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Sorry, but I’m bringing my iced coffee to the job interview (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago (5 children)

I would never bring food or drink to a job interview.

However, the debate has been distorted and a bit strawman'd. The original question was "would you bring an iced coffee to an interview for a Fortune 500 job?"

I'd agree that most interviewers probably wouldn't care but also most interviews are not for Fortune 500 companies.

[–] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 27 points 3 days ago

also working for fortune 500 companies is extremely overrated anyway

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

strawman'd

Straw-manned. Apostrophes are going extinct from over-hunting and misuse.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

''''''

Here have a few, I've got a captive breeding population going.

[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Emphasis on captive.

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[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It's fine we'll just turn some hyphens sideways.

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

Sure, that|s a great way to save apostrophe|s.

[–] Canajan@piefed.ca 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You can’t just do that, there’s a lot of paperwork involved.

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

No, I've got a guy who can easily get me that kind of stuff. Semicolons, demicolons, tax-free umlauts, sawed-off em dashes. It's all available for a paltry sum, just don't ask him how he gets his stuff.

[–] BehindetheClouds@reddthat.com 3 points 2 days ago

Got any asterisks?

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

Does the iced coffee do anything with the work involved? Then it should have no weight on the interview. I'm glad these fucking clowns are finally being called out for how stupid they are.

[–] Omodi@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

People are ignoring the Fortune 500 part because it is meaningless. Walmart is a Fortune 500 company.

[–] gastroglizzy@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Does the fact that the coffee is iced have anything to do with your decision? Would you bring hot coffee to an interview?

[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

No and no.