IBM's Asshole Test
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IBM's Asshole Test
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#2All companies should have a test like this
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#3I presume this means that the puzzle doesn't actually have a solution. I wonder what kind of information was in the packs.
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#4I presume this means that the puzzle doesn't actually have a solution. I wonder what kind of information was in the packs.
It did have a solution. However, the packs all contained different information. Once this information was shared, an individual could solve the puzzle fairly easily. Group dynamics tended to block this though.
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#5Am I the only one that finds it slightly amusing that the test also makes sure that the supposed work task/puzzle doesn't actually matter?
Perhaps an ironically appropriate test for hiring for a job at many offices/IBM (and exemplifying some of the problems with these bad faith test techniques).
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#6All companies should have a test like this
In the age of "cracking the coding interview", glassdoor, levels.fyi, etc... it would only work a handful of times before everyone is in on the test and true assholes won't expose themselves.
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#7> You see who turns into an asshole under pressure
Does this work? How? Isn't that the interesting part here?
The fact this test exists is uninteresting.
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#9If only companies had this test for all levels, including middle and upper management, given the larger impact a lead/manager has across the org.