[el-dude-arino]

I stopped dealing with anything to do with Canonical the moment I saw their job ads require you to put in your high school gpa. Yes, even if you're a senior+ engineer.

[that_guy_iain]

You really stopped dealing with a company because their HR put something silly in their job ads? Really? You care that much about HR?

Edit: I just looked, they ask about your high school performance in math and your native language and to be ranked and include "cannot recall"

[slumberlust]

They have a reputation for a very drawn out and unnecessarily grueling interview process: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37059857

[that_guy_iain]

So do lots of companies. It's a good reason for not applying to work for them. But an odd reason not to dislike their products.

[el-dude-arino]

These questions don't get placed on their job ads by chance and they aren't done in a vacuum; there is some form of approval at the leadership level.

If they ask that question, then they make a judgement based on the answer. If you're a company making such a judgement on such a question for such a position, you're a ridiculous company.

[that_guy_iain]

By HR. HR decided to add them. They make a judgement based on your how well you did at education, which does imply how smart you are.

But as I said, HR added them and stopping using tech because of the HR works is a bit ridiculous. "I don't use your product because I was going to apply for a job and your questions were stupid" is weird as hell since their product isn't built by HR.

[im3w1l]

They might include that because they are hiring some people straight out of highschool.