AI at work · fictional workplace scenes
The average hides a split panel
A panel average can hide disagreement about what a role needs. After a fictional interview, Otto combines the panel’s scores into one number. Casey sees a strong average and prepares a recommendation. Ollie opens the notes: one interviewer scored presentation style while another scored the ability to resolve a customer issue.
Why it looked good
One number makes different interviews easy to compare. The panel never agreed that its scores measured the same thing.
Q1 · What is this really for?
What work must this role handle, and which interview evidence shows that ability?
Q2 · Who decides, and did they?
Who decides which criteria count, and has the panel agreed before combining the scores?
The next move
Ollie separates the scores by job criterion and asks Casey to resolve the different meanings before making a recommendation.
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This is a standalone fictional workplace scenario, not a scene from a published episode.
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