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by HPsquared 80 days ago
Normalization of deviance

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normalization_of_deviance

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This is when you hire someone with autism and give them a direct report.

Their inability at social cues will cut right through.

Works every time.

I'm sorry this got dinged.

It's pithy, but correct.

Source: I'm "on the spectrum." This often resulted in me being the skunk at the rationalization picnic, because I didn't realize the boss wanted me to rubberstamp a bad design.