On asking job candidates to code

Re:On asking job candidates to code by kelvin0 on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @12:54PM (#11291047)

Never underestimate the dark powers of an incompetent HR department. Not saying this is the case here, but sure has the looks of it ... The person that interviewed was a programmer. The follow up to an interview is usually done by HR. As stated earlier, this is simply an observation I made throughout the years when being in contact with various HR departments. Your mileage may vary.

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Re:On asking job candidates to code by iolothebard on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @02:17PM (#11291786)

Any interview I've ever had where HR is involved is somewhere I would never work.

Last time this happened I was informed that Russian and Indian are races. Talking about my coworkers by their country of origin (I was saying how refreshing it was to work with a broad array of people in SF vs what I normally work with [white male] in Oklahoma.)

Russian is a race. Seriously.

HR employees are worthless in my experience (~35 years in the labor force).

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Re:On asking job candidates to code by logfromblammo on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @02:58PM (#11292120)

Only worthless? You've been lucky. I have learned from my experience that HR is at best an enormous obstruction that must be continually worked around, and is at worst an enemy to whom you should never show your back.

Or your belly, for that matter.

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Re:On asking job candidates to code by iolothebard on Tuesday March 15, 2016 @04:33PM (#11292754)

How is this a dickish thing to say about white men. I am a white man. Having worked with 1 woman in 15 years in Oklahoma & Texas in development I worked with roughly 60/40 (men to women) developer teams in the Bay Area. Also the broad array of cultures and experiences brings different opinions to the table as well.

It wasn't intended as a slant against white men, it was more a happy dividend that I didn't realize I was missing (diversity). SF is rather diverse, but in IT competency still matters far more than gender, race, etc.

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Re:On asking job candidates to code by Chris2048 on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @09:44AM (#11297184)

I don't doubt you're a white man, but it makes no difference.

What exactly are you, as an individual, missing in terms of diversity?

> "the broad array of cultures and experiences brings different opinions to the table"

Technical opinions? What does this mean exactly?

This is the bad implication I was talking about, that a group of white males is somehow deficient relative to any group of people.

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Re:On asking job candidates to code by iolothebard on Wednesday March 16, 2016 @06:18PM (#11301110)

It's like having a discussion with a wall. Have a nice day :-)

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Re:On asking job candidates to code by Chris2048 on Friday March 18, 2016 @10:23AM (#11311947)

You think insults aren't insults if you add a nicety on the end?

Clearly I didn't read what you wrote, otherwise I'd be agreeing with you already, right?

Or you're just spouting mindless diversity soundbite rhetoric..

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