I am involved in a lot of job interviews at our technology company. Almost every young candidate touts empathy as one of their strengths, to the point where we roll our eyes and ignore it now.
Here’s something that was interesting to me, coming across the phrase “ moral grandstanding “. That was a phrase I used to use to describe what is now most often called virtue signaling. That does make sense because when you’re virtue signaling, you’re getting up on your high horse and letting people know what a good person you are even though you’re doing no more than expressing an opinion you may not actually understand or really believe in.
I am involved in a lot of job interviews at our technology company. Almost every young candidate touts empathy as one of their strengths, to the point where we roll our eyes and ignore it now.
Here’s something that was interesting to me, coming across the phrase “ moral grandstanding “. That was a phrase I used to use to describe what is now most often called virtue signaling. That does make sense because when you’re virtue signaling, you’re getting up on your high horse and letting people know what a good person you are even though you’re doing no more than expressing an opinion you may not actually understand or really believe in.