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In all honesty, it's not that bad. Some places are like how he described, but there are far more that are not. You want to work at a Google or Microsoft, yeah
by kemiller2002 9y ago
In all honesty, it's not that bad. Some places are like how he described, but there are far more that are not. You want to work at a Google or Microsoft, yeah you'll probably run into something like that, but most places you won't.
In reality, unless you are building truly building a system that needs to scale to a massive size, a company won't be looking for that information. Don't fret it.
Of course this is a matter of opinion, but others have said being an engineer/developer/programmer/whatever kinda sucks. I disagree. I think it's the coolest job in the world. I highly recommend not switching until you've at least tried it at a couple of places. There is always something new to learn and to try.
- jnbiche 9y ago> In all honesty, it's not that bad. It absolutely is that bad. If you've not had a shitload of experiences like this, you've been very lucky or very sheltered by an unusual selection of target companies. On the other hand, I totally agree that being a developer is a very cool job. It's totally worth it, but the hiring process sucks and only seems to be getting worse.
- icebraining 9y agoMaybe Europe is different, but I've interviewed in two different countries and I never had this experience. There were at most short, easy technical tests and a few open-ended questions about my past work, but nothing like this.