Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment when interviewing?

Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by EliRivers on Thursday April 07, 2016 @03:52PM (#11450101)

In my opinion, what you've done there is create a straw man. The original assertion was that an IQ test is a reason to run. What you've done is turn that into something else entirely, where it quite clearly is a bad sign. I believe that your hypothetical situation isn't addressing the original simple assertion.

The original assertion was not "If you've done very well at a series of interviews and proved your ability already, and then they want to give you an IQ test, run."

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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by zeemonkee3 on Thursday April 07, 2016 @04:10PM (#11450243)

So your argument is that IQ tests are only good in lieu of experience/proven ability?

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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by EliRivers on Thursday April 07, 2016 @04:20PM (#11450346)

My argument is that you presented an invalid straw man argument.

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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by PhasmaFelis on Friday April 08, 2016 @01:38AM (#11452762)

So what's an example of a situation where an IQ test would not be a bad sign?

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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by GFK_of_xmaspast on Thursday April 07, 2016 @06:34PM (#11451240)

How about "you get an IQ test instead of a series of interviews and a chance to prove your ability"

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