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This article is utter bollocks. I tried hard to read to the end without laughing out loud, in particular this about candidates: > 1. they give a shit about Sca

This article is utter bollocks. I tried hard to read to the end without laughing out loud, in particular this about candidates: > 1. they give a shit about Scale Most companies I interview for, I, shall we say, don't give a shit about at application and interview stage. Sure, they may seem like a good fit (tech and remuneration), and I try to fit if it kinda feels good after a couple of interviews. Yes I try and understand their business, methodologies, treatment of staff (am I on call?, what's that worth?) etc But to expect me to arrive at a series of interviews with total commitment and "giving a shit" (which I read as hand-my-life-and-all-my-free-time-to-you). Nah, fuck off. You're just another company, it's up to you to make me give a shit wanting to work for you. Annecdote: Been employed at what I thought would be a nice company to work for ~five months, it's turned out well, now I give a shit. It doesn't work the other way around, otherwise you seem like a cult. And whilst at this new company I really do "give a shit", I don't allow it to trap me and will happily tell them at which point I don't "give a shit" any more and the reasons why.

hinkley 6y ago
The places where I cared a lot about the company ahead of time have in the majority of cases been among the worst interviews I’ve done. I doubt I’m along in this. Am industry you’re interested in, you’ll probably do great. A specific company? That tests qualities that aren’t often that important to your job.
dsr_ 6y ago
I am very much in agreement here. At interview time, no prospective employee should care very much about your company; if they do, it's either insincere or pathological. If you're asking them for loyalty at interview time, that's a big blinking sign that you don't know what loyalty is. But by all means, do hire people who give a shit: people who give a shit about their professional skills, about their self-respect, about the quality of their work and about being good people. Eventually, if your company is good, they will give a shit about that, too. You'll know it's working when they try to change a decision because they care more about doing the job right than they do about your feelings.

hinkley 6y ago

The places where I cared a lot about the company ahead of time have in the majority of cases been among the worst interviews I’ve done. I doubt I’m along in this. Am industry you’re interested in, you’ll probably do great. A specific company? That tests qualities that aren’t often that important to your job.

dsr_ 6y ago

I am very much in agreement here. At interview time, no prospective employee should care very much about your company; if they do, it's either insincere or pathological. If you're asking them for loyalty at interview time, that's a big blinking sign that you don't know what loyalty is. But by all means, do hire people who give a shit: people who give a shit about their professional skills, about their self-respect, about the quality of their work and about being good people. Eventually, if your company is good, they will give a shit about that, too. You'll know it's working when they try to change a decision because they care more about doing the job right than they do about your feelings.