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Tech Job Interviews Are Out of Control (www.wired.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Tech Job Interviews Are Out of Control::Tech companies are famous for coddling their workers but after mass layoffs the industry's culture has shifted. Engineers say that getting hired can require days of work on unpaid assignments.

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[–] gianni 62 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Some people are desperate for employment.

[–] kent_eh 37 points 11 months ago

Many people...

[–] [email protected] 25 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Exactly. I was unemployed for several months and once the desperation kicked in, I would have done anything to get a job.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You've been unemployed for months, your bank account is almost depleted, and the thought of being homeless is becoming very real. It's tough to stay being picky at that point.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is by design

[–] gianni 1 points 11 months ago

Can you please explain this idea—I’ve not heard it before? And who, specifically, has designed and implemented this?