alt Hacker NewsThe guy wanted a job, didn't know what answer you wanted for the job, and you guys were being assholes.
If you can accept that then you've learnt something.
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sebzim4500 • yesterday at 9:25 PM
On the other side of this though, the third time the guy should have realized that hedging wasn't working and committed to the truth or a lie.
yen223 • yesterday at 9:47 PM
> you guys were being assholes
Where was this coming from?
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It was a question of the form trying to figure out how you deal with "X", and he denied X having ever happened, despite that being a core part of his current role.
He was an internal candidate, we were interviewing him to see if we could trust him with more responsibility (more X specifically), since the new role shouldn't cover up X when it happens. The role involved doing X for himself AND for other people.
Similar to the form of "tell me about your biggest weakness" and you responding with "I have no weakness".