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		jagged-chisel on July 25, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: My Favorite Algorithm: Linear Time Median Finding ... > … I didn’t realize the interview task was to re-implement someone’s PhD thesis in 30 minutes... What a bullshit task. I’m beginning to think this kind of interviewing should be banned. Seems to me it’s just an easy escape hatch for the interviewer/hiring manager when they want to discriminate based on prejudice.

ted_dunning on July 26, 2024 [–]

Banning stupid interview questions is a bad idea for job applicants since they are such a good indication of bullshit job culture.

jagged-chisel on July 26, 2024 | [–]

Excellent point.

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