Timeline for Is it discriminatory to put "bonus" video game skills in a job advertisement?
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| Dec 14, 2018 at 11:00 | comment | added | Mołot | In one of my jobs playing certain games (especially table soccer) with clients was part of the job. Skill wasn't required, but it was a bonus. Is that the case in your company? | |
| Dec 14, 2018 at 5:08 | answer | added | Robert Frost | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 13, 2018 at 16:08 | comment | added | hyde | What other bonus skills are listed? I think it makes a difference, if "SNES gaming" is the only non-serious one, or if there are others. | |
| Dec 13, 2018 at 11:57 | comment | added | Dan Esparza |
Exactly what do you think they would they be discriminating against? I suspect you might be assuming something and you're not stating your assumption explicitly in your question. Your statement of could easily be interpreted as age or "geek" discrimination isn't clear.
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| Dec 12, 2018 at 18:19 | answer | added | Mike Ounsworth | timeline score: 11 | |
| Dec 12, 2018 at 17:50 | answer | added | De Novo | timeline score: 23 | |
| Dec 12, 2018 at 15:59 | comment | added | user87779 | @jwenting he said the question was reasonable, not the bonus skill requirement. | |
| Dec 12, 2018 at 15:06 | comment | added | gerrit | Where in the world are you located? The legal situation may likely depend on location. | |
| Dec 12, 2018 at 12:30 | comment | added | Mawg | While I somewhat agree with this good comment, I would make it simpler - if it's not part of the job, don't put it in the ad. You risk the ideal candidate deciding not to apply because they are not interested in SNES (whatever that is). | |
| Dec 12, 2018 at 11:44 | comment | added | SE Does Not Like Dissent | If the SNES abilities aren't related to the job, instead of highlighting it as a 'job skill', you could offer it as a work environment bonus; 'friendly atmosphere well suited to SNES retro gamers'. That way people know it's not mandatory, it's simply a plus if they enjoy that sort of thing. | |
| Dec 12, 2018 at 11:23 | history | protected | user44108 | ||
| Dec 12, 2018 at 11:03 | comment | added | bukwyrm | Perhaps we should discriminate between discriminating (i.e. sorting by features) and discriminatory (i.e. sorting by features that are illegal to sort by: race, religion, ...) practices. If the ad looks for WASPS, its discriminatory, if it looks for people whose hobbies are community oriented it's just disciminating. The SNES stuff seems discriminating but not discriminatory. | |
| Dec 12, 2018 at 10:56 | answer | added | Mark Booth | timeline score: 19 | |
| Dec 12, 2018 at 10:48 | comment | added | jwenting | @DavidK would you still call it reasonable if it favoured people with knowledge of a specific tool needed for the job? | |
| Dec 12, 2018 at 9:41 | answer | added | Ruadhan2300 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Dec 12, 2018 at 0:40 | answer | added | G_B | timeline score: 14 | |
| Dec 12, 2018 at 0:39 | answer | added | Mirror318 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Dec 11, 2018 at 21:38 | answer | added | CCTO | timeline score: 140 | |
| Dec 11, 2018 at 21:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackWorkplace/status/1072597033721184257 | ||
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| Dec 11, 2018 at 19:48 | answer | added | gnasher729 | timeline score: 13 | |
| Dec 11, 2018 at 19:15 | answer | added | Old_Lamplighter | timeline score: 12 | |
| Dec 11, 2018 at 18:51 | answer | added | Dan | timeline score: -2 | |
| Dec 11, 2018 at 18:20 | answer | added | DigitalBlade969 | timeline score: 63 | |
| Dec 11, 2018 at 18:15 | comment | added | SaggingRufus | @StefanoPalazzo if there is not, how can the applicant prove they have the SNES skills | |
| Dec 11, 2018 at 17:59 | history | edited | David K | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 11, 2018 at 17:37 | comment | added | Stefano Palazzo | Do you have a working SNES in the office? | |
| Dec 11, 2018 at 17:35 | answer | added | Joe Strazzere | timeline score: 30 | |
| Dec 11, 2018 at 17:32 | answer | added | David K | timeline score: 216 | |
| Dec 11, 2018 at 17:31 | answer | added | Ertai87 | timeline score: 5 | |
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| Dec 11, 2018 at 17:21 | history | asked | user95595 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |