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What would happen if it was mandated by law that all prospective employers do this?


So one could just go to a different interview every day and get paid for not working?


It sounds like interviewers would have to change their interview process to account for this.

Can you think of some ways that they could innovate the interview process if spurred on my this new constraint?


Most likely find some loophole that lets them keep more or less the same process but doesn't quite reach the legal criteria that require it to be paid.


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I bet you could think of a few ways to craft the law to eliminate or mitigate this.

Let's hear them.


Yeah, right, because real life is full of examples of laws with no loopholes...


Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.

Can you think of any laws that have loopholes but we're still better off for their existence?


You don't seriously expect me to argue your position for you, do you? If you want to convince someone that such a law would be beneficial, feel free to stop sealioning and start making actual arguments.


Can you think of any instances where there are laws that have very little or no loopholes?

What separates those laws from the kind of law we're talking about? How are they different? How are they the same?




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