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Re:I had to give a wrong answer to get the job (2017) by rychco on Monday July 19, 2021 @09:18AM (#27882321)
That’s entirely reasonable, but people aren’t reasonable. When ego is involved, even a polite argument may appear as a personal attack.
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Re:I had to give a wrong answer to get the job (2017) by ThePadawan on Monday July 19, 2021 @10:30AM (#27883016)
That's entirely reasonable, and that's exactly why you hire engineers that are aware of this, and don't base their choices on ego.

If you hiring involves ego, you're going to end up with a Challenger disaster some time down the road.

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Re:I had to give a wrong answer to get the job (2017) by brazzy on Monday July 19, 2021 @09:58AM (#27882706)
I really, really don't want to work for a manager who involves his ego in technical questions.
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