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I would argue that the kind of stress involved is different. I.e., social stress, as I experience in whiteboard interviews, has nothing to do with the stress of

by plmpsu 6y ago

I would argue that the kind of stress involved is different. I.e., social stress, as I experience in whiteboard interviews, has nothing to do with the stress of an impending deadline.

fastball 6y ago
Well that's what's tough – I would say I've experienced both. For example, when you're in charge of a production service, and that service goes down, there is a lot of social stress to "just fix it", oftentimes under non-ideal conditions (just like solving a problem on the spot in an interview).
- voodootrucker 6y ago
  Yes, but if you're solving DA&A problems during a production outage, I'd say you screwed up your architecture pretty badly, and you're unlikely to do a better job while on the spot. It's much more likely you're typing some bash commands or restoring a postgres database. I've had to solve DS&A problems a few times in my career, and I've had to solve production outages, but never both at the same time.
- seba_dos1 6y ago
  > (just like solving a problem on the spot in an interview) I don't think that's a conclusion you can actually make, it's still a very different kind of stress, especially for someone introverted. When I'm being evaluated, the stress is crippling me - I'm overly nervous and can mess up even the simplest things; even finding correct words can be hard. However, when I'm in a urgent situation where something needs fixing, or deadline is passing, I become focused, assertive (but also easily irritated) and take charge much more easily than usual - and that short-term stress actually helps there. Those are very different situations that make people react differently.
ThrowawayR2 6y ago
I'd say being able to manage the social stress of some of the more acrimonious design meetings I've been to is necessary, as is dealing with obstreperous team members in non-management leadership roles. Not everybody in tech is a well adjusted, mature person.

by plmpsu 6y ago

I would argue that the kind of stress involved is different. I.e., social stress, as I experience in whiteboard interviews, has nothing to do with the stress of an impending deadline.

fastball 6y ago

Well that's what's tough – I would say I've experienced both. For example, when you're in charge of a production service, and that service goes down, there is a lot of social stress to "just fix it", oftentimes under non-ideal conditions (just like solving a problem on the spot in an interview).

voodootrucker 6y ago
Yes, but if you're solving DA&A problems during a production outage, I'd say you screwed up your architecture pretty badly, and you're unlikely to do a better job while on the spot. It's much more likely you're typing some bash commands or restoring a postgres database. I've had to solve DS&A problems a few times in my career, and I've had to solve production outages, but never both at the same time.
seba_dos1 6y ago
> (just like solving a problem on the spot in an interview) I don't think that's a conclusion you can actually make, it's still a very different kind of stress, especially for someone introverted. When I'm being evaluated, the stress is crippling me - I'm overly nervous and can mess up even the simplest things; even finding correct words can be hard. However, when I'm in a urgent situation where something needs fixing, or deadline is passing, I become focused, assertive (but also easily irritated) and take charge much more easily than usual - and that short-term stress actually helps there. Those are very different situations that make people react differently.

ThrowawayR2 6y ago

I'd say being able to manage the social stress of some of the more acrimonious design meetings I've been to is necessary, as is dealing with obstreperous team members in non-management leadership roles. Not everybody in tech is a well adjusted, mature person.