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I interviewed at 50onRed a few years ago soon after I left college. I went through the interview process, received an offer, and was on the verge of accepting.
by switz 10y ago
I interviewed at 50onRed a few years ago soon after I left college. I went through the interview process, received an offer, and was on the verge of accepting.
It was at this point I realized that I barely understood what the company actually did. I set up another in-person interview, except this time with the roles reversed. I asked them to walk me through their products and platforms so I could better understand what I would be working on. Ten minutes in, I realized what I was looking at. I treaded water until the end of the interview and called them a few days later to decline the offer.
The [engineering] team was solid, the tech was intriguing (a lot of expressjs microservices and interesting design patterns), and the offices were great. But given the wealth of compelling opportunities for javascript engineers, I couldn't come up with a good reason to work on something so insipid and manipulative. This article is strangely validating, perhaps in a schadenfreude kind of way.
- spyspy 10y agoI interviewed for a co-op position there and was turned down. I guess they saved me some time.
- erikpukinskis 10y agoWhat's a co-op position?
- natdempk 10y agoGenerally it's an extended internship as a supplemental part of a university curriculum.
- nommm-nommm 10y agoCooperative education. In my opinion a CS program is totally incomplete without a co-op requirement. My program requirements 12 full months co-op to graduate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative_education "Cooperative education (or co-operative education) is a structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience. A cooperative education experience, commonly known as a "co-op", provides academic credit for structured job experience." Practically co-ops are usually 6 months long and you apply to them like a regular job, just a temp position. Co-op positions are available all over the country. As long as you do full time work related to your degree program it counts. Your boss has to evaluate you and submit the short evaluation to your school. If you do very badly you don't get credit but it's a pass/fail, no grades.
- milkywayz 10y agoI finished 1 semester of CS co-op just recently. I go to RIT, not sure if co-op is very popular across the US or not but I can say it's actually a great experience and worth extending your stay in school from 4 to 5 years.
- kragen 10y agoGood for you. If more people were like you, companies like 50onRed wouldn't exist. I think you may have meant "insidious", though, not "insipid" — because "insipid" is the opposite of "intriguing" and "compelling".
- alanh 10y agoI think it works. The 'problem' 50onRed is 'solving' is not an intriguing or compelling one.