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Does being a catfish really matter if they passed the rest of the interview process?
by Willson50 8y ago
Does being a catfish really matter if they passed the rest of the interview process?
- mfoy_ 8y agoWell, blatantly lying in the very first meeting / discussions is a huge red flag... If they were so knowledgeable / likable, why the ruse? Why all the extra effort to create a fake past?
- deadmetheny 8y agoI partially agree, but at the same time there is a certain level of cargo culting going on in tech hiring, and if you didn't work at the right places or get the right degree from the right school, the deck is stacked against you even if you are fully capable of doing the job.
- throwawycatfish 8y agoI imagine these actions are the logical conclusion of someone who can pass an interview but doesn't have the credentials to get their foot in the door interview. The tech industry has a similar problem in over relying on the school you've graduated from to filter out candidates.
- amorphid 8y agoIf you're going to outright lie to my face & get caught, you'd better have a proof that you had discovered a brain tumor after having told the lie, pictures of the tumor being removed, and a doctor's note explaining "healthy now - no more liar liar pants on fire".
- sigstoat 8y agoit sounds like they were trying to get a sales job. maybe the doctor's note should read "healthy now - much better at lying, won't be caught next time"?
- hfdgiutdryg 8y agoWhy? Management lies to employees constantly. Sales lies to customers constantly. Why the sudden insistence on honesty?
- bduerst 8y agoSo it's okay to lose an arm if you've already lost a leg? Because honesty is better than dishonesty?
- ironjunkie 8y agoAhah, that's what management tells you. While telling you at the same time that you shouldn't ask for a raise as they don't give those out this year.
- bduerst 8y agoSo you lie to your coworkers and customers, because someone else lied to you at some point? I'm not sure I quite follow...
- ironjunkie 8y agoIt is all a game in which everyone pretends to be honest, but walks a fine line of acceptable lies. I'm only reacting to the "feel good" line that everyone is honest. This is not the way it works and we should not be duped to believe that.
- bduerst 8y agoBelieving that honest > dishonesty is not the same as being duped into believing that there are no dishonest people... This article is proof enough of that, and nobody is making that claim.
- hfdgiutdryg 8y agoI have no idea what you're trying to say.
- AlexCoventry 8y agoIt's a sign of massive disrespect. Do you want a close relationship with someone who doesn't respect you?
- CoolAndComposed 8y agoI don't know a potential employer. Why would I respect them to start? I have expectations, they have expectations and we try to meet in the middle. That's society.
- AlexCoventry 8y agoIf you think that honesty isn't a fundamental expectation for someone who's hoping to work closely with you, that's a massive sign of disrespect.
- mindcrime 8y agoDo you think management at this company respects their employees? Or maybe they refer to them as "resources", treat them as disposable, fungible, commodities, and deserve no more respect in turn? Not saying that is the case, but the question deserves asking. Respect is a two way street.
- AlexCoventry 8y agoYeah, I am fortunate that I don't need to work for that kind of place, I guess.
- astura 8y agoI mean, I never worked anywhere where I felt management didn't respect me.
- mindcrime 8y agoInteresting. In my experience the vast majority of companies consider their employees disposable commodities. See: micromanagement, use of the term "resource" to refer to people, layoffs as soon as there is a bad quarter and the stock price takes a little dip, shoddy "open plan" working conditions, and all the other things companies tend to do. If you have found a better situation, hang onto it with both hands and don't let go!
- tytytytytytytyt 8y agoYes, but I still wish they mentioned how well the candidate did technically. Wtf.
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- hinkley 8y agoImpersonating people has crossed the line into fraud. The odds that this is the first and last time a person commits fraud for the job are fairly bad. You don't want that kind of drama.