If Richard Feynman applied for a job at Microsoft (2002)
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If Richard Feynman applied for a job at Microsoft (2002)
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Re: If Richard Feynman applied for a job at Microsoft (2002)
#2What an amazing ending! :)
Re: If Richard Feynman applied for a job at Microsoft (2002)
#3I was expecting something a little different, where they passed on him because he didn't give the 'right' answer (what the interviewer had preconceived and/or looked up online).
Re: If Richard Feynman applied for a job at Microsoft (2002)
#4But can he do a heap sort on the whiteboard, that's the real question
Re: If Richard Feynman applied for a job at Microsoft (2002)
#5This is epic :). I can imagine how interviewer would be pissed off if you come this prepared. They love those koan type questions but don't like when you turn the tables on them.
Re: If Richard Feynman applied for a job at Microsoft (2002)
#6But can he do a heap sort on the whiteboard, that's the real question
Probably not, but he could sleep with his bosses wife
Re: If Richard Feynman applied for a job at Microsoft (2002)
#7I've read it before, but it's always such a fun read. The author got Feynman's speaking style down perfectly.
Re: If Richard Feynman applied for a job at Microsoft (2002)
#8I was expecting something a little different, where they passed on him because he didn't give the 'right' answer (what the interviewer had preconceived and/or looked up online).
Well, that _is_ the conceit here. The ‘right’ answer is that all manhole covers are round because a round cover can’t fall into the hole.
Re: If Richard Feynman applied for a job at Microsoft (2002)
#9What an amazing ending! :)
I don't think I get the punchline. Could someone explain?
Re: If Richard Feynman applied for a job at Microsoft (2002)
#10Well, the computer company he did work for isn't around anymore, so Microsoft would probably be ok passing on him.