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Re:Follow-up to “The dystopian world of software engineering... by ScottFree on Saturday February 22, 2020 @07:38PM (#22394326)
> we once rejected someone on ethical grounds after they passed all the interviews

What did they do? Suggest sacrificing a puppy to moloch to make a feature release go smoothly?

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Re:Follow-up to “The dystopian world of software engineering... by lifeisstillgood on Saturday February 22, 2020 @07:49PM (#22394367)
Does that work? It might be worth a try?
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Re:Follow-up to “The dystopian world of software engineering... by TeMPOraL on Sunday February 23, 2020 @03:29AM (#22395777)
Of course it does. Most companies do this (albeit not with literal puppies), so do governments and people in general.

https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/

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