Now Hiring: Not You
Good but old stuff.  E.g.:<p>&quot;If Carpenters Were Hired Like Programmers&quot;<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.jasonbock.net&#x2F;jb&#x2F;News&#x2F;Item&#x2F;7c334037d1a9437d9fa6506e2f35eaac" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.jasonbock.net&#x2F;jb&#x2F;News&#x2F;Item&#x2F;7c334037d1a9437d9fa650...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=7819413" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=7819413</a><p>The first problem is having people doing the interviewing who don&#x27;t know much of anything about the work.<p>The second problem is from organizations so dysfunctional with everyone so irrational and afraid of nonsense criticism that they spend most of their effort covering their asses.<p>A third problem is an economy that is far too slow with far too many people looking for jobs.<p>A fourth problem is just a generally sick organization.<p>In a sense, these problems are good news because they give an example of an industry where even a sick-o company can still survive and even hold job interviews.<p>Sure, you don&#x27;t want to work for such a sick organization, but, if you can, maybe you should get into that industry as a competitor!<p>More generally, when you see an organization that sick, and the OP was a joke but not very far from the truth, the <i>flip side</i> may be an opportunity!