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Re:Whiteboard interviews are a test of obedience, not intell... by makeitdouble on Monday June 03, 2024 @07:41PM (#40569047)
The very notion of obediency being a negative trait is flawed IMHO.

People working at humanly unfathomable size organizations being more obedient doesn't sound like an issue to me, nor would it correlate with other qualities, including intelligence or critical thinking.

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Re:Whiteboard interviews are a test of obedience, not intell... by thedynamicduo on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @10:09AM (#40574826)
So if someone told you they admired how obedient you are, you would take that as a compliment?
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Re:Whiteboard interviews are a test of obedience, not intell... by makeitdouble on Tuesday June 04, 2024 @10:29AM (#40575020)
Just call me "conciliant" or "cooperative" if you want to make it sound more like a compliment. "Obedient" is just putting connotations on an otherwise neutral trait.
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