The dystopian world of software engineering interviews
In addition to all of the very dystopian examples given in this post, there are other non-technical, super-dystopian things that have been popping up as &quot;trends&quot; in the tech industry.<p>Ever heard of top-grading? It&#x27;s the most oppressive interview technique of all time. A series of grueling multi-person interviews. A retrospective of all work experiences since <i>high school</i>. You also have to get multiple prior employers as references. Apparently top-grading is used to weed out &quot;liars&quot;. Imagine what kind of place optimizes to find liars; maybe one with a problem with a lot lying? I&#x27;ve heard Twitter uses this technique (or did last year when my friend interviewed with them).<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Topgrading" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Topgrading</a>