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Your story reminds me of the joke/anecdote of the way to cheat on tests. You religiously look over your notes and the textbook in the weeks leading up to the te
by delecti 9y ago
Your story reminds me of the joke/anecdote of the way to cheat on tests. You religiously look over your notes and the textbook in the weeks leading up to the test, so that when you take the test it's like you have a comprehensive cheat sheet with you, but in your head.
If the hiring process wasn't able to distinguish between you or who they thought they were looking for, then it wasn't your responsibility to inform them of it.
- aperrien 9y agoI may be dense here, but what's the difference between a cheat sheet in your head and actually knowing the topic?
- delecti 9y agoThat's the point of joke/anecdote. By studying you know the material and don't have to cheat, but the "tip" is voiced by someone more accustomed to cheating than studying, and so it's framed as a dishonest strategy.
- spiznnx 9y agoThat's the joke he referenced. Although there is a difference between knowing something and memorizing answers.
- Nullabillity 9y agoKnowing canned answers vs being able to come up with it yourself.
- blueline 9y agothis happens in an episode of the simpsons except he studies on accident by getting locked in a closet.
- opportune 9y agoReminds me of this skit: http://www.cc.com/video-clips/acaxis/key-and-peele-the-heist http://www.cc.com/video-clips/acaxis/key-and-peele-the-heist
- commandlinefan 9y agoWell, thank you for your (intentional?) kindness, but back then I did sort of misrepresent how well I understood the language.