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[-] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 58 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Also see the recent "anti-DEI" backlash.

I tried to get hired at an "anti-DEI" company pre-pandemic, for an intern position. They asked my brother if I had "unexplainable" fits of rage that would lead to destroyed equipment and bitten coworkers. Then in the second round they asked if I knew how much is 2 + 2, in a joking manner. Finally they instead tried to hire those who actually cheated the entry tests (they had to be let go), they had the best luck with reeducating a Javascript dev into a Java one. All because they though all disability that isn't coming from amputation is "severe intellectual disability", because joke made at the expense of the intellectually disabled.

[-] edinbruh@feddit.it 21 points 6 days ago

And what was the severe intellectual disability that got you this treatment?

[-] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 40 points 6 days ago

Autism. Did not tell them, but they found out.

[-] Korne127@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

How did they "found out" about that? But I'm sorry that sucks :/ Although I wonder why you'd want to apply at such a company

[-] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

They noticed my "odd behavior".

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