Half-Hearted Attempt To Transition Into A Tech Company
Half-Hearted Attempt To Transition Into A Tech Company
One could coast here for years, especially if you don't stand out or become expensive. Once you become valuable though, they can't get rid of you fast enough, for fear of your experience and knowledge infecting others.
- No code review structure.
- No version control or repositories.
- No documentation or content management systems.
- Everything is tribal knowledge.
- "Talk to every NPC at least twice to move forward with quest" style work.
- Very happy to fire knowledgeable people to make the quarter look better.
- Management is well-meaning, but the rot is from the top down.
Bail. Take your years of experience and find work elsewhere while the brand is still worth anything.
Counting down the days until some scandalous disaster strikes.
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I had a 30-minute phone screen with General Motors Recruitment HR. She asked me some general behavioral questions and questions about projects on my resume. The HR lady was very friendly and put no pressure on asking questions. The interview then fol
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The initial phone screening and team's meeting were positive and encouraging. For the in-person one, I was told to arrive early, but the interview started 15 minutes late, and I was left alone waiting. Very little attempt was made to build rapport,
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The interviewer asked standard interview questions. They were a mix of behavioral and technical questions. * Why do you want to work here? * Greatest strength? The technical portion focused on coding and problem-solving skills.
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Toronto, Ontario, CanadaOctober 1, 2017I had a 30-minute phone screen with General Motors Recruitment HR. She asked me some general behavioral questions and questions about projects on my resume. The HR lady was very friendly and put no pressure on asking questions. The interview then fol
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United StatesSeptember 24, 2025The initial phone screening and team's meeting were positive and encouraging. For the in-person one, I was told to arrive early, but the interview started 15 minutes late, and I was left alone waiting. Very little attempt was made to build rapport,
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United StatesMay 21, 2025The interviewer asked standard interview questions. They were a mix of behavioral and technical questions. * Why do you want to work here? * Greatest strength? The technical portion focused on coding and problem-solving skills.
