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This is something I test candidates on during interviews, I make a small mistake, or disagree with an opinion to play devils advocate, just to see how they will
by jseban 5y ago
This is something I test candidates on during interviews, I make a small mistake, or disagree with an opinion to play devils advocate, just to see how they will tell me. Are they going to be nice about it, or become nasty, and how will they resolve the situation of a disagreement.
Me personally, I sometimes just ask to double check "are you sure?" even though I know a person is wrong, and say something like "I am very sure of this, let's double check" instead of saying "no, you are wrong".
- ghaff 5y agoYeah, I know someone who is otherwise pretty empathetic who has a tendency to lead with "No..." when there are better ways. This is one thing where not being in person often hurts--although even pre-pandemic that was often the case with me. If a reasonable well-aware person is reading a not to large room, they'll probably respond if someone suddenly gives a "Did I just hear what I thought I heard look?"