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Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies by Klonoar on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @08:44PM (#45433059)
There is a subset of companies where they test to see if you stop yourself and admit you don’t know.

It’s a question where you should preface if you don’t know, then make sure you’re game to just try.

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Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies by protocolture on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @11:16PM (#45433940)
I drop it mostly to see how people think.

People who answer with research/troubleshooting methodology, go on to be excellent employees.

People who dont attempt it, are generally unable to cope without handholding.

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Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies by polynox on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @03:42AM (#45435318)
"In as much detail as possible, describe what is happening when I enter https://google.com into the browser and hit enter"
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