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Re:Follow-up to “The dystopian world of software engineering... by perl4ever on Saturday February 22, 2020 @08:14PM (#22394466)
"I just set up my own gig, where I do the stuff I want to do."

I think maybe this is the unspoken issue with interviews - if a candidate was any good, they wouldn't need a job at all! So it's a given that all the people who apply are no good - the interviewer just needs to find the reason.

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Re:Follow-up to “The dystopian world of software engineering... by tonyedgecombe on Sunday February 23, 2020 @05:37AM (#22396188)
I suspect there is an element of truth in that. After all the people who are most likely to apply are those who are persistent but have been rejected by previous interviewers.
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Re:Follow-up to “The dystopian world of software engineering... by perl4ever on Sunday February 23, 2020 @03:04PM (#22399179)
By not needing a job, I mean being your own boss, not just already having a job.
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Re:Follow-up to “The dystopian world of software engineering... by tonyedgecombe on Monday February 24, 2020 @07:38AM (#22403522)
I see. I'm not sure I agree though. I haven't had a job for 22 years although I think that says more about my lack of ability to be a good employee than anything else.
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