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I know people that cheated, were utterly incompetent, and got prestigious jobs at tech firms.

• landryraccoon 7y ago
  As engineers? Like, actual individual contributions and not managers? Doing what?
  • MegaButts 7y ago
    Yes, as engineers.
    • landryraccoon 7y ago
      That company sucks then. It might be hard to measure between competent engineers but bad engineers stick out like a sore thumb. If that keeps happening it means the entire engineering department sucks at those companies.
      • MegaButts 7y ago
        When I say prestigious jobs, I don't mean random companies you've never heard of - these include companies well known for their engineering excellence. I don't know how their careers advanced, so maybe they quickly found themselves looking for work elsewhere. No hiring process is perfect. We've all had to deal with less-than-excellent coworkers.
  • TrackerFF 7y ago
    The only engineering firms I've interviewed for which had rigorous technical interviews, were consulting firms. Most other firms were almost exclusively focused on soft-skills and personality, and then some pretty softball technical questions.