Ask HN: Facebook interview question

I went to work and didn't have to deal with any weasles. No one tried to bullshit my manager or his manager at my expense. I didn't have to deal with stupid people trying to make themselves look smarter than they are, try to take credit for other people's work, or try to fake some stupid shit to get credit for something that execs have tuned into that will be immediately thrown away. You know what? All those goddamn people got fired. For once, executives were smart, kind, and logical. I just made something that is immensely valuable that makes me a lot of money so I can take care of my family and all you shitty people I dealt with over the last couple decades fuck right off for a day.

I worked on a mechatronocs problem.

Unfortunately, I'll probably never have this day because any positions for this type of job require 8+ years of experience on top of a Masters, but more preferably a PhD.

I thought about this a bit, and didn't answer. And today asked a colleague that had the exact same response as me.

There's no one day that stands out as a highlight that trumps all other days. That things went OK, nice and smooth, I got some satisfaction, perhaps some personal goal was reached or something got recognised, but there's no one day that I came home thinking I had the best job in the world. There are certainly days this doesn't happen, so to minimize these days is rewarding. A meaningful job, a satisfying job, these are all good days to go home to, but the best job in the world; I don't know what that is, and I think I'd be deceiving myself if I said I thought I had it, because every day brings new challenges and hopefully new cases for achieving a sense of feeling I had a worthwhile role and was contributing value to company, clients, and colleagues.