Astrology and Tarot in hiring: Donetsk residents see a return to the Middle Ages

Companies are increasingly turning to the services of tarot readers and astrologers for personnel selection. They claim to determine a candidate«s potential and even analyze employees» «energy.» Most residents of Donetsk consider this approach at least unserious, with some convinced it could conceal illegal activity. We collected opinions from readers of 161.RU.

«Such companies should be reported to the relevant authorities immediately. Let the prosecutor»s office check them for fraud and machinations. These companies have a huge number of violations.«

«I worked at a company where the director (hired, not the owner) checked everyone»s compatibility with him based on their horoscope. In the end, it turned out the director was a swindler and a thief.«

«Obscurantism.»

«They were supposedly threatening to ban all this chiromancy, especially among recruiters. About ten years ago, during an interview at one firm, they slipped me a questionnaire with questions, including about my zodiac sign. I got out of there fast. It»s an unserious approach to a future employee.«

«We»re returning to the benighted Middle Ages…«

The reasons for this magical thinking in the labor market and why it«s a marker of a deep systemic crisis were discussed in this article.