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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

That’s just not how the world works though… you will have to work with at least 1 person at a job (your boss), so you should be able to work well with at least 1 person. That doesn’t come through with just a resume.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

You're getting downvoted because a large number of people who spend their weekdays voting on internet comments are not working.

Working is easy. Maintaining a predictable and comfortable work environment for a team of people also trying to get through their day while meeting larger goals for the company is very, very hard. The interview process is where the actual decisions are made by managers like myself, because I am responsible for a dozen people's lives and workdays, I have to make sure anyone I add to their daily necessary interactions isn't going to be a massive piece of shit who will disrupt everything.

I will always choose lower qualified people with better attitudes than people with sparkling resumes who seem "off" or like they're going to be a problem.

I fully expect to also get reamed in the voting process here, but if you feel the need to attack this basic fact of life that the needs of the existing and working team outweigh your unique personality and identity, you're exactly the kind of person I screen out at hiring interviews.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

So get a written interview in or a voice call if you really have to "like...get their vibe man!" But who you know hiring has to fucking stop. It is intentionally making worse decisions because you don't like someone as much as someone else.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

But who you know hiring has to fucking stop. It is intentionally making worse decisions because you don’t like someone as much as someone else.

As someone who has spent years and years in a position of authority, I can safely say that 90% of ALL disruptive work issues have originated from people rubbing someone else wrong, or someone being massively entitled and unable to listen to others or respect those over them. A massive part of your responsibility as a manager is to make decisions based only on vibes, about who you think is going to mesh with others.

I know it sounds really unfair, your merit should stand on its own, but if my paycheck and my team's paychecks and thus all of our survival depends on the team getting along to do the damn job, then you HAVE to understand the challenge and set your ego aside to make a good impression and maintain that persona. It's shitty but so are a lot of challenges in life.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago

I'd rather hire someone I know is a decent, stand up guy that is easy to work with even if they are not as qualified as a rando, as long as they're qualified enough. I'm sure this is not always the case, like maybe I need a specialist for a single thing or a consultant or whatnot. But I put a lot of value on personality in general.

Though I guess it also depends how easy it is to fire someone if they're not what you wanted.