority of SDEs in those companies aren't active social media users.

Re: I had to get a background check for my job; the report is a 300 page pdf

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Post by maest »

wayneftw wrote: post #298
maest wrote: post #226

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why would people make fun of them behind their back?

Because this is generally a topic of ridicule? You don't have to look very far - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbT2sQ1GmgY

I wouldn't use the word "generally" here.

Pretty much none of the people I work with would consider this ridicule-worthy.

People are aware it's not usual to have different pronouns so the reason they'd make this request must be important to them. Probably more important than it is for you to use regular pronouns.

So if it's important, why ridicule them?

(Of course, if you have evidence that they're doing it on a whim or for frivolous reasons, then sure, you can make fun of them _for being frivolous_.)

EDIT: I've watched the video you've linked to. I think it's important to understand those are comedians doing an entertainment show. They're obviously not seriously intelectually engaging the issue. And Segura even says he's fine with using people's prefered pronouns.

Re: I had to get a background check for my job; the report is a 300 page pdf

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Post by 0xff00ffee »

BlueTemplar wrote: post #118
0xff00ffee wrote: post #52

I stopped using my real name on social media in 2016. I wonder if Fama can still associate my posts with my fake names. Because if so, holy shit I'm fucked for dozens of reasons. I guess they could ask Reddit and Hacker News for IP logs of user ip addresses, especially since HN doesn't delete accounts.

Yeah, you shouldn't count on it. Especially if they use neural networks - they likely have the know-how to identify you using your writing patterns (though the needle in the haystack issue might help you against not really persistent detectives...)

"Especially if they use neural networks"

LOL.

Re: I had to get a background check for my job; the report is a 300 page pdf

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Post by cheez »

cheez wrote: post #297
danogentili wrote: post #267

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Try repeating this assertion after getting into a car crash yourself

I've been in one, had a finger chopped off and been in a coma :-)

To be clear, it sucked for a bit but I came back just fine.

Re: I had to get a background check for my job; the report is a 300 page pdf

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Post by BlueTemplar »

0xff00ffee wrote: post #304
BlueTemplar wrote: post #118

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yeah, you shouldn't count on it. Especially if they use neural networks - they likely have the know-how to identify you using your writing patterns (though the needle in the haystack issue might help you against not really persistent detectives...)

"Especially if they use neural networks" LOL.

"LOL" as in "heh, like they have the know-how to use them properly !" or as in "duh, of course they do!" ?

Re: I had to get a background check for my job; the report is a 300 page pdf

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Post by BlueTemplar »

isoskeles wrote: post #292
BlueTemplar wrote: post #209

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Well, I will admit that I am quite ignorant of what exactly a background check is, but I just don't see how such a morally fraught question can be legally allowed to be decided by anyone else than a psychologist. In fact, considering the moral hazard, I don't even see how even using an AI, even as simple as "grep", helping that psychologist in the cost-minimization contexts of a private company would not result in an…

That’s not what moral hazard means. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_hazard

Right, it's probably inappropriate to use this term at this specific place in my argument.

However, in what is probably not just a coincidence, the global issue this is only one facet of is about the information asymmetry between citizens and corporations...

Re: I had to get a background check for my job; the report is a 300 page pdf

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Post by astura »

mikedilger wrote: post #278
astura wrote: post #275

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Definitely not true in America, most low skill jobs I've worked about 40%+ of employees ended up fired. Most for "just not working out" rather than blatant insubordination.

California is different than the rest of America, and that's where my experience is from. Sun paid me out 6 months severence pay... it didn't seem fair to them. While working there it took about 6 months of intermittant dedicated effort for our manager to fire one of our co-workers. In NZ I was hired via a 90-day trial where the employer could let me go for no reason given within 90 days. Without that trial, I probab…

Well that doesn't mean that it's California law that's the problem (California is an “at-will” state like the vast majority of states), but Sun's policies. Usually corporate policies only pays out severance for layoffs, not firings for poor performance, and severance is hardly required under California law.

A lot of white collar employers will usually try to work with poor performers to improve performance, but that's definitely not a given.

>In NZ I was hired via a 90-day trial where the employer could let me go for no reason given within 90 days.

This is extremely common in America too, it's called a "probationary period." My husband didn't even get any benefits during the six month probationary period at his last job.

There's also "contract to hire," which is, again, not uncommon in America. The new employee is employed by an external company for a set period of time and the employer can decide to hire him or her (or not) when the contract ends.

Internships are also used as a "try before you buy." Some employers mostly hire former interns for junior positions, that way they already know their skills and work ethic. I worked at two such companies where the vast majority of juniors were former interns.

Re: I had to get a background check for my job; the report is a 300 page pdf

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Post by guntars »

grecy wrote: post #168
guntars wrote: post #164

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Who’s responsible for you being a single parent with limited skills? The corporation?

The better questions is do you want to help your neighbours and people in your community who are in such a situation, or do you just say "It's your problem" and turn a blind eye. What kind of world do you want to live in? Keep in mind you're only one serious medial disaster (massive car crash, cancer, etc.) away from bankruptcy, so it would be extremely quick for the tables to turn. Do some reading into people who we…

Having kids when you're not ready for them and getting cancer or into a car crash are two very different things, I hope you can see that.

And if people change their opinions when they end up on the opposite side of the situation, those opinions probably weren't worth much to begin with and will likely change again once things turn around.

Re: I had to get a background check for my job; the report is a 300 page pdf

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Post by non-entity »

kennywinker wrote: post #113
ZhuanXia wrote: post #74

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It's basically an algorithmic filter for wokism. A lot of innovative people tend to be unswayed by our strange moral fads. Seems like talent is being left on the table. Good news for startups.

Not really “for wokism” - some of the tweets captured are “woke” but still flagged for the language used. As one reply pointed out “fuck racism” would get flagged. It seems like it’s more just scanning for expressions of opinion, good or bad. “I like alcohol” - flagged bad. “I love charity” - flagged good. So these can be used by employers to determine “culture fit” which (opinion here) will probably largely be used,…

Marketted as "AI" lmao
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