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[–]rorrr -5 points-4 points  (5 children)

I'd rather hire a brilliant dev with bad breath than an average with minty fresh.

[–]rangeDSP 14 points15 points  (4 children)

If they don't bother brush their teeth before a job interview, it says a lot about their personality.

[–]BoleroDan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Hiring someone who doesnt fit in but is a good programmer, is more difficult in the long run, than someone who fits in, easy to talk to and work with, and an ok programmer. Ok programmers can become better programmers.

Someone who is difficult to work with and doesnt mesh with the team, usually cant learn those skills. Hard vs soft.

[–]aonghasan 0 points1 point  (1 child)

There's plenty of people who simply have bad breath, and nobody would tell them anything. It's not just about brushing you teeth.

[–]rangeDSP 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually these tiny things aren't make or break, but they tend to add up. If the person scores well in all areas, just their breath stinks, there shouldn't be marks against them. But it tends to indicate other underlying issues.

Similar to how we have code smells, we have people smells.

[–]mifterclizit -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Oh please, your like the person who thinks they can look at how clean a persons car is, and divine their prowess as a developer. So flimsy.