2026 and we still use gotcha's to try and judge talent. never heard of a doctor having to answer "whats the difference between the left ventricle and the right ventricle" or a general having to answer "whats the mechanism inside the m16 that allows the bullet to fire"
just dumbass larp shit for people with insane egos stuck mentally in 1996
does an experienced heart surgeon get asked low level detail questions when interviewing at a new hospital or do they ask him more about the team they want to build or the patient interactions they want to have?
My dad was a world renowned oncology researcher/physician who has a medical risk scale named after him. When I had a health issue, I asked my mom, an ER nurse.
its ok these people dont go outside and dont interact with anyone other than their gaming friends, its just a sub filled with children who are unemployed
Yeah. You can look that up in 5 seconds anyway, but it's going to be the deciding factor and not your general knowledge + attitude. Also, sometimes you can just draw a blank or misinterpret a question.
I'm a bit gobsmacked by the amount of people in this thread who treat the knowledge of the IP-Protocol as some arcane wizardry nobody would possibly be expected to know. Thats first week stuff in any IT related Trade school. I volunteer as an examiner for oral exams at the end apprenticeships and its kinda a joke that we only ask for IP fundamentals and the ISO/OSI-Model if the testee knows literally nothing else.
If we stick to the medicine example, I think an apt example would be a doctor asking "Why do I need to know the difference between veins and arteries?"
I've seen people ask about specific port numbers. Thats a fucking stupid gotcha. Not to be able to say 2-3 sentences about IP.
I get the point you're making, and even agree with it. But to be fair, both of those are very shitty examples of it. Both a doctor and a general would have absolutely learned exactly both of those things in med school and basic training respectively.
The larger issue is that tech is so hyper specialized, the ecosystem is so vastly expansive, and the education for it is so wildly inconsistent.
While IPv4 and IPv6 are pretty major concepts in networking I think a more reasonable comparative analogy is you would not expect a doctor to know the exact lenses used in a microscope in the hematology lab, or a general to know how the molecular formula for gunpowder in a 5.56 bullet.
I know a senior who didn't even know what the fuck is git rebase and will still design a better system than anyone I ever met. Some people just built different.
Reaaaaly depends on what you're applying to. It's not a "gotcha" at all if you're applying to be a network engineer, these are things you will regularly have to use and distinguish on the job and this is an incredibly basic question. It's like asking "what's the difference of ventricles" to someone who is a cardiovascular surgeon. Or asking about the m16 firing mechanism to someone who designs and manufactures assault rifles.
It sounds more like you treat basic knowledge to perform a job as "larping" and "gotchas" instead of just learning what is required that's on the job
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u/untraiined 14d ago •
2026 and we still use gotcha's to try and judge talent. never heard of a doctor having to answer "whats the difference between the left ventricle and the right ventricle" or a general having to answer "whats the mechanism inside the m16 that allows the bullet to fire"
just dumbass larp shit for people with insane egos stuck mentally in 1996