[hguant]

Sounds like they've bought into the Heinlein/Rand general specialist myth (quote below) and were looking for that. Problem is, it's very easy to mistake lunatic confidence for competence, especially in an interview, and especially given the personality traits that work well in hedge funds/general finance.

>“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”

[onychomys]

Well, for insects and also for naked mole rats.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_mole-rat#Roles

[swordsmith]

Regarding the quote -- most of these skills are pretty general though.

[falsedan]

how many of them did you exercise in the last 6 months/5 years

I'm 5/7 out of 22, +2 if I go back a decade or two

[qes]

6 months seems too short, but in 5 years the only ones I haven't done are plan an invasion (how many people out of billions have?), butcher a hog specifically (fish though), design a whole building (designed and built a.. room.. for purposes.. no small or simple task), written a sonnet specifically (other creative writing), set a bone, pitch manure (bagged it, also bailed hay, grew food, etc.), fight physically, or die - gallantly or otherwise.

So that's 4 I definitely haven't done, 4 I kinda did, and 13 I definitely did (I count 21 total not 22).

[jackpirate]

Anyone who's played a strategy game has planned an invasion.

[falsedan]

Oh sweet child, no. Maybe: planned an offsite

[falsedan]

> (I count 21 total not 22)

lol tyop , I also count 21

[mattbk1]

Getting 100% on that list and then posting here would be a trick.