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be ready for zingers, like " what benefit do i get if i hire you for thousands of dollars a month, instead of paying a couple hundred for a few AI sessions?"
by rolph 5mo ago
be ready for zingers, like " what benefit do i get if i hire you for thousands of dollars a month, instead of paying a couple hundred for a few AI sessions?"
- holden_nelson 5mo agodid someone actually ask you that?
- rolph 5mo agono, but i would make plans for an answer somewhat better than " i dont know, thanks for your time." such as " hiring me will ensure that your AI sessions are few and limited to a couple hundred dollars expense, bare minimum, a human must prompt an AI or it does nothing. as a [professional] i have insight regarding structuring prompts, as well as fast response to code based remediation for incidents involving off the rails output, and abberant alignment adoption." also: interviews can be more about,how you respond to being knocked off your footing, rather than gathering rote factoids about "you".
- scorpioxy 5mo agoWhat about answering something like "I don't know but if the work can be done for hundreds on AI instead of thousands on me then I refuse to let you waste your money like that"?
- red-iron-pine 5mo agoif they're already thinking that, then "thanks for your time" is probably the best choice
- ipaddr 5mo agoJust tell them they will feel better about the money they spent on the ad.
- t23414321 5mo agoIf you like to be one of "AI coders .. carrying half-open laptops" I could let you do the same with the lid closed ? https://www.businessinsider.com/coders-keep-laptops-open-in-public-ai-agent-2026-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/coders-keep-laptops-open-in-... ;)))
- ungreased0675 5mo agoThat’s interesting. What was the process that resulted in this open position being created, and why are you hiring for tasks you believe can be automated?