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Re:Canonical's interview process step by step (by step by st... by johnnyanmac on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @06:48PM (#37069432)
devil's advocate: a bad software engineer is not only unproductive but drags down good software engineer's productivity. It doesn't make SWE's important, but it does sometimes mean that no hire isn't the worst choice.

In addition, Canonical is HQ'd in the UK, so it's not quite as easy to let someone go if red flags come up.

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Re:Canonical's interview process step by step (by step by st... by disgruntledphd2 on Thursday August 10, 2023 @05:24AM (#37073845)
It's incredibly easy to fire people in the first six months or so.

It's only after that it's hard.

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