8 ms·

If I could pass a Facebook interview I could finally be happy. I envy you.

xaranke 8y ago
As someone who works at Amazon and has been rejected by Facebook, don't hinge your happiness on something as random as an interview decision. There's a lot more to life, and you deserve to be happy regardless of whatever else happens.
- ggm 8y ago
  This. I am confident I'd fail any current US corporate enterprise interview and I've had a happy successful 35 year career in computer science and networking. Don't fight for something as tenuous as a cubicle farm in a Plex.
- h4b4n3r0 8y ago
  >> don't hinge your happiness on something as random as an interview decision This is easier for senior folks. At some point you just know the rejection was a failure of their interview process and not your ineptitude. I have failed several interviews at different companies where I was one of the best people _in the world_ for the job due to my domain expertise. It's a roll of the dice for everyone, but earlier in my career I did not take rejection well. Now? Honeybadger don't care.
  - sadamznintern 8y ago
    I’m not there. I think I’m not the smartest guy around but I want to achieve my dreams and achieve upward class mobility. But today I’m stuck.
    - h4b4n3r0 8y ago
      Keep trying, and don’t take it to your heart. The whole interview circus is stupid and everybody knows it. The only people who think they’re the smartest around are the ones who never worked with folks who are truly, freakishly gifted. I’ve been lucky in that regard, so I no longer have any illusions about my intellectual prowess. Over time you will see that intellect isn’t everything, nor does it guarantee success. Stay in the industry, change jobs every 2 years, put yourself in the path of serendipity, and do a good job. Mobility will come eventually.
- sadamznintern 8y ago
  I failed a FB loop a few weeks ago despite studying really fucking hard and doing pretty damn well on the questions I got. I’m afraid I’ll be stuck at Amazon, which nobody is actually impressed by, if I’m lucky and not PIPed out.
  - hnisgroupthink 8y ago
    One day you will be appalled at dancing for others.
  - ex_amazon_sde 8y ago
    > Amazon, which nobody is actually impressed by What?
    - sadamznintern 8y ago
      People know the hiring bar is low and the perks don’t exist and the TC is low etc.
      - gaius 8y ago
        You could probably leverage 2-3 years at Amazon to a much better job somewhere else as a cloud guy. It is all about credentialling and other signalling, to get your foot in the door. Remember the only purpose of a CV is to secure an interview.
        sadamznintern 8y ago
        Yeah but that’s 2-3 years of lost earnings and respect.
        gaius 8y ago
        Well, it depends. Any F500 hiring manager would pay top dollar for an ex-Amazon guy to work on their cloud effort, maybe not as much as a FANG but 9-5 with decent job security. If you were looking to settle down somewhere long-term it might be worth the hit.
- xivzgrev 8y ago
  Absolutely. I encourage the previous poster to get yourself to a point where you are happy with your current situation. Do more things that make you happy in your day to day, find things you can get lost in "flow", invest more in important personal relationships / give more, start a gratitude journal, etc. Ironically once you can be happy without Facebook, you are actually more likely to get into Facebook or whatever company because you'll be more detached from the outcome and more able to focus.
- dkarbayev 8y ago
  The worst part of my rejections is that I cannot even pass recruiters - apparently I cannot sell myself good enough despite that I’m somewhat confident that I’ll do good at technical interviews. Looks like a common problem to introverts.
  - xaranke 8y ago
    This is something I'm better at than technical interviews, if you want to practice my email is in my bio.
  - sonofblah 8y ago
    I think sheer practice can help here--when I haven't interviewed for a while, I'm rusty at telling "my story," but once back in the process, it begins to flow again. (rusty flow?)
  - zerogvt 8y ago
    As an introvert myself I can feel the pain. It only gets worse once you get into one of the big soulless companies out there. You get trampled and backstabbed every step along the way by the extroverts that -regardless of their technical skills- are better in politics, self-promotion and managing your clueless managers. Hell - I'm currently regretting not going for a sailors' career when I could.

As someone who works at Amazon and has been rejected by Facebook, don't hinge your happiness on something as random as an interview decision. There's a lot more to life, and you deserve to be happy regardless of whatever else happens.

ggm 8y ago
This. I am confident I'd fail any current US corporate enterprise interview and I've had a happy successful 35 year career in computer science and networking. Don't fight for something as tenuous as a cubicle farm in a Plex.
h4b4n3r0 8y ago
>> don't hinge your happiness on something as random as an interview decision This is easier for senior folks. At some point you just know the rejection was a failure of their interview process and not your ineptitude. I have failed several interviews at different companies where I was one of the best people _in the world_ for the job due to my domain expertise. It's a roll of the dice for everyone, but earlier in my career I did not take rejection well. Now? Honeybadger don't care.
- sadamznintern 8y ago
  I’m not there. I think I’m not the smartest guy around but I want to achieve my dreams and achieve upward class mobility. But today I’m stuck.
  - h4b4n3r0 8y ago
    Keep trying, and don’t take it to your heart. The whole interview circus is stupid and everybody knows it. The only people who think they’re the smartest around are the ones who never worked with folks who are truly, freakishly gifted. I’ve been lucky in that regard, so I no longer have any illusions about my intellectual prowess. Over time you will see that intellect isn’t everything, nor does it guarantee success. Stay in the industry, change jobs every 2 years, put yourself in the path of serendipity, and do a good job. Mobility will come eventually.
sadamznintern 8y ago
I failed a FB loop a few weeks ago despite studying really fucking hard and doing pretty damn well on the questions I got. I’m afraid I’ll be stuck at Amazon, which nobody is actually impressed by, if I’m lucky and not PIPed out.
- hnisgroupthink 8y ago
  One day you will be appalled at dancing for others.
- ex_amazon_sde 8y ago
  > Amazon, which nobody is actually impressed by What?
  - sadamznintern 8y ago
    People know the hiring bar is low and the perks don’t exist and the TC is low etc.
    - gaius 8y ago
      You could probably leverage 2-3 years at Amazon to a much better job somewhere else as a cloud guy. It is all about credentialling and other signalling, to get your foot in the door. Remember the only purpose of a CV is to secure an interview.
      - sadamznintern 8y ago
        Yeah but that’s 2-3 years of lost earnings and respect.
        gaius 8y ago
        Well, it depends. Any F500 hiring manager would pay top dollar for an ex-Amazon guy to work on their cloud effort, maybe not as much as a FANG but 9-5 with decent job security. If you were looking to settle down somewhere long-term it might be worth the hit.
xivzgrev 8y ago
Absolutely. I encourage the previous poster to get yourself to a point where you are happy with your current situation. Do more things that make you happy in your day to day, find things you can get lost in "flow", invest more in important personal relationships / give more, start a gratitude journal, etc. Ironically once you can be happy without Facebook, you are actually more likely to get into Facebook or whatever company because you'll be more detached from the outcome and more able to focus.
dkarbayev 8y ago
The worst part of my rejections is that I cannot even pass recruiters - apparently I cannot sell myself good enough despite that I’m somewhat confident that I’ll do good at technical interviews. Looks like a common problem to introverts.
- xaranke 8y ago
  This is something I'm better at than technical interviews, if you want to practice my email is in my bio.
- sonofblah 8y ago
  I think sheer practice can help here--when I haven't interviewed for a while, I'm rusty at telling "my story," but once back in the process, it begins to flow again. (rusty flow?)
- zerogvt 8y ago
  As an introvert myself I can feel the pain. It only gets worse once you get into one of the big soulless companies out there. You get trampled and backstabbed every step along the way by the extroverts that -regardless of their technical skills- are better in politics, self-promotion and managing your clueless managers. Hell - I'm currently regretting not going for a sailors' career when I could.