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I'm suspicious of this technology. While I concede that it probably has some statistical and even empirical merit, those in HR will always do everything they can to make sure that "troublemakers and journeymen" get kept out. But unfortunately, most people who have had the same job for a long time are either just trying to pay their mortgage and smiling through gritted teeth long enough to see their kids alright or have no imagination/ambition and those who switch jobs regularly are often simply tired of taking shit from people. I think you'll find that "troublemakers" usually have tried to alert their line managers to the real flaws in the company's systems and been told to shut up. Look at the businesses this data is being taken from, Law Companies, Corporate Banks etc. It is obviously yet another toy to allow rich kids to recognise their own. What has this got to do with those who do the vast majority of the actual work?

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