Favouritism, nepotism flavours in workplaces..

Nebro

Why are these things happening..what are the reasons and the interest to do that.. what's behind this from Irish or non Irish people or groups of Irish or non Irish people..

Mrs OBumble

Human nature!

Nothing wrong with it, so long as it's not in government jobs, or based on the 9 factors you're not allowed to discriminate on.

Woodcutting

Happens in government jobs, ,in fact gov jobs are full of it.

Jim2007

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058397470/favouritism-nepotism-flavours-in-workplaces

It's the same the world over, nothing special about Ireland. I have done head hunting and recruiting in Ireland, Switzerland, the US and in a couple of other European countries. And in 35 years I can say that I never met an employer that hired someone they did not like because it was the law!

Human nature is such that we only want to hang out and work with people we have some kind of kindred spirit with - unless you're a consultant or contractor ;-). Once you meet the requirements for a job and past the recruiting filters, it really comes down to how well you fit in with those already in place.

The worst example I ever had was a client that rejected a candidate who wore white shoes to an interview for a job on the factory floor. Apparently as far as the client was concerned only pimps wear white shoes and nothing would move her on this, despite the need to recruit as many as 50 people urgently for the season and pointing out that it was unlikely that a pimp would need to seek such a job.

Sometimes you just have to accept the human condition.

3DataModem

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058397470/favouritism-nepotism-flavours-in-workplaces

People like familiar things. People like working with people they can easily communicate with.

Taxburden carrier

…and manipulate!

zoobizoo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123197155#Comment_123197155

The worst I encountered was the business owner, whose dad had given him the company, wouldn't hire an out of work guy who was really interested and enthusiastic about doing our minimum wage manual job because he seemed "desperate" for the job.

The guy was desperate….. . for a job… to be given a chance.

I was the one who had arranged the interview and I was the one who had to tell the guy that he didn't get the job.

z80CPU

Guessing you're a Gen Zeee OP.

Hearing a lot about snowflake gen z work entrants and their sensitivities.

This has always been going on OP and not just at work, but in secondary and third level here.

some things will never change.

tinytobe

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123197155#Comment_123197155

It's that sort of idiocy I dislike about the job search as well.

Only pimps were white shoes, eh? How come the interviewer knew so much about pimps? Was he consorting with this sort of crowd? It's hard to remain serious in such a situation.

z80CPU

Keeping your balance while walking on tightrope is hard as well, I'm using tightrope as metaphor for seriousness here

Isla Olivia

It happens everywhere, they believe that they can make someone's (of their liking) life better. And they don't care if they hurt someone else.