Re:Ask HN: How to survive as a homeless engineer?
by icebraining on Friday June 15, 2018 @05:46AM
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The point of the interview is to sync up those expectations. If you're wondering what's their definition of brilliant, that's the perfect time to ask.
Yes, such terms in a job description - or in my case, in initial contract meetings - are red flags for me. Red enough to either never apply or show myself out with some excuse. Because my definition of "brilliant" may not match their definition of "brilliant" in terms of capability or efficiency, and I don't want to find out how high the expectations are after the agreement's signed.