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I have learned to become wary of companies asking for passion. More often than not, it is usually a buzzword exploited by some companies to make you do more wor
by arvinsim 7y ago
I have learned to become wary of companies asking for passion. More often than not, it is usually a buzzword exploited by some companies to make you do more work for less pay.
- CyberFonic 7y agoYup! Passionate, inexperienced programmers are more impressive. They will write 10,000 lines of complicated code using a dozen frameworks and libraries. The experienced old timer will get the same done with 2000-3000 lines and only 1-2 libraries. A further problem is that the impressive code becomes difficult to debug and extend as the requirements evolve. And of course with 2-3 years at a job, the original developer has long skipped to another job, leaving another junior developer befuddled with the "legacy".
- joker3 7y agoHighly relevant: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19962936 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19962936
- pvaldes 7y agoIs a clear red flag to trick the candidate into thinking that the work is more relevant that it really is, and must be put in the same level as a love relationship. Emotional blackmail starts soon. Nobody asks for a passionate butcher, a passionate window cleaner or a passionate secretary on the other hand.