2nd: at the end of the session, I had a one-on-one conversation with the guy supervising the exercise to explain my reaction to it.
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He behaved really well, listened to my constructive feedback on how to make it not awful & what the issues were, and apologised to me.
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I raised the stereotyping, the ableism & the eugenics of it, the implications of forced pregnancy, & the potential distress to interviewees.
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As such, thanks to this specific employee, I left feeling somewhat reassured that the activity changed & the issues addressed. HOWEVER.
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The thing that exacerbated by distress at the content was the hostility of the facilitator when I objected. She basically said "then go".
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I pointed out that it was an exercise in eugenics, and that I was shocked we were doing it. Asking me to go became "I think you should go."
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Now. I will freely that my initial reaction was not constructive. From memory, I said, "I'm sorry, this is disgusting." Because SHOCK.
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I was honestly blindsided, especially as she'd introduced it as a "fun activity". My subsequent comments were still critical, but reasoned.
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At this point, we'd already completed the actual testing portion of the interview: this part was meant (I assume) to test group socialising.
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So being told "I think you should go" after 2 hours - as in, *no longer be considered a viable candidate for government work* - was WHOAH.
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Her rationale for asking me to leave was that "you're not going to be able to do it" given my objections. Meaning, she wouldn't discuss it.
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I held my ground & stayed, because I want a goddamn job and actually do enjoy - and am good at! - government work. But I didn't participate.
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It was at this point that the more senior dude, the one who listened to & reassured me subsequently, came in to oversee the exercise.
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