Points 1 and 2 are both gender-stereotyping and heteronormative. In an attempt to get this less off-topic, there's a non-heteronormative matching algorithm (the `Blossom algorithm') which runs in polynomial time. -- Adam P. Goucher
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at 5:43 PM From: "Tom Duff" <td@pixar.com> To: math-fun <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Subject: Re: [math-fun] secretary problem
On Tue, 17 Jun 2014, meekerdb wrote:
I've hired about a half-dozen secretaries and here are some real-world criteria:
1. Never hire a secretary prettier than you wife (don't ask me how I know this).
2. Hire a secretary who has raised children - she'll be able to deal with anything.
3. Don't hire a secretary who is in the Marine reserves.
Anyone tempted to take this seriously should note that points 2 and 3 are probably illegal under US law. Even making conversation about stuff like this (marital status, military service, many others) in a job interview can get you sued.
-- Tom Duff. Unable to display help.
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