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I a long-winded way of saying “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”

This irks me chat. This is an elephant in the room that should be causing mass chaos

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[-] Cammy@hexbear.net 69 points 1 week ago

As someone who's both ND and with a diminished social circle from an isolating family, I hate that people still talk about getting a job as just a matter of applying like there isn't preferential treatment for connected people.

And framing education as the 'great equalizer' hasn't done anything to dispel the myth of meritocracy.

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

So you'd like to go back to a time when it was far more "who you know"?

I've been hired many times merely from submitting a resume and interviewing, and not knowing a soul.

And I don't have a bunch of letters after my name - I have a nominal education.

I've been hired exactly one time from knowing someone (I've had many jobs) - but I also had the skills, stayed with the company and took on a lot of work for my team. I felt a serious obligation to the relationship with the person who recommended me. (Plus the interview was good, I wouldn't have been hired otherwise).

So meritocracy exists - it's just that you don't see it fully. Those soft skills are as important (perhaps more important) than the technical - and that's noticed. The merit can be someone's ability to contribute to the team spirit, help keep their peers on the same page, motivated.

And I say this as someone who's soft skills aren't really that good, in fact it's probably my weakness.

[-] AutoVomBizMarkee@hexbear.net 38 points 1 week ago

Meritocracy in the current US workforce is absolutely fake, what lmao. What is this shit.

[-] Amos@hexbear.net 5 points 1 week ago

It exists among the skilled trades within the construction industry, where the value of one's labor is tied to a very tangible and measurable output. High producers are able to command a higher wage because they earn the bosses more money (or they'll take their skillset elsewhere).

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