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The thing I found most interesting about this article was actually an omission. The hiring process at Apple retail is the most insane thing I've ever experience
by daimyoyo 16y ago
The thing I found most interesting about this article was actually an omission. The hiring process at Apple retail is the most insane thing I've ever experienced. First fill out the application in store. Then follow up with the manager of the store for weeks on end. Then have a quick interview in store. Then go to a group interview with 50 other people. Then go to a panel interview with 3 others. This process took 6 months start to finish and I didn't even get the job. The reason why people want to be a "genius" in store is they already went thru hell and back just to get in the store.
- tomkarlo 16y agoPsychologists say the harder it is to gain entry to a group (club, frat, union, guild, company) the more irrationally positive folks feel about it once they're a member. Human nature -- if they went through all that trouble to get in, it must be worth it.
- jodrellblank 16y agoI like Eliezer's take on that regarding science and cults - scientific knowledge is given away so freely it must be worthless, at least with cultish bullshit you have to work hard before they tell you about each bit, so it feels really substantial and valuable. http://lesswrong.com/lw/p0/to_spread_science_keep_it_secret/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/p0/to_spread_science_keep_it_secret/