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> I never made any technical mistakes. Everyone I hired was technically, up to snuff. This itself would be a huge red flag in any interview process. If you thi

by websap 4y ago

> I never made any technical mistakes. Everyone I hired was technically, up to snuff. This itself would be a huge red flag in any interview process. If you think you never made any technical directions. It's a false dichotomy to believe either tailor make the interview process or treat everyone like a college hire. Senior staff / staff positions also have a particular process, including writing exercises, explaining complex decisions, writing code, talking about system design and the various trade-offs. > Every interview I ever did, was tailored to the applicant. How do you make sure that your / someone else's biases don't creep into the interview if it's being tailor made. What kind of diversity did you have at your previous job where the interviews were tailor made?

ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
Hey, I won't engage. I did well enough, so some very tough people kept me in my position for a long time. When they finally rolled up my department, the person with the least tenure had a decade. These were all senior-level C++ algorithm engineers. We did image processing pipelines for one of the most famous imaging companies on earth. But feel free to judge me. You won't be alone.
- websap 4y ago
  You have victim mentality. Odds aren't stacked against you, most people in this industry don't care how old you are. Though statements like this show that you would be a hard person to work with: 1. There seems to be considerable resentment towards us older folks. 2. But feel free to judge me. You won't be alone. You seem to be accusing companies and younger people of ageism, but I'm yet to hear a concrete example. From reading what you wrote, I can say it seems you seem to be exhibiting an adverse reaction to young people doing well. > If you pit me against some kid, right out of college, that has been spending three hours (of their current employer's time), every day, for the last month, practicing leetcode, you'll get someone that is very good at doing quick, meaningless tests. Not sure how you got to the conclusion that younger engineers are stealing time from their employers to leetcode. I wish you the best, and hope you get a chance to analyze your biases.

by websap 4y ago

ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago

Hey, I won't engage. I did well enough, so some very tough people kept me in my position for a long time. When they finally rolled up my department, the person with the least tenure had a decade. These were all senior-level C++ algorithm engineers. We did image processing pipelines for one of the most famous imaging companies on earth. But feel free to judge me. You won't be alone.

websap 4y ago
You have victim mentality. Odds aren't stacked against you, most people in this industry don't care how old you are. Though statements like this show that you would be a hard person to work with: 1. There seems to be considerable resentment towards us older folks. 2. But feel free to judge me. You won't be alone. You seem to be accusing companies and younger people of ageism, but I'm yet to hear a concrete example. From reading what you wrote, I can say it seems you seem to be exhibiting an adverse reaction to young people doing well. > If you pit me against some kid, right out of college, that has been spending three hours (of their current employer's time), every day, for the last month, practicing leetcode, you'll get someone that is very good at doing quick, meaningless tests. Not sure how you got to the conclusion that younger engineers are stealing time from their employers to leetcode. I wish you the best, and hope you get a chance to analyze your biases.