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Did you even say 'thank you'? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/linkedinlunatics@sh.itjust.works

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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 38 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

I might be old school but I see nothing wrong with a little politeness, especially if it gets my foot in the door. But then again, I’m not going to continually kiss someone’s ass for what should be a mutually beneficial situation.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 9 hours ago

It's the idea that everything can go perfectly, but they have one specific secret test they don't tell you about that's also completely irrelevant to the position you're interviewing for.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world -5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

A lot of the people jerking their knees at these "rituals" we do have never been in the position of actually having to hire someone.

Whatever your principles and attitude might be now, if you get into a role that requires you to make good decisions on who you're paying a ton of company money to, with your ass riding on it, you WILL adjust your ideas for how to make the best decisions.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

FWIW I'm jerking my knee at this ritual and interviewed someone who's starting on Monday. I've been on both ends of this and find the rituals exhausting. If I had extra time for frivolous emails, then we wouldn't be hiring!

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

This lemmy forum is far more about kids crying about authority existing than it is about actual structured critique of the business world and processes. It is absolutely exhausting hiring, and sadly most of the people here will never know that stress, and will hold onto these cartoonish notions that only elite, wealthy, privileged cartoon villains are the ones who make decisions who to hire and how.

Meanwhile, people like us have to somehow dance around pleasing both bosses and employees and potential employees without making mistakes that everyone seems to be looking for you to make with a hunger.