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Getting any tech job at this point in time is simply a matter of which bullet you will finally, defeatedly choose not to dodge. Every company wants your fealty, overt signals that you'll cower yourself to them, much, much more than any kind of technology competence or aptitude.

It's either this, or a person hasn't had enough experience yet to know this, and so they still have bright-eyed optimism that this one company is the one that's going to elevate their career, treat them in a minimally acceptable manner, etc., and you can bet the recruiting staff is banking on finding these people. It's very depressing.