It seems like an AI written article about a Reddit post that they did not link. The site loads wonky for me so maybe the link was stripped, but I don’t know if I believe any of that.
Following the manager’s report to upper management about the flaws in the ATS, significant action was taken. “Half of the HR department was fired in the following weeks,” he stated. The situation serves as a cautionary tale about the potential pitfalls of relying solely on technology in the hiring process.
An entire HR team was terminated after a manager discovered that their automated system had mistakenly rejected all job applications, including his own
It seems like an AI written article about a Reddit post that they did not link. The site loads wonky for me so maybe the link was stripped, but I don’t know if I believe any of that.
Yeah I agree. Additionally in my experience, management level doesn’t have the authority or ability to fire an entire department like HR
It looks like it is right in the piece linked:
Following the manager’s report to upper management about the flaws in the ATS, significant action was taken. “Half of the HR department was fired in the following weeks,” he stated. The situation serves as a cautionary tale about the potential pitfalls of relying solely on technology in the hiring process.
Were they replaced by a different automated system?
And nothing of value was lost…