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That's interesting, I'd generally much rather drive an hour than walk 20-30 minutes. I lived on a college campus for a while where you could walk to everything and I like it much more now driving everywhere.
That's crazy o_O a 20-30 minute walk is like the best commute. I think you're doing your health a disfavor.
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One option might be to add this explanation to the script so the candidate understands why the process seems so alienating.
People really undervalue self-narration. It works so well in many areas of life. I narrate with my kids, "I'm parenting you this way to get X outcome." Here's my canned start to every interview: "This interview has a simple three step format. There's no gotchas or narrow trivia here. I'll start by asking you technical questions about the work you say you did until I've gotten the information I need about that. Then t…
Is Amazon really such a bad employer? I've just started process with them now. I dont want to work for Facebook, there is no local Netflix and I'm probably not good enough for Google - Amazon is the only FANG company I'm realistically going to get.
It is all relative. In comparison with the other FANG companies, the people that I know told me Amazon has worse work-life balance and a more stressing environment, but it can be fine versus other companies outside the FAANG group, especially with the top compensation you get for that.
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> The whole "move to the mountains" thing that so many people talk about assumes you don't care about good schools, airports, hospitals, etc. That certainly is a trade off some people have to make. We're finalizing a move to a new home that fits that description. 20k pop, basically on the beach, backed by mountains and trails, 4 hour drive to anything with greater than 200k population, small hospital that is not well…
If you don't mind me asking, which state is this in? It sounds intriguing.
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Really curious why only within country? Security reasons? Also why 4 weeks? Just to be available for meetings? I find it funny that this is the American version of a nice holiday - go pay money to rent an Airbnb so you can work in a different environment.
> I find it funny that this is the American version of a nice holiday - go pay money to rent an Airbnb so you can work in a different environment. It's not. BUT its a nice way to get a change of scenery without burning holiday time.
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Times 50 weeks is 250 hours or literally 250/8= 31 active days wasted per year! A month of your life! It's fine if you walk you can think about anything, but if you drive a car you waste your time.
I can think about anything when I drive a car. Walking exercises your muscles, so it's preferable way of transportation because of health, but not because of thinking, IMO.
The rest of the world would prefer you to think about driving a car when you drive a car.
When you're walking, OTOH, thinking about anything is OK. (The only person you'll kill by doing that unthinkingly is you.)
God, Americans are weird.
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I interviewed w/ Amazon - they contacted me during the pandemic and I though what the hey, ignore the worst reviews of any company on glassdoor, let's see what they're all about. The interview was, and I hate to use this word, followed a template clearly put together by an MBA who went into middle management without any work experience, The two people to whom I talked showed the enthusiasm of a dead wet beaver while…
> Then a bunch of weird generic scenarios - what have you done that fits this scenario and how did you handle it. That part was particularly frustrating; often I couldn't think of anything relevant to the specific wording. At least you got a rejection letter, though. Multiple interviews over >1 day and I had to log in to the Amazon Jobs account to see my application's status had changed to "no longer under considerat…
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That's interesting, I'd generally much rather drive an hour than walk 20-30 minutes. I lived on a college campus for a while where you could walk to everything and I like it much more now driving everywhere.
> I'd generally much rather drive an hour than walk 20-30 minutes Why?!
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We can take Hamburg for example #1. Beautiful city, working public transportation, BUT there are congestions, and try getting anywhere from other end of the town early morning (rush hour) or late at night. Sometimes almost impossible. #2 I live in Zagreb, Croatia - recently drove from Austria back through Slovenia to Zagreb, ended up spending more time in Zagreb traffic at 11:30 am then driving across three countries…
Hm. I agree to #1 mostly, but it could be better. More light rail like Hochbahn & S-Bahn would be good. OTOH they extended the Metrobus and Expressbus like mad, at least it felt so after my initial disappointment from around 2004. Most bus stops have an electronic timetable, dynamically updating their 4 rows. The busses are prioritized on traffic lights and partially have their own reserved lanes. For when- and where…
Yup, inner centre is pretty great for a bike.
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Hm. I agree to #1 mostly, but it could be better. More light rail like Hochbahn & S-Bahn would be good. OTOH they extended the Metrobus and Expressbus like mad, at least it felt so after my initial disappointment from around 2004. Most bus stops have an electronic timetable, dynamically updating their 4 rows. The busses are prioritized on traffic lights and partially have their own reserved lanes. For when- and where…
May 2020. Yup, inner centre is pretty great for a bike.