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"About twenty minutes after my meltdown I emailed the CEO of the company. I was in tears, because I wanted the job so badly, and I explained that to him. I said

by suyash 13y ago

"About twenty minutes after my meltdown I emailed the CEO of the company. I was in tears, because I wanted the job so badly, and I explained that to him. I said that the guy was an asshole, really belittling, and didn't reflect the values of those who I had spoke with prior" - To me it's perfectly clear who was the real asshole there. Bitching about technical problems to the CEO, haha..what a loser. You didn't have the caliber to handle, you should have not blamed anyone else but yourself.

zerr 13y ago
The fact is that he is still with that company, so he obviously was a good fit. So it is the interviewer who didn't have a caliber to do his job - determine if the person was a good fit.
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joshmn 13y ago
I wouldn't go as far as to call me an asshole, and I definitely didn't <blame> anyone. But to each their own. Full-disclosure: I admitted that I panicked, and that I was unable to complete the interview. I'm pretty candid about things, and in our first interview (which was with our CEO), I told him that I was naturally nervous, and was the captain of my team in a battle vs lifelong anxiety. To me, though, being employed is to be part of a team. Sometimes, you have to pick up your teammates. Everyone commits an error from time to time, nobody's perfect. You're not expected to bat 1.000. It's not about that you bat .250 coming into the season, but where you end up as a team and individually at the end of it. To this day, and 9 months into employment, I'd like to think that I've offered a lot of value despite my shortcomings. I'm confident that anyone on my team would say the same, too. Which, to me, is what matters.
huntedsnark 13y ago
> haha..what a loser Sadly, this is the comment quality I've come to expect from HN at this point.
- derleth 13y ago
  Then you only look at the posts which are downvoted to oblivion, which is a strange tactic to take.
Agathos 13y ago
Way better to stay quiet for fear of what someone will say on HN some years later. I'll go curl up in a ball now.

by suyash 13y ago

zerr 13y ago

The fact is that he is still with that company, so he obviously was a good fit. So it is the interviewer who didn't have a caliber to do his job - determine if the person was a good fit.

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joshmn 13y ago

I wouldn't go as far as to call me an asshole, and I definitely didn't <blame> anyone. But to each their own. Full-disclosure: I admitted that I panicked, and that I was unable to complete the interview. I'm pretty candid about things, and in our first interview (which was with our CEO), I told him that I was naturally nervous, and was the captain of my team in a battle vs lifelong anxiety. To me, though, being employed is to be part of a team. Sometimes, you have to pick up your teammates. Everyone commits an error from time to time, nobody's perfect. You're not expected to bat 1.000. It's not about that you bat .250 coming into the season, but where you end up as a team and individually at the end of it. To this day, and 9 months into employment, I'd like to think that I've offered a lot of value despite my shortcomings. I'm confident that anyone on my team would say the same, too. Which, to me, is what matters.

huntedsnark 13y ago

> haha..what a loser Sadly, this is the comment quality I've come to expect from HN at this point.

derleth 13y ago
Then you only look at the posts which are downvoted to oblivion, which is a strange tactic to take.

Agathos 13y ago

Way better to stay quiet for fear of what someone will say on HN some years later. I'll go curl up in a ball now.