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Enthusiasm is perhaps the easiest thing to fake in an interview, and something many of us fake automatically, as smiling and seeming engaged is something a lot
by nitwit005 5y ago
Enthusiasm is perhaps the easiest thing to fake in an interview, and something many of us fake automatically, as smiling and seeming engaged is something a lot of us learn to do when meeting new people.
I doubt it correlates with productivity outside of something like a sales role. Most of the world's work seems to get done by people who don't appear particularly enthused.
- mcs_ 5y ago> Most of the world's work seems to get done by people who don't appear particularly enthused. Interesting! Can you share some sources to get deeper here? Until now, I thought apathy wasn't a sign of productivity.
- nitwit005 5y agoConsult your own memory? Not being enthused doesn't imply you're totally apathetic. We all do plenty of things we don't enjoy, and aren't interested in, because it needs to get done.
- mcs_ 5y ago> Most of the world's work seems to get done > Consult your own memory? For sure, I can use my personal truth to answer my question. Still, vague information, including the entire working population, has been mentioned. I was genuinely interested in seeing the source, nothing else, but thanks.
- ChrisMarshallNY 5y agoReminds me a bit of this essay: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19877916 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19877916 Production engineering can be “pedantic,” and “boring.” Lots of punchlists, and “polishing the fenders.”