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Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi... by fourthark on Monday June 20, 2022 @08:09PM (#31817990)
To put it another way, it may be selecting for the candidate who wants exactly this job and none other.

Loyalty becomes the main criterion.

I have mixed feelings about this, but I can see why employers might want this.

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Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi... by arinlen on Wednesday June 22, 2022 @01:37AM (#31832416)
I agree, but "loyalty" doesn't sound like the right word.

If a company demands you run an arbitrarily long and unpleasant obstacle course without any goal or criteria just because they asked you, what they are looking for is subservience.

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Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi... by fourthark on Sunday June 26, 2022 @05:15PM (#31888036)
Fair.

I was trying to be charitable. :)

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