Political and unfair to long term individual contributors
Political and unfair to long term individual contributors
The cause, the benefits, and the validation you get from building and seeing your hardware fly is unmatched. There is the respect from others, and any vendor picks up your phone. It is the most recognized and successful name in the industry.
Toxic, political, and especially after 5 years, technical excellence is no longer important. The individual contributors are the main target, because they are seemingly easy to replace.
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I reached out to a recruiter, and they got back to me with pre-screening, then two technical phone interviews. I didn't go onsite as they rejected me after the second technical phone interview. I didn't answer incorrectly, but the interviewer didn't
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Questions for "newbies" involved checking a box. The interviewer had no insight at all. Not just worthless, but insulting for an experienced professional. The interviewer was late and rushed the process. The interviewer was incompetent.
Senior Engineer
The first interview was with the recruiter. They were very nice and didn't ask many behavioral questions. They mostly told me about the role and made sure I was who I said I was.
Senior Engineer
United StatesFebruary 1, 2016I reached out to a recruiter, and they got back to me with pre-screening, then two technical phone interviews. I didn't go onsite as they rejected me after the second technical phone interview. I didn't answer incorrectly, but the interviewer didn't
Senior Engineer
United StatesJune 1, 2021Questions for "newbies" involved checking a box. The interviewer had no insight at all. Not just worthless, but insulting for an experienced professional. The interviewer was late and rushed the process. The interviewer was incompetent.
Senior Engineer
United StatesJuly 27, 2024The first interview was with the recruiter. They were very nice and didn't ask many behavioral questions. They mostly told me about the role and made sure I was who I said I was.
