Online job applications were a widespread crypto-eugenics program that took hold during the late 20th and early 21st century. These applications were notable for heavy use of videoconference interviews, little to no emphasis on exams and assessments (with rare exceptions, usually implemented to obtain unpaid labor from applicants), and a general disregard for time, scheduling, results, or basic human dignity.
Despite widespread contemporary criticism, the online job application was only abolished after the Job Board Riots in the latter half of the century.
Linkedin used to have these little micro-exams you could do to prove that you really do Know A Skill. apparently they removed them this year because hiring managers wanted the candidate to Describe In Their Own Words how they've ~used~ a given skill, thus reinforcing the "need experience to get experience" problem. all hiring managers die a thousand firey deaths.
- "Hyperbole" is a literary device that involves deliberate exaggeration for the sake of emphasis or humor. How does this post employ hyperbole?
- Why is this post written in the style of a Wikipedia article? Why does one of the links reference a fictional event from roughly thirty years in the future?
- OP is an underemployed autistic person living in a capitalist economy with a frustrating and underfunded social welfare system. How might these factors have influenced her decision to call the job application and interview process "crypto-eugenicist?" What role does the prefix crypto serve in that context?
