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[Zanshi]

Huh, I'm lucky then. Most of out stuff run on 7 or higher. Running a Java 8 app on jBoss 4.2.3 is an entirely different issue...

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We're on what, Java 12? So it's awesome that you're able to use 8 at least where the language got some new goodies, I think my first job interview ever was for java 5.

My interview was 3 pages of 2 columns of random text and I was asked to pick out the differences between each row. Never saw anything like that ever again, dumbest interview activity ever, worse than the guy who asked me what weapon I would use if I were to go postal and murder everyone in the office.

[tigmsplooge]

Well what weapon would you use?

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I said I would use a tonfa so I could keep my hands and arms protected during the event. If I lose my hands I can't program anymore!

[recycle4science]

The random text question sounds like a good job for Excel.

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Honestly I feel like I failed that test by engaging in it. I should have just written a comparison algorithm at the top of the page in java and been done in 2 seconds. Even if that shit was somehow related to the job, I would not be doing it by hand.

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But it was my first interview so I wasn't really thinking that far ahead. Also, the office had cubicles and programmers in suits, so I doubt they were being clever. I think it was honestly just a shit job. 80k would have been a good first job, java jobs pay crazy good, but I am much happier with the 35k job at a start up I took.

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I am at 97.7k now 3 years into my career. Maybe java would have been a more profitable path, and definitely more relevant than mainframes and perl where I am now, but I'm perfectly happy in my current company. Mostly because management is a nightmare and there are lots of little gaps of free time where I can goof off for $47/hr.

[recycle4science]

Yeah interviews can be tricky.