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A comment on The Fraternity Paradox: Lower GPA, Higher Incomes.

Re:The Fraternity Paradox: Lower GPA, Higher Incomes by creatrixcordis on Friday October 06, 2017 @02:45PM (#15419286)
who cares, if you know your shit, you walk in the interview and make them feel stupid, make them feel like you have a monopoly on knowledge, like it oozes out of you and drips to the floor and if they don't lick it off they might miss something, lol, then they would be stupid to pass on you, then they will surely want you on their team. but you can only do that if you really learn or you can bs to a professional level

there are many ways into the castle, some people walk in the front door, some take the back door, some sneak through the side gate and some ride on the shoulders of others..., some fuck the manager or blow the boss, or maybe play golf at the same golf club or are in the same motorcycle club, or fuck the same prostitute and catch each other at the door and have an understanding, or have the same drug dealer

if you are sitting on the sideline keeping score, you might end up hungry while someone eats your bread.

it doesn't matter what color the cat is, as long as it catches mice. but my moms favorite quote was machiavelli's maxim, the end always justifies the means

i guess the question is, if you would be in their shoes? you would read this article and say, damn right!

i still think in a lot of corporate environments, money is definitely being made on the side by the decision makers when it comes time to pick an outsourcing firm, or award a contract to a contracting company, you know, you jack me off and i will jack you off later kinda thing, gotta grease the wheels of the company politics once in a while or else you might get caught not working

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Re:The Fraternity Paradox: Lower GPA, Higher Incomes by pavel_lishin on Friday October 06, 2017 @02:47PM (#15419300)
> if you walk in the interview and make them feel stupid

... then you won't get hired, because nobody wants to hire an asshole with such poor social skills that they can't talk to someone without talking down to them.

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Re:The Fraternity Paradox: Lower GPA, Higher Incomes by creatrixcordis on Friday October 06, 2017 @02:54PM (#15419365)
how is showing your mental prowess talking down to "them"?, that is what interviews are for, you probably don't want to work for anyone who can't stand in a room with someone smarter then them, remember everyone is different, you will only feel stupid for a little while or in a state of lacking something, but in some cultures this behavior would be taken as a direct insult, i agree with you there, but hopefully you don't live in those countries, where everything is personal and macho...
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Re:The Fraternity Paradox: Lower GPA, Higher Incomes by corporateslave3 on Friday October 06, 2017 @02:57PM (#15419407)
"i still think in a lot of corporate environments, money is definitely being made on the side by the decision makers when it comes time to pick an outsourcing firm, or award a contract to a contracting company, you know, you jack me off and i will jack you off later kinda thing, gotta grease the wheels of the company politics once in a while or else you might get caught not working"

I know for a fact that this happens excessively at a very big, well know and well respected company. Huge levels of corruption and under the table payments for outsourcing/contract labor.

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Re:The Fraternity Paradox: Lower GPA, Higher Incomes by creatrixcordis on Friday October 06, 2017 @03:08PM (#15419504)
well there are so many companies out there, for sure this happens, someone sitting somewhere at a desk thinking... "i'm already making 200k but, i could definitely use a few more grand just to cover what i'm losing on taxes, damn taxes lol"
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