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I am in the opposite camp. I want to work for the author of the article because he gets it and he has humility, a trait that top level commenter (who informs us unironically in his profile that he likes grapes and other plants) needs some work on.

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Also the article is translated from Russian(?) into English, which I’m sure is responsible for some of the odd diction.

Indeed. The author just wrote yelling. Given the Russian culture I suspect he was yelling in chats about the situation, not blaming a particular person or team. Something like “Why the hell have we stuck?” perhaps even with f-words. Boss expressing himself in such way is rather common in Russia. If such yelling is followed by reasonable suggestions, it is not even perceived as offensive, but as the way to emphasize the gravity of the situation.

Sure, re-reading it I do pick up that the author was perhaps attempting humour and self-criticism throughout. But there's still boatloads of red flags starting with the interview process (toss them in a room and get them to write some code as the measurer of the value of the candidate) and ending with the whole concept of "re-interviewing" people.

It doesn't matter how humorous or humble the author might be, these alone worry me. Y'know, me, that arrogant guy who likes grapes.

In any case it's clear the original author does not live in a tech job market anything like North America, where a request to "re-interview" someone would be met with a confused stare followed by a middle finger.

How is liking grapes a fault in their humility?

Right? I've seen some weird criticisms, but "lol you said you like grapes and plants" takes the cake.

Trolls will keep trolling(you).

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