I agree that the author deserves some recognition for their interview social skill flex. I imagine most engineers would not perform real-time perspective takin

I agree that the author deserves some recognition for their interview social skill flex. I imagine most engineers would not perform real-time perspective taking in this situation. But should they? My takeaway is less pragmatic -- shouldn't those levying judgement during an interview be open to self-reflection? Can't an engineer be celebrated for being capable of learning something new in front of their manager? Shouldn't a manager be capable of understanding their employees are human? Shouldn't those involved in an interview process understand that architecture is far more complex than the cookie cutter representations some use to simplify it?