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> Their application was a duplicate with the same email address, Why do people use "they" and "their" for a single person? Is this the requirement for not misgendering someone?
Using a 3rd person possessive pronoun like this isn't unusual or "promoting woke", it's English.
This seems to be the canonical Canonical interview process – I've heard several stories like this over the years. It's always the same: interview process is overly long and a bit ridiculous, but things go relatively well. And then at the final stage Shuttleworth shows up to be a dick with a bizarre focus on high school, after which it's rejected.
Anyone know what "that canonical article" is, as referenced at the very end of the timeline?
The interview process says a lot about a company. Honestly, I would have run away at the very beginning with this weird focus on high school. If you can't be professional in your recruitment process, it's a big red flag. Assuming everything is true, he did actually dodge a bullet.
I suspect the make up of this company is going to be the most extreme of extreme mono cultures. The ‘what marks did you get in high school mathematics’ alone as a screening question (apparently an auto rejection if it’s not top 10%) and the ceo interviewing everyone personally gives a vibe of ‘you must have walked a very similar path in life as the boss to work here.’ Like there doesn’t seem to be any room to be the…
Not necessarily, I would assume it's more of a 'yes man' mentality where you have to agree with everything the boss say (even when you didn't understand it lol).
Giving different opinion, counter argument, ... All the stuff that allows to make an educated guess and eventually take good decision is a big No-No.
The equivalent of fascism but in a company.
Usually the one who reach the top are those who suck it up, not based on merit. Overall bad working environment.
Thats how you end up with the famous Ubuntu-Amazon advertising relationship in the start menu, or the snap package.
> At some point, someone bought him a plate, and he started to eat, without excusing himself about doing so Whoa, that dude is full of himself.
> I got three "strong yes", eight "yes", and a single "no" from Mark Shuttleworth Mark interviews are always the last in the process but since they’re the only ones that carry an automatic fail despite all other interviewer scores, they should be done first.
I remember applying for a position a few years back. After I saw a bunch of questions related to high school I noped out due to weird vibes. Sounds like it was a good call