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    questine:
    have you ever been researching a hiree and their social media and noticed that they were a young, naive virtue signaler?

    now, should that get in the way of a hire because of a fear of a toxic morale? or should it be ignored as ennui?

    I would ideally like to avoid this type of work environment:

    (pardon my entertainment example as a metaphor for real life but whatever)

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    • btw this is not QBN related so don't worry about that.
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    • Yes, do not hire anyone under 40. People over 40 in design need help getting jobs, and are better works, less like to be distracted by social media.shapesalad
    • *workersshapesalad
    • oh, I'm sorry I'm not in design. I used to be but not anymore. I guess I want to know your opinion for a creative in general...
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    • *likely... but more likely to be bad at typing.shapesalad
    • "Do not hire anyone under 40" is great advice
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    • lol.
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    • I take their social into account when hiring. They've put it out there so why not?TOMMYxGUNN
    • yeah, it's kind of hard to ignore, isn't it?
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    • You'd take it into account if they had posted outright racist stuff, so yeah, judge away. I have.TOMMYxGUNN
    • Yes, it's fine to take their social into account when assessing candidates. (Assuming their profile is public.)
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    • However, if you do this, you're the kind of boss that thinks they deserve to influence workers' free time / private lives outside of work.
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    • You might say you're not that person, but you are. Bad bosses never know they're bad bosses. They all think they're good.
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    • lol.
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    • https://media0.giphy…
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    • dont hire anyone above 40yrs old. that should cover almost everyone on qbn.pango
    • Lol. Nobody on qbn is qualified
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    • It's not a design job at all
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    • That's a bizarre sequence of hoops you've jumped through there nb. Would you hire someone who posted racist comments?TOMMYxGUNN
    • Trust your gut. If you are asking the question, I'd take that as a worrying sign.monNom
    • ooh that was a good one, thanks
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    • it probably works both ways, show him/her this post, they will likely look for work elsewhere so problem solved.fadein11
    • Womp womp
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