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No. These are companies that I worked for for years at a time. That is not a correct analogy. I have been hired, and worked for 4 years based on a 10 minute c

• hibikir 12y ago
  Imagine that instead of your competent self, you were an incompetent carpenter. How long would it have taken, on the job, for your boss to figure out you were incompetent? How hard would it have been to fire you? Because that's the big issue with programming jobs: Many places hate firing, and it sure takes a while before we separate whether someone doesn't understand the tools that are currently being used, and will learn, or he's hapless.
  • tankenmate 12y ago
    So in fact then fear has become the biggest motivator for both hiring and firing... no wonder the industry is in a mess. Also in the building industry, the foreman may not be a carpenter by trade but at least he has some carpentry experience; in my time in the trenches too many project managers / bosses don't even have sysadmin experience let alone programming experience. Buzz word bingo, vague hunches, me too'ism, and voodoo psychology are used as yard sticks in the hiring process instead.
    • jonahx 12y ago
      Your passionate, hand-crafted response gives me an indefinable but good feeling about you, tankenmate, and I'm on board with your approach! Also, I've learned from experience that people who use the phrase "voodoo psychology" are deeply analytical as well as trustworthy.