[azangru]

First, what's a brogrammer job?

Second, how is productivity being lost? If, as you say, the loss happens _while_ trying to improve interview skills, then, presumably, the person working on the improvement is looking for a job, and either is not currently employed (and thus can't be losing anyone money in lost productivity), or wishes to quit his current job (and thus is probably not super committed to the tasks at hand).

[xboxnolifes]

> (and thus can't be losing anyone money in lost productivity)

What? No, no, no. Being unemployed when you want to be employed is 0% productivity. That is lost productively compared to having a job for that period of time. That extra time spent interviewing is money lost for you compared to working.

Having everyone spend more time learning skills that are only used between jobs is productivity that is lost relative to learning skills that improve your ability to do your job, or just doing the job itself.

[lisasays]

First, what's a brogrammer job?

Pretty much most industry work these days.

I agree the term is vague (as used here), but what I think the commenter means is "same old, same old". In the interview process, every company talks about how picky they are about hiring, and how special everyone is who works there. And then you get in there and it's the same sloth and pretentiousness (and not too infrequently, just plain bad interpersonal behavior) as everywhere else.

And the same productivity-killing open plan office, too.