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Re:I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months by raffraffraff on Thursday January 06, 2022 @04:55AM (#29821487)
I think it's nice to be chatty and relaxed in an interview, but a lot of people would think that laughing at a question crosses a line, unless they let you in on the joke. Like, "Do you use Kotlin?" => "Hahahaha! No. Funny thing is, earlier today we decided to rewrite the next major version in Kotlin!"

I don't take offence easily but honestly if there wasn't an explanation for laughter I would straight up ask "What's so funny?".

Imagine how a Russian candidate would feel, when it's culturally "odd" to smile for no apparent reason?

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Re:I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months by danielmarkbruce on Thursday January 06, 2022 @11:27AM (#29825625)
Asking "what's funny" is a great response. And you are right - hopefully the interviewer would give an explanation for the laughter.

Re the Russian - it sort of depends if the company is mostly Russian or not. If the culture at a company is such that it's offensive to smile/laugh then it would be better for a laugher to join a different company - ie be gated out, no?

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