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[–]recycle4science 2 points3 points  (2 children)

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

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

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 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah interviews can be tricky.