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>They where looking for people who really want to work at Uber Unless they were looking specifically for you (TeeWEE) and not a random search on LinkedIn, it i
by vaishaksuresh 10y ago
>They where looking for people who really want to work at Uber
Unless they were looking specifically for you (TeeWEE) and not a random search on LinkedIn, it is very elitist of them to expect that. I cannot understand how so many companies and interviewers fail to realize that interviews are not a one way street. Interviewees should also be evaluating the company for a fit as much as the interviewer does.
- watwut 10y agoPeople who "really want to work at Uber" are easier to take advantage of. They will work for being able to say they work in cool company and will be willing to take lower salary and worst working conditions. (Being woken up often to quick fix broken things screams disorder and broken process. Being asked to do 80 hours of work in 40 hours time screams incompetent tech management.) IMO, all the jobs you are supposed to do out of passion tend to be like that (hello game development).
- sethammons 10y ago> Being woken up often to quick fix broken things screams disorder and broken process. Why? Things break. Critical things act up. You patch it up and work towards automating the fix or fixing the problem during business hours. Maybe you are focusing on the "often" part? Depending on the stack you work with, I think often has a different meaning.
- vaishaksuresh 10y agoI have never met anybody who really wanted to work for Uber. There are some companies that people really want to work for, example Google, Facebook etc depending on interests, but even then, it is usually not just the company but the pay, nature of work. perks etc. Most people enjoy interesting/boring work irrespective of the company. A person willing to work 80 hours at Uber will probably work 80 hours elsewhere too.