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Hits close to home. I did an interview with a static analysis company and everything went well until the “People Gardeners” interview. It was a relatively short

Hits close to home. I did an interview with a static analysis company and everything went well until the “People Gardeners” interview. It was a relatively short meeting that was mostly taken up by them asking basic career history questions, but part of it supposedly had some kind of personality fit methodology. I was told matter-of-factly that I was out of touch with my emotions and therefore couldn’t fit the team. To anyone who knows me, that’s basically the polar opposite of how I am. But, the ‘what if you’re wrong and are just oblivious?’ self-doubt circled for weeks. I can’t imagine what this sick joke of a psychology test would feel like for someone on the spectrum. I definitely got the vibe from the recruiter that this step was maddening and unpredictable.

skhameneh 4y ago
What an asshole interviewer. I look back and think about a time I was asked what city I lived in and how big my house was (actually asked square footage...wtf) during a post-interview, but part of the interview, lunch. The more I look back and think about it, the more I question why I didn't just walk out then and there. It's so easy to slip into trying to fit bizarre culture interviews that one may not realize what's highly unethical in the moment.
cauefcr 4y ago
Could be one of those ~stress interviews~ to ~see if you'll break or harden~ under adversity, I love arguing, so i got the job after one of those, and had the owner explain it to me exactly like that. It was the worst job I have ever held, you dodged a bullet on that one, as bad as it was.
- antiterra 4y ago
  My best guess is they were looking for me to admit some negative emotion that I had when receiving criticism— but without being asked to describe negative feelings directly. In one example, I genuinely considered the criticism of a project helpful and unrelated to me as a person. In another I was far more concerned with my report’s experience than my own, so I didn’t bother mentioning it.
victor9000 4y ago
Culture fit is basically how companies hide their biases when it comes to hiring.

skhameneh 4y ago

What an asshole interviewer. I look back and think about a time I was asked what city I lived in and how big my house was (actually asked square footage...wtf) during a post-interview, but part of the interview, lunch. The more I look back and think about it, the more I question why I didn't just walk out then and there. It's so easy to slip into trying to fit bizarre culture interviews that one may not realize what's highly unethical in the moment.

cauefcr 4y ago

Could be one of those ~stress interviews~ to ~see if you'll break or harden~ under adversity, I love arguing, so i got the job after one of those, and had the owner explain it to me exactly like that. It was the worst job I have ever held, you dodged a bullet on that one, as bad as it was.

antiterra 4y ago
My best guess is they were looking for me to admit some negative emotion that I had when receiving criticism— but without being asked to describe negative feelings directly. In one example, I genuinely considered the criticism of a project helpful and unrelated to me as a person. In another I was far more concerned with my report’s experience than my own, so I didn’t bother mentioning it.

victor9000 4y ago

Culture fit is basically how companies hide their biases when it comes to hiring.