[CapmCrackaWaka]

I noticed long ago that many people have their own interviewing “secrets”. Remember that story about how Henry Ford would fail applicants if they put salt on their meal without trying it first? A lot of people take stories/ideas like that to heart. The person interviewing you was probably offended you called him by his first name or something. “A good applicant won’t do that”.

[the_lonely_road]

It’d also highly possible they did nothing wrong and the guy wanted to tank the interview for another reason. A favored candidate, opposing the team expansion, racism/sexism/ageism etc.

[kayodelycaon]

He seemed genuinely surprised when I asked him what he wanted to know instead of me following the script in his head.

I suppose he could have been acting, but I don’t think so. Looking back, I think he was expecting me to act like a vendor salesman promising the world in hopes of getting a commission.

[willcipriano]

It's always some nonsense like:

"He used his left foot to enter the room. A good candidate will use his right as they will put their best foot forward."

[loloquwowndueo]

I’m left handed/footed. :)

[panxyh]

The salt thing isn’t in the same league of nonsense as the foot thing. It does tell something about the person.

[ResearchCode]

Tells you something about their salt tolerance. It makes all the difference in plumbing together CRUD applications effectively.

[Ekaros]

My salt tolerance is so screwed that maybe I deserve to get failed in interviews for that... Still, seems quite unreasonable.

[voytec]

The salt thing can tell you that a person may be well-hydrated due to high sodium intake. Dumb test for "didn't tried it first".

[ProjectArcturis]

What does it tell you?

[bee_rider]

I believe the intention is that it tells you they’ll make a modification without checking if it is necessary first. Some kind of impulsiveness.

Although, it seems pretty silly to me.

[pfannkuchen]

I think it is more like doing things from habit vs from first principles. Maybe they just learn how to do things once and then repeat them blindly. Not sure it’s a good test but I think that is the intent.

[Frost1x]

Plot twist: they're left handed/footed and your biased assumptions failed you.

[devsegal]

thanks for the chuckle