The hidden costs of engineering time in technical interviewing

Re:The hidden costs of engineering time in technical intervi... by krageon on Friday April 26, 2019 @08:05AM (#19756561)

> Trying to place Berlin as the whole of Europe is pretty unfair to the rest of Europe

I can't say that I've found the attitude of the companies in London or Amsterdam to be materially different from what was described. That doesn't mean that it is the whole of Europe, but I'm willing to doubt that it is an isolated cultural thing.

Given that we both have wildly differing experiences with London, I'm willing to grant that London might have unique and positive offers now (my experience is from at least 3-4 years ago) or that I have at the time completely missed the healthy companies.

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Re:The hidden costs of engineering time in technical intervi... by retiredcoder on Friday April 26, 2019 @01:17PM (#19759734)

If I can allow myself to chime in...

I think social / cultural differences actually is not enough to differentiate European start-ups. If nothing else, there is a tremendous (deliberate?) effort to follow American standards of management and GTD. However, at the same time, Venture Capital and management overall seem to be a bit more risk averse in Europe than USA.

But thats just my opinion of what is the common denominator here in Europe.

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Re:The hidden costs of engineering time in technical intervi... by krageon on Monday April 29, 2019 @02:39AM (#19776315)

I imagine it's easy to be in love with a philosophy that dehumanises employees when you are an employer. Startup founders are no exception.

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