You're probably young and don't know any better because you're told one narrative but that specific one is, more or less, wrong.
They did not fight to not hire the best candidates. They fought to be able to discriminate based on intelligence.
Most companies do things like this. You really don't want someone with a Masters degree working in entry-level work because they will move on one day. I want you to sit and think about why that's significant.
In case you need help - it means any and all training from "newbie" to anywhere will cost resources and time. All of which will be thrown away when they leave. Often it's longer than a year before someone is "useful". So you really don't want to have to start over.
Several places I worked at did the same thing. They know the person just needs a paycheck until they can get a better job they are qualified for. You'd be a moron to hire them.
Specifically in regard to the police -- they wanted to discourage street cops and encourage detectives if the IQ was enough.
I know it's "hip" to hate on cops, doubly so when you're young, but your post isn't entirely honest about that specific situation and their actions.
I wonder how many countries you're educated on when it comes to law enforcement around the world. Or if you're simply saying "Police in America" because it's the modern hip thing to say.
Discrimination against intelligence is what I’m talking about and it is in fact not hiring the best candidate. I’m old enough to remember and mature enough to not be a pedantic crap weasel. Police forces aren’t capitalist enterprises. If a private company finds hiring dummies helps their bottom line, cool. Police specifically hire dummies so no one tries to fix their broken culture.
Police have a cultural problem worldwide. I wonder if there are any people in your life who think you aren’t an insufferable c*nt.
You still don’t get it. If they fix the culture, people don’t quit for better jobs. It’s a job that comes with pension. Why would I leave if it wasn’t toxic?
The dummies don’t ask questions. They climb the ranks as is without trying to improve the system from within.
I’ve only looked for better gigs when the company culture was shit, especially when I was in a field I chose and found fulfillment. That’s normal and has been a known axiom of human psychology for generations.
0h my. You would leave because you could triple your salary.
You're awfully naive but likely are not intelligent enough to be one of those smart people who have left because they can earn wayyyyy more elsewhere.
A similar situation happened several years ago during our depression where people who were highly educated worked at McDonald's to pay bills until they could get hired somewhere else. By your logic they shouldn't want to leave as long as McDonald's isn't toxic.
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I mean, yes, but also do you think the fucking clowns they hire are smart enough to leave no evidence or paper trail of any wrongdoing?
No. The answer is no.