How to legally discriminate against anyone above the age of 40?
Or under the age of 25. Nobody is voluntarily signing up for Instagram in the modern era. Hell, even TikTok is getting past its prime.
They might as well be demanding my Spotify Playlist.
Where are the kids then? Roblox?
See, THIS is what modern technology was supposed to bring.
It's so hard to organise a hangout with friends. Nobody knows when they're available because they don't have a proper calendar. Everyone just lives their life one day at a time, having no clue if they'll be free next Tuesday for a pint or two. It's so annoying.
The moment you start using a semi-public calendar, things become so much easier. People don't need to see your events, just free/busy blocks. And when you want to organise something for a dozen people, that level of knowledge, combined with some AI (ain't nobody got time to find a free time slot that's good for everyone!), sorts these things out so quickly.
Sure, some 30% still won't turn up but at least it's not an endless "X can't make it next Tuesday, next Thursday would be good except Y and Z are out of town, etc etc". I have your emails, I have your availability calendars, let's make it happen. Boom. Pub time scheduled in 5 minutes.
As someone under 25, this is bullshit. I'm the only person my age I know that doesn't use Instagram
i think you're severely overestimating how discerning most zoomers are about social media
Anyone asking for your full address at the job application stage isn't usually legit either. Just don't. You can give that to a BG check company after an offer is made and accepted.
Source - am HR
where I live, there is a street near mine that is locally famous for being a trouble making poor area.
Felony Flats is one of the nicer nicknames that neighborhood has. The street I live on is also famous, but it is famous for being the road with the old historical houses and generally upper class atmosphere, the popular walkway/trail runs alongside it.
Everything being equal and it came down to splitting hairs, if someone was to see the street names and addresses and knows the area, they would absolutely give me an opportunity vs my neighbor of just a few blocks away.
Felony Flats is one of the nicer nicknames that neighborhood has.
Please tell me there's also a Misdemeanor Manor somewhere in your city.
It's less an issue of getting a job and more an issue of data miners masquerading as job applications.
That really depends on the jurisdiction.
In the UK, it is mandatory to provide your actual address for most positions, for example.
Brit here. I have never been asked for my address pre-offer.
"Our application statistics show everybody has IG and TikTok accounts."
Data harvesting disguised as a job application
And it's required. I genuinely have neither. Am I not welcome to apply?
Sadly these people would probably assume that you were lying.
N/A
N/A
It's anecdotal, but back when I was on Reddit, I saw someone say that a prospective employer actually required your full credentials so that they could check your private information as well.
I feel like any company that seriously wants an employee doesn't want an answer to either question.
I do not have a TikTok account because I'm not 6 years old, and do not care about what the current trend is.
Maybe it's an intelligence test: if you supply them, you're too dumb for the job.
this could only come close to making sense for a social media manager.
Looking forward to the day I'm unemployable for not having those accounts instead of just for being really easy to find out I'm a communist
I recently attempted to apply for a job and they wanted a link to my LinkedIn page. Fair enough, but then they also had another spot for "Website" that was mandatory to fill in, and it would not allow me to continue with the application until I had a legit website in there, and it wouldn't accept the same link as my LinkedIn page that I'd already used in the space above, so I just gave up. Fuckers.
Use https://example.com/ lol
But, yeah, it's gotten ridiculous. No one wants to work, though...
"N/A" is the correct answer unless your account happens to be under your real name. "Fuck you, try and find it" is what you should be thinking.
Someone should make rickroll versions of those accounts.
I can really only see this if you’re applying for a social media or influencer related position or if you have a portfolio of related work that would be published on those sites. Otherwise, even as far as most background checks go, it’s too invasive and very presumptuous.
So to get the job do I have to create these accounts?
I would just put “N/A” in each box. they probably won’t contact me anyway so whatever.
This is some SCS bullshit if I've ever seen it. Boycott any business you see aski9ng for this, straight up.
And the star indicating they are mandatory? What if i don't use that junk?
Hey, I don't want ruffle anyone's feathers but should your life be more than just social media. I never post about my life online because its mine and only I get to experience the joys and sorrows that it entertains. Comparing yourself to the twit behind a keyboard is kinda lame
most of them are fake/ghost jobs...
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