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[-] lugal@sopuli.xyz 89 points 5 months ago

"So why did you choose did company and not the others?"

"Well, I applied their too and have an interview there tomorrow."

[-] dev_null@lemmy.ml 50 points 5 months ago

That often works, when worded more positively. You will get an expedited hiring process, because the company doesn't want to lose out to another company hiring you first.

[-] JDPoZ@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Follows the "have a pic of you and a hot ex" rule when hitting up the dating scene. Anything you can do to make someone think "oh they must have something cool about them if the smoke show was hooking up with them." FOMO

[-] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago

Their security is too tight.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 36 points 5 months ago

They want "passionate" workers because they're easier to exploit.

Nobody's "passionate" about mmWave infrastructure, Brian. Nobody's gonna take a pay cut for that.

[-] marcos@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Mid-range communications is very cool, and several people are passionate about mm-wave infrastructure.

But they are usually not passionate about random companies either.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 14 points 5 months ago

"I just really really love propane and propane accessories."

[-] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

There's a simple solution to everyone loving their job:

Work should be optional.

You don't see retirees volunteering for tasks they hate. Inb4 scrubbing toilets; I'd prefer to design toilet-scrubbing machines instead of toys for rich people.

this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2025
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