wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Okay, literally none of these are the ACTUAL answer to the question, and if you’re in the US in a position to take a polygraph, I want you to succeed. These people saying that it doesn’t work DO NOT MATTER, because you’re going to be taking it either way. So, as someone who has actually TAKEN a polygraph with the CIA for a TS Clearance, allow me to tell you the actual answer:
Before the polygraph is hooked up, you will spend as much time as you need going through every question you will be asked. You have the opportunity to bring up concerns with question ambiguity then. They will work with you to make sure that you feel comfortable answering any question they ask with a straight “yes” or “no”. I don’t remember what the specific wording was when they asked me that question, and it would technically be illegal for me to tell you anyway. I hope that this is more helpful to you than “hurr-durr, it doesn’t work”.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You fell for snake oil
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Did you actually read my comment? Again, I am not saying that it works, but that it doesn’t MATTER whether it works, because they are going to do the polygraph anyway, and this person needs to know the actual procedure, not useless navel-gazing about how, surprising nobody, the US government uses ridiculous tests, spends obscene amounts of time and money, and all of it amounts to a fucking vibe check.
YES, it’s WORTHLESS, but that isn’t going stop the fucking fascist across the table from you from judging you by it, and arguing over it is PRECISELY as worthless as the test itself.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The polygraph process doesn’t care about what the person means because it isn’t even measuring personal convictions or whether the person even thinks they are lying or telling the truth. If you think a polygraph has any meaning whatsoever other than what the person ‘reading’ it wants it to mean then you have fallen for snake oil.
wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Right, and they need to know what the process is, because the ACTUAL interview is at the BEGINNING, without the machine, like I SAID. That is the part that they need to focus on.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
You should work on your reading comprehension.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 days ago
No.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
I am now convinced that you didn’t even read their comment.
The “success” is about the person succeeding in getting a job, despite the fact that they use snake oil during the hiring process.
The person is interviewing for a job. If they want the job, they have to take the stupid test. It’s really not hard to understand.