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Interesting. I mean, do what works for you but to me, swearing in an interview shows weird judgement. I would not put a lot of confidence in someone who makes t
by oddlyaromatic 10y ago
Interesting. I mean, do what works for you but to me, swearing in an interview shows weird judgement. I would not put a lot of confidence in someone who makes that choice to be easy to work with, professional, and treat their coworkers with respect. I'd just think, you know, this asshole doesn't want to have a respectful relationship, and doesn't really get this situation. I swear plenty but I hold it in at work. I've never interviewed somebody who swore in the interview (a couple words wouldn't be a big deal I guess)... But I have interviewed people who gave off other signs of poor judgement. One of the things I really need in my (non-tech) industry is people I can trust to independently make good choices in many situations among different kinds of people. Surely most employers need that.
- pm 10y agoWho says it's a sign of poor judgement? Profanity only indicates a lack of respect if you're intentionally insulting someone, and believe me, there are plenty of ways to insult people without swearing. If a team can't stomach a few "fucks" now and then, they probably can't tolerate an honest review of their code either. I've seen enough teams who'd rather give themselves a congratulatory circle-jerk than face the fact their code was a steaming pile of shit that was nigh on unmaintainable.