I'm relieved that I'm not alone in feeling bad about these pieces of advice and horrified of the possibility of interviewing or working in a place where people

I'm relieved that I'm not alone in feeling bad about these pieces of advice and horrified of the possibility of interviewing or working in a place where people think like this. The author acknowledges right in the article that he would fail this interview, but expects the readers to trust him on this one... oh you just follow these steps and the plane will keep flying.. I tried it myself and crashed, but maybe it will work for you.. If it's satire, then it's not obvious enough, if it's not, then it's just bad advice.