how exactly did the practice of "look the manager in the eyes and give him a firm handshake" disappear?
>>543477525because now you are just supposed to fuck them
>>543477525online applications. Before you could just show up to a job site and work for the day and get paid cash at the end.
You used to look the enemy soldier in the eye and give him a slice too
>>543477525companies spending billions of dollars a year on HRIS/ATS systems and roastie/offshore indian recruiters is the free market, most optimal solution to hiring. are you a communist?
>Instead of an interview process, workers faced a brutal, daily ritual known as the "shape-up" (in North America) or the "call-on" (in the UK).>How the Daily "Shape-Up" Worked>Every morning between 4:00 AM and 7:00 AM, hundreds of men would crowd around dock gates, pierheads, or factory yards hoping a ship had arrived or a shift needed filling.>• The Selection: A hiring boss or foreman (sometimes called a "ganger") would stand on a box or behind a gate and look over the crowd. They would arbitrarily point at the biggest, healthiest-looking men to pick them for the day's work.>• The "Scramble": In many ports, the foreman wouldn't even pick people individually. He would throw metal tokens or brass tags into the desperate crowd. Men would literally fight, scramble, and tackle each other on the ground to catch a tag. If you caught one, you could work that day. If you didn't, you went home penniless.
>>543477525they say to apply online so they can background check you and you can’t lie. it disappeared because everyone was lying in job interviews. literally ask the same boomer that told you to shake their hand. they will say lie about your experience and shit. so they know why too and it’s their fault as usual
>>543477525women took over HR
>>543477525Since most managers are females is considered sexual harassment
>>543477525They stopped paying a worthwhile wage and respecting the people they hired
>>543477525Boomers imported infinite beaners so they could get as close to owning slaves as is legally permissible