(Moved To: @[email protected])Nov 14, 2023
Personality tests in job applications are a legalized form of discrimination against neurodivergent people.
Show threadNeia masksNov 14, 2023
@[email protected] To name and shame: I applied to Canonical and they had me take a test that was basically "are you dyslexic? If so, get the fuck out of here."

It was a programming job. Sure, there's a lot of text there, but I can use dyslexic friendly fonts. They made some excuse about it being a "spatial reasoning problem," but programmers don't get many problems like that in practice. If each of those took me ten times as long as normal, I'd be like 99.7% as effective at the job.
Show threadKayla Eilhart (cz)Nov 14, 2023

Yeah, currently it doesn't make sense to even try to apply to Canonical, their hiring process is probably even illegal in some countries because of these tests. You don't even talk to a real person until you go through writing a lengthy essay and then pass through a bunch of psychometric tests. By the way, I took these tests in my own language, and they are pretty badly translated/worded, so you get an instant penalty to start with.

@neia @ashten

Show threadShine
@kayla_eilhart @neia @ashten Yea, making tests that are quite obviously made to discriminate neurodivergent people doesn't sound exacly legal. But tbh, good riddance. I wouldn't enjoy working for company like that
Nov 14, 2023 at 9:59amWeb