>Do you really want to to be lied to by every candidate?
You misjudge managers. In my experience, managers want conformity in service of the company. The lie signals the willingness to conform in service of the company.
You misjudge managers. In my experience, managers want conformity in service of the company. The lie signals the willingness to conform in service of the company.
If loyalty is not a big concern (and it isn't really, currently), then I'm there to bring your business up to speed, and you're there to help me advance in this job market.
Engineering is a constant balancing act. If working with this kind of manager favors conformity over business requirements, technical requirements, legal requirements etc. we'd be having a very hard time disagreeing on topics (balancing them out) and working together.
That doesn't match my experience. Software engineering culture is full of processes to facilitate conformity, from velocity and burn down charts, to bureaucratic decision making processes and unnecessary group meetings. Every manager I've ever had has given me the impression that they want someone to mindlessly crunch through tickets without resistance.
There are some great places to work out there, but there are plenty that are basically the movie mean girls.