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[โ€“] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

reworded to ~~actual reasons.~~ sound good for an interview.

Potato potato, but if someone is already having trouble playing the interview game, I think that last sentence could come across wrong.

Like you said, you take your actual reasons: I have bills to pay, you're a reasonable distance away, you're hiring. And you find the truthful but carefully worded way to make it sound acceptable. I've always considered this interview question more of a test of communication skills than culty company loyalty test.

Like, if something's wrong because your co-worker fucked it up are you just going to vomit that point blank at a customer, or do you have the ability to word it better?

[โ€“] dev_null@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago

My point is just that "I want money" is not an answer, since that would apply to all possible places of employment and yet you applied here in particular. Why? Is it just because you live nearby and there are no other options? Then that's a perfectly valid answer.