Dec 31, 2017, 6:09 am
Last edit by: jc94
This new annual thread has been carved out of the previous thread in an effort to reduce the number of megathreads on the AC forum. For those interested previous versions are the original 2004 - 2014 thread , 2015 edition, 2016 edition and 2017 edition
The original thread started by accident but quickly became a popular place to come and discuss off topic things such as hockey, new movies, or almost anything that wouldn't fit into existing AC forum threads. More Air Canada or Aeroplan topics such as flight feedback, in-flight services issues or mileage earning/redemption are all topics that should go into existing AC forum threads so others can benefit from this information. Topics about hotels or airlines and/or their loyalty programs should be posted elsewhere on FT as should topics better suited to other forums such as Travel Products for questions about luggage or Travel Photography for discussion about cameras.
While the conversation is more relaxed as it would be in a lounge that doesn't mean however that the FT rules don't apply here as they definitely do so please refrain from controversial topics such as politics or religion, avoid profanities and treat other lounge patrons with the same respect you expect.
The original thread started by accident but quickly became a popular place to come and discuss off topic things such as hockey, new movies, or almost anything that wouldn't fit into existing AC forum threads. More Air Canada or Aeroplan topics such as flight feedback, in-flight services issues or mileage earning/redemption are all topics that should go into existing AC forum threads so others can benefit from this information. Topics about hotels or airlines and/or their loyalty programs should be posted elsewhere on FT as should topics better suited to other forums such as Travel Products for questions about luggage or Travel Photography for discussion about cameras.
While the conversation is more relaxed as it would be in a lounge that doesn't mean however that the FT rules don't apply here as they definitely do so please refrain from controversial topics such as politics or religion, avoid profanities and treat other lounge patrons with the same respect you expect.
The Forum Lounge Thread (2018)
Mar 1, 2018, 4:46 pm
#826
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ite-asian-bias
I actually been hearing rumbles from university classmates about this happening on the tech hiring side, at first I thought it was sour grapes but wow I guess its real.
Wilberg said that in 2016 and 2017, he and his fellow recruiters were told on several occasions to approve or dismiss job candidates based solely on whether they were women, black or Latino. In March 2017, a YouTube staffing manager emailed recruiters and told them, "Please continue with L3 [level three] candidates in process and only accept new L3 candidates that are from historically underrepresented groups." In another email, the same manager wrote, "We should only consider L3s from our underrepresented groups."
Last spring, YouTube recruiters were allegedly instructed to cancel interviews with applicants who weren’t female, black or Hispanic, and to “purge entirely” the applications of people who didn’t fit those categories, the lawsuit claims.
People familiar with YouTube’s and Google’s hiring practices in interviews corroborated some of the lawsuit’s allegations, including the hiring freeze of white and Asian technical employees, and YouTube’s use of quotas.
People familiar with YouTube’s and Google’s hiring practices in interviews corroborated some of the lawsuit’s allegations, including the hiring freeze of white and Asian technical employees, and YouTube’s use of quotas.
Last edited by Jumper Jack; Mar 1, 2018 at 5:06 pm
Mar 1, 2018, 5:23 pm
#827
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Yep, it’s positive discrimination I believe the term is. May not be politically correct to say but if I have 10 candidates for a software developer job odds are at most 3 will be women. If all three of them suck why should I have to hire an inferior candidate?
And for reference, last time we hired a male and female candidate the female was by far the best hire
She quit for more money, the other moved on.
And for reference, last time we hired a male and female candidate the female was by far the best hire
She quit for more money, the other moved on.
Mar 1, 2018, 5:27 pm
#828
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Competence, drive, and being a HR check-mark is a great path to success. Did she also have an impressive github history?
Mar 1, 2018, 5:32 pm
#829
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For those who weren't born yet, this was a most famous case https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regent..._Cal._v._Bakke
Mar 1, 2018, 5:59 pm
#830
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Have you guys ever drove Vancouver to Winnipeg? It's good until Calgary and gets progressively worse and worse and once you get to Brandon you just want to give up. What a boring drive...
I appreciate flying so much more now.
I appreciate flying so much more now.
Mar 1, 2018, 7:05 pm
#831
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I was sure the term was "reverse discrimination"
For those who weren't born yet, this was a most famous case https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regent..._Cal._v._Bakke
For those who weren't born yet, this was a most famous case https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regent..._Cal._v._Bakke
Mar 1, 2018, 8:22 pm
#832
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So it’s 10:20 here in the center if the Universe and there is no snow, no rain and there’s barely any wind, I just went out for a 5km run and it’s actually quite pleasant.
Mar 1, 2018, 8:53 pm
#833
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...ite-asian-bias
I actually been hearing rumbles from university classmates about this happening on the tech hiring side, at first I thought it was sour grapes but wow I guess its real.
I actually been hearing rumbles from university classmates about this happening on the tech hiring side, at first I thought it was sour grapes but wow I guess its real.
But that argument doesn't play as well with people, I guess
Mar 1, 2018, 9:35 pm
#834
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Mar 2, 2018, 1:25 am
#836
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TFW the (LH) GA asks you to check your rollaboard because "it's full" but the overhead bins aren't even ⅓ full 
I didn't do it
I didn't do it
Mar 2, 2018, 9:36 am
#837
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Mar 2, 2018, 11:07 am
#838
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Mar 2, 2018, 11:44 am
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Mar 2, 2018, 6:21 pm
#840
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You know with time zones you could do YHZ in the morning and YVR in the evening. Though transferring through YOW/YYZ in March .. eeek.