I landed my second jr job back in 2015 and started at the same time as this person. It's not that they weren't... suited to do the actual job. They had trouble turning on the computer. Heck, one time they sent an message in the company's whatsapp group at 2am saying they were leaving the office (already a red flag) and couldn't turn off the coffee machine. They were a CS grad from the same university as the company's owner, which is an amazing programmer, so you'd expect the same bar or, you know, at least basic computer knowledge.
Anyways, they were let go in one month, and I took the opportunity to create a simple interview test for the next candidates.
It involves two coffee makers. One is filled but not on, while the other has about a cup of coffee left. The candidate is sent to get a cup of coffee...
And the test is to see if they are a team player and turn in the other machine or are selfish, self absorbed, and anti social and just walk away so the next dev has to waste 10 mins waiting for it to brew, be kaye for a meeting costing the company 100s or just being grumpy for the rest of the morning?
I landed my second jr job back in 2015 and started at the same time as this person. It's not that they weren't... suited to do the actual job. They had trouble turning on the computer. Heck, one time they sent an message in the company's whatsapp group at 2am saying they were leaving the office (already a red flag) and couldn't turn off the coffee machine. They were a CS grad from the same university as the company's owner, which is an amazing programmer, so you'd expect the same bar or, you know, at least basic computer knowledge.
Anyways, they were let go in one month, and I took the opportunity to create a simple interview test for the next candidates.
Does your interview test involve switching the coffee machine on and off?
It involves two coffee makers. One is filled but not on, while the other has about a cup of coffee left. The candidate is sent to get a cup of coffee...
That's a tough test 🤣
And the test is to see if they are a team player and turn in the other machine or are selfish, self absorbed, and anti social and just walk away so the next dev has to waste 10 mins waiting for it to brew, be kaye for a meeting costing the company 100s or just being grumpy for the rest of the morning?
the PC "greatest hits" right there.