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Google pulled this on a friend of mine. "Solve this in any language you want." Friend solves it in Objective-C. "Oh, except that one." I have shunned every G
by DidYaWipe 2y ago
Google pulled this on a friend of mine. "Solve this in any language you want."
Friend solves it in Objective-C.
"Oh, except that one."
I have shunned every Google recruiter since.
- jaymzjulian 2y agoI had a similar experience at a different big tech company when I went to use Ruby. The interviewer suggested that Ruby was allowed, but I would be unlikely to get the job if I didn't use python. I did get the job, and with almost entirely in Ruby and PowerShell, so....
- DidYaWipe 2y agoGood for you!
- shric 2y agoThe fact that one interviewer decided someone can't use Objective C shouldn't really give you any confidence that interviewers there are generally unreasonable. I have no affiliation with Google.
- DidYaWipe 2y agoThat wasn't the only incident, nor is that an accurate paraphrasing of what I just conveyed. And a few years later, Google basically admitted that their interview process was trash and, in not so many words, claimed that they were going to be less douchebaggy.
- tetromino_ 2y agoHow long ago was this? For at least the last 10 years or so (when I tried and completely failed my first Google interview), Google recruiters have asked what language you want to use in advance. The recruiter would then assign you to interviewers who know that language and can pick questions which are appropriate for that language.
- DidYaWipe 2y agoInteresting, and maybe that was indeed part of their effort to improve the process. It was more than 10 years ago. And the candidate was from Apple, hence his currency in Objective-C. Another good friend worked at Google for some time after that, and reported a pretty toxic evaluation regime that pitted employees directly against each other. He eventually left.