You should work on your reading comprehension.
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spankmonkey@lemmy.world 4 months agoYou fell for snake oil
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 4 months ago
No.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 months ago
I am now convinced that you didn’t even read their comment.
The “success” is about the person succeeding in getting a job, despite the fact that they use snake oil during the hiring process.
The person is interviewing for a job. If they want the job, they have to take the stupid test. It’s really not hard to understand.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Where did I say anything about not taking the polygraph?
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Did you actually read my comment? Again, I am not saying that it works, but that it doesn’t MATTER whether it works, because they are going to do the polygraph anyway, and this person needs to know the actual procedure, not useless navel-gazing about how, surprising nobody, the US government uses ridiculous tests, spends obscene amounts of time and money, and all of it amounts to a fucking vibe check.
YES, it’s WORTHLESS, but that isn’t going stop the fucking fascist across the table from you from judging you by it, and arguing over it is PRECISELY as worthless as the test itself.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 4 months ago
The polygraph process doesn’t care about what the person means because it isn’t even measuring personal convictions or whether the person even thinks they are lying or telling the truth. If you think a polygraph has any meaning whatsoever other than what the person ‘reading’ it wants it to mean then you have fallen for snake oil.
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Right, and they need to know what the process is, because the ACTUAL interview is at the BEGINNING, without the machine, like I SAID. That is the part that they need to focus on.
Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
That person is an idiot without any actual real world experience. Good on you for sharing useful information. I’ve had colleagues and employees like him lose their job before even being hooked up because of their shit attitude and my advice to folks boils down to the same. Be respectful, be transparent, even if embarrassing (there is nothing they haven’t heard before), and just give your “yes”, “no”. Best case you don’t see them again for 3-5 years, worst case it’s inconclusive and they will run it again a couple times and you will be more used to what’s expected. Go in with a shit attitude with your head up you ass and nobody is feeling bad that you pissed away a salary/job security perk and will never think about you again after a weeks time as they press on checking the box and taking care of themselves.