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by Reese1379 3682 days ago
Sounds to me like a good test of character. It would be interesting if this self described 'black software engineer' would tell us who the founder/CEO was and the name of the company. Why do all the Black kids sit at the same table at school? Why do all the Asian kids sit at the front of the class? Why is it ok for rap singers to say nigger but not anyone else? I really want to know.

See another African American dude being racially profiled: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uTP1fdFu0c
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roninb 3682 days ago
A test of character? As in, "Are you the kind of person who can be tenacious enough to work under a manipulative bigot?" I'm trying hard to see your point of view, despite the baiting.
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Reese1379 3682 days ago
It's not baiting, in the wonderful world of work, you can expect to be on the receiving end of such comments. I speak from a position of experience.

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IOT_Apprentice 3682 days ago
So the CEO fostered such a culture from literally the start of his interview. It was a warning, that the CEO was racist and not a place to work at.
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JustSomeNobody 3682 days ago
In the wonderful world of work, these comments/questions are absolutely, unquestionably, without a doubt, inappropriate and should never happen.

Never.

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apalmer 3682 days ago
Actually, I agree with you as far as it being a good test of character... on both ends though... i have been on and seen these kinds of interviews where the applicant is deliberately put in uncomfortable positions to see how they are going to react... In general i have found the that it works, it is a simple and incredibly efficient way to find out who can handle themselves, at the same time it clearly exposes the mentality of the interviewer.

The interviewer is showing they will use psychological manipulation to get what they want from you as efficiently as possible even if they know it causes you discomfort.

I personally don't think the interviewer was some extreme racist, he was just more or less a just a dick.

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