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I expect you would fail the test because of the attitude

How is this relevant? Now you're just taking cheap shots.



I don't get it, honestly.

I would not recommend a candidate, who, when asked if they could do this with cut|sort|head would reply something like:

heh, what a pathetic question, I bet your history is full of "man cut"

it is not the right answer, it is needlessly obnoxious and indicates a person that can barely bottle up their emotions and quickly gives in under pressure. Usually not a good match to any team - unless they also bring in something massively beneficial.


Culture fit. Is the candidate likely to reject/scoff at certain tasks because they think it's below them?


"it appears you're implicitly looking for bash knowledge, which is unfair".

"I wouldn't hire you with that attitude"

I'm getting more judgemental vibes from interviewer than interviewee.




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