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"As an example of how intense Brian Chesky is, he's the Airbnb CEO, he used to ask people if they would take the job if they got a medical diagnosis that they h
by ojbyrne 12y ago
"As an example of how intense Brian Chesky is, he's the Airbnb CEO, he used to ask people if they would take the job if they got a medical diagnosis that they have one year left to life (sic)"
This is essentially asking - are you willing to lie to get this job.
- hawkice 12y agoAnd what a small price to pay for a job! Why accept anyone who would fail to pay that price? I cannot think of a single reason. [Job applicant must also cry self to sleep under desk.]
- ritchiea 12y agoExactly. And it seems like you would not want to hire the person who says "yes" because you know that person is a liar. But I guess Airbnb worked out anyway.
- salem 12y agoHe would also tell people that he didn't believe in work-life balance.
- SkyMarshal 12y agoIdeal gamed answer, both true and good enough to satisfy AirBnB: "no I would spend all my savings traveling around the world to exotic and unusual places, and hacking on open source projects as time and net access permitted."
- shna 12y agoThat sounds to me abuse of power even coming up with that question.