SparklyCupcake
SparklyCupcake

Idiots hiring! Pocketfm edition

The stupidity and arrogance of some leaders in some companies to use colleges as filter criteria for what is clearly irrelevant for the role.

Mostly these idiots end up fucking up company after company creating these neo-casteist groups sucking off and living off each other.

This identity based hiring is the start of corporate politics. I still don’t understand how difficult it is for fucking idiots to understand that while hiring for most roles you have to encourage diverse backgrounds at the start of the process to help you hire the right candidate for the long term, specially in a startup.

PS I’m not against preferring candidates from certain colleges if it’s relevant. What i do hate is this herd behaviour of trying to hire only from your alumni the moment you are given leadership roles.

It must be such shitty experience to work under idiots like these if you are not from their alumni colleges because their biases play into all evaluations they do about their teams.

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PeppyMarshmallow
PeppyMarshmallow

This is pretty common, has been like that for ages. It’s their company and their rules. You also have the freedom to NOT apply. Maybe they have had better experiences with candidates from top tier universities. Remember getting into most tier 1 colleges is itself difficult and only top talent make it. Also get better academic infrastructure, exposure to alumni networks, etc. So there are high chances they will do well.

Doesn’t mean that candidates from non-tier1 universities can’t excel. Some can be equally good or even better. Maybe these guys don’t want to take a chance with this role.

SparklyCupcake
SparklyCupcake
  1. You can hire without a bias. Just need to be a better leader.
  2. I am not applying for the job.
  3. It’s a 6 year old company. It has at max 3000 folks. So previous experience isn’t relevant metric to use.
  4. I have nothing against hiring with college filters if it’s relevant and I have huge respect for people who have studied from those colleges
  5. Don’t want to take a chance is not right argument if you want to build a company with great lasting culture.
  6. Previous experience as basis of discriminating publicly is not a defense to perpetuate stereotypes.

People should expect better from people.

JumpyBanana
JumpyBanana

Spoken like a loser. Shut up and live your sad life.

CosmicTaco
CosmicTaco

Hate to be that guy but this way its much more easier for the HMs, HRs. Plus, trust comes in easy if someone is from same college.
Also, earlier I respected tier 2/3 people who made it big but kinda don't like the superior attitude most of them have "kya ukhaad liya tier 1 jake ham bhi yahi t bhi yahi"
Firstly, no we are not at the same level, huge difference in salaries at every level. Secondly, even if its same, college is MUCH MORE than securing a job, more like a byproduct(for me, at least)
If someone has worked hard at any point in life, they can milk it as long as they want.

BubblyMochi
BubblyMochi

L take

CosmicTaco
CosmicTaco

which part exactly ? @_exploited

SparklyCupcake
SparklyCupcake

PPS- You are not a fucking innovative community if your community is built out of college tags.

SquishyQuokka
SquishyQuokka

Massive W take. I agree with you. This is just stupid.

PrancingBagel
PrancingBagel

Do you think this "college tags" would be irrelevant anytime soon in future? Or in Indian job scene it won't be the case.

I see people arguing that it doesn't matter anymore on the contrast many companies hire based on college criteria.

SquishyQuokka
SquishyQuokka

Always better to de risk shit and get a better degree

ZestyQuokka
ZestyQuokka

Whoa! Shaant bheem shaant I read this post all angry and hyped up 😅

But 100% agree with you!

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