Re:Jessica Livingston
by mywittyname on Friday June 23, 2023 @03:34PM
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> except the particular manager wasn't the specific target of the usual manipulations[0] candidates will do to seem better.
There's merit to this argument.
Consider people who get scammed or catfished -- it's obvious to an outside observer. You're less likely to fool yourself when you have no skin in the game.
What this manager did isn't practically different from what all interviewers do, except the particular manager wasn't the specific target of the usual manipulations[0] candidates will do to seem better. The manager is likely to have a better understanding of how the candidate bullshits (or if they do) when they're not the target of the bullshit.
[0] Used as a descriptor; e.g. "manipulating" someone to decide they should see a doctor for their toe infection isn't bad.