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I have been on so many interview loops where interviewers faulted the architecture skill or experience of candidates because they talked about having used relational databases or tried to use them in design questions.

The attitude “our company = scale and scale = nosql” is prevalent enough that even if you know better, it’s probably in your interest to play the game. It’s the one “scalability fact” everyone knows, and a shortcut to sounding smart in front of management when you can’t grasp or haven’t taken the time to dig in on the details.