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In the part of the article that lists "Rejection Reasons" one rejection type is "Too Enterprisey". Could someone please clear up what that means for me?

• VLM 12y ago
  Here is a parody of what they're terrified of https://github.com/EnterpriseQualityCoding/FizzBuzzEnterpriseEdition https://github.com/EnterpriseQualityCoding/FizzBuzzEnterpris...
• ExpiredLink 12y ago
  Prejudice nowadays is accepted as long as it is not related to race, gender or religion.
• ghaff 12y ago
  This blog post discusses it a bit. http://jobtipsforgeeks.com/2013/03/07/enterprisey/ http://jobtipsforgeeks.com/2013/03/07/enterprisey/ It wouldn't shock me if it also gets used as code for things like "hasn't worked at a startup before" or, frankly, "too old."
  • hdennis 12y ago
    Thank you for the link, it was very informative. The two main points in the blog stated that an "enterprisey" developer may not be a good fit in a startup (change in development pace, responsibilities, etc.) and that they may use languages unpopular in a startup environment (Java and .Net are called out in the post). I'm interested to see if there are other posts that echo this sentiment, aside from the OP, because now I have a fear of being "too enterprisey."
  • fecak 12y ago
    I wrote the piece you linked, and I do see still see that feedback on some candidates almost two years later. I think your interpretation of this as code for other things is fairly accurate, although not as much for the 'too old' piece. I've heard it for even the 7-10 years of experience range (though perhaps that could be construed as too old for some).