• TootSweet@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago
    • Be me.
    • Apply for job listing that requires Python experience.
    • /home/tootsweet/python_projects/python_genius.py
    • Called and invited to team interview.
    • Arrive dressed like perfect corporate cog, leather binder in hand.
    • “Do you know C#?”
    • Listing never mentioned C#.
    • Me: “No.”
    • “We’re switching from Python to C#.”
    • Didn’t get the job.

    Later worked with former employees of $aforementioned_employer. They have a terrible habit of hiring in droves, only to lay off half their workforce every few years.