Re:What happened after I left my software engineering career
by conductr on Friday May 12, 2023 @03:55PM
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You counter offers for a dozen other things, why not time? All those other negotiables can just as easily blow the "deal" apart but aren't considered a waste of time/deceit. They often aren't pre-aligned on. Even if you pre-aligned on something, the interview process itself can change your opinion. For example, you may agree that a salary of $x would suffice. During interviews, you determine the job is going to be much more demanding than originally expected so you now say you like it but $y is the new price. It's not deceitful, it's quite normal.
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Re:What happened after I left my software engineering career
by thunky on Friday May 12, 2023 @04:52PM
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I agree your example of a salary adjustment is fine, no deceit there.
The deceit comes from pretending to be qualified for a fundamental job requirement that you'll never meet (the requirement to work full time).
A better example is applying for a job that requires a license and after weeks of interviews you finally get an offer just to turn around and say "actually I don't have a license and I'm not willing to get one, but I hope your offer still stands?". Except it's even worse becuase at least in that case the employer can verify your license right off and avoid wasting everyone's time.
Lying on a resume or application is just not a good look.