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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by st3v3r on Friday April 08, 2016 @02:21PM (#11456742)
"A lot of times developers get pulled into interviews regardless of whether they have some important task at hand, and nothing makes you more frustrating than losing focus."

That sucks for them and all, but get over it. At the very least, learn to fake interest. If you can't even do that, then yes, the candidate should run far away.

" I am not saying this is right, and I also think the system is broken, but it's system's fault, not the interviewer."

The interviewer is the one who's doing it. So yes, much of the blame does fall on the interviewer.

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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by galistoca on Friday April 08, 2016 @10:45PM (#11459649)
My point was that me as the interviewer (in a big company) doesn't have any incentive to "get over it" and "learn to fake interest" because of how the system works. Please re-read my comment and come back when you got my message.
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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by bpchaps on Saturday April 09, 2016 @04:29AM (#11460491)
How about just a personal incentive to be kind to others?

http://eprints.keele.ac.uk/1422/3/hamilton_mccabe_org_2016.p...

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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by st3v3r on Monday April 11, 2016 @12:49PM (#11472965)
And my comment is that those people should not be given a free pass. They are making the conscious decision to be an asshole, so they should be called out on it.
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Re:Ask HN: How do detect a crappy boss / toxic environment w... by galistoca on Monday April 11, 2016 @05:37PM (#11475332)
I have no problem with people calling out other people. I just see problem with some guy with lack of experience should be giving out an uniformed and incorrect advice to people who also have no idea.
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