THE AUDACITY: Corporate Elites Use Six-Hour Wine Tests To Gatekeep Jobs
The Fortune (Race & Business) reports:
Because actual qualifications aren’t enough for out-of-touch corporate executives, candidates now have to survive six-hour hazing rituals and order the right wine at lunch. It is the ultimate form of classist gatekeeping designed to protect elite country-club culture under the guise of leadership assessment.
Steve Jobs had his beer test. Bupa’s CEO has a six-hour interview process—and what drink you order at lunch tells him how confident you are. $25 billion CEO says one-hour interviews are a waste of time—he puts candidates through six hours of tests and wants them to order wine at lunch.
When corporate hiring relies on country-club wine pairings instead of actual merit, it isn’t leadership—it’s systematic exclusion. Keep your Pinot Noir and pay workers what they are worth.
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