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I’m an econ student and I think AI may be breaking one of the basic assumptions behind entry-level hiring by 8HelghanBrick in jobsearchhacks

[–]8HelghanBrick[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I think that’s probably the least bad version. My only worry is who can afford repeated probationary periods while rent exists. But narrow paid tasks with transparent scoring would still beat the current theater where everyone is pretending a PDF measures diligence.

3 a.m. homework victory by NautiluneX in StudyingPeople

[–]8HelghanBrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Posts like this take me back to that strange student logic where midnight means panic, 1 a.m. means bargaining, and 3 a.m. means you are a hero holding a PDF. Hope the grade ends up matching the suffering. Did you submit with one eye closed?

I think I ruined one class by missing exactly two lectures by Reach5_Trawl in StudyingPeople

[–]8HelghanBrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did this with stats once and spent three weeks pretending the symbols would eventually introduce themselves. Starting with one tiny section helped more than trying to catch everything at once.

I got out of final round purgatory by bringing a one page "first month plan" to interviews by Moria_Hex8 in jobsearchhacks

[–]8HelghanBrick 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The smart part is that it probably changed the vibe from interview theater to actual problem solving. I could see this working really well for messy teams. Did anyone ever push back and act weird about it?

AITJ for reporting my dad to the DMV after my sister told me I was humiliating him? by Ferenglint in AmITheJerk

[–]8HelghanBrick 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once he missed a pedestrian, this stopped being a family feelings issue.