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| Mar 14, 2018 at 13:14 | comment | added | Dan | I think you have a point about lawyers. While I think being sued is a bit extreme, I did experience a situation where I called a potential employer after an interview to express interest and a lawyer responded with a do not contact again. I was surprised by it and wondered what sort of things I might have done but after reading reviews online I realize that was the company's standard operating procedure. | |
| Mar 13, 2018 at 16:20 | comment | added | Olin Lathrop | @L.D: It's quite unlikely anyone will say something that blatant. However, there are gray areas where some turned-down applicants might think they have a case to sue. Even if they don't win, it will still cost the company money to defend. For example, the company might have hired a younger person that isn't going to retire in a year, as they thought the candidate might. That could be trouble in some jurisdictions. That doesn't make it less of a valid business case, but all employees in on the decision need to know not to mention it. Canned vague responses reduces this risk. | |
| Mar 13, 2018 at 15:57 | comment | added | L.Dutch | I doubt that even the dumbest person I worked for would be so dumb to put in writing a straight "we don't want you to work with us because you are <insert discriminatory statement here>". But of course never underestimate the dumbness of people... | |
| Mar 13, 2018 at 13:47 | comment | added | Olin Lathrop | @chav: Yes. Obviously if the real reason was that you were to dark-skinned, or blue-eyed, or anything else against the law, they risk a lawsuit if you find out. In reality, both quantitative evaluations and subjective impressions factor into a hiring decision, regardless of how much some of them are legislated against. No company wants the people they turn down to make a stink about it, even if they were turned down for the right reasons. How do you quantify seems difficult to work with, for example? | |
| Mar 13, 2018 at 13:32 | comment | added | chaviaras michalis | @Olin_Lathrop "Even worse, it could lead you to sue them", do you think there is a fear to answer to me because of this? Can you explain to me further. Thank you for your answer. | |
| Mar 13, 2018 at 13:04 | history | answered | Olin Lathrop | CC BY-SA 3.0 |