animentality:

To complicate matters further, there are (or so I’ve heard) at least some workplaces that will 1. check everything and automatically disqualify you for not fitting the criteria 100% exactly, and then 2. proactively disqualify you for any future job applications there AND communicate you to the shit lists of other local employers as well

And, like most social rules, the specifics of this are not made clear anywhere and there’s no intuitive way to gauge where it does and doesn’t apply