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		ghaff on Dec 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I automated my job application process Nepotism is most associated with relatives although I guess it doesn't have to be. But I've definitely gotten several jobs through senior managers I had worked with which largely bypassed the whole HR system where it existed.

Terr_ on Dec 28, 2024 [–]

> Nepotism is most associated with relatives although I guess it doesn't have to be.

IIRC "nepotism" is specifically family/relatives, and the larger Venn-diagram circle would be "favoritism."

ghaff on Dec 28, 2024 | [–]

Wikipedia disagrees even if relatives seems to be the predominant meaning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepotism

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