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by juneyi 497 days ago
i suppose it might have something to do with how they recruit and the folks that are willing to go through with it

https://x.com/ChShersh/status/1816514954302025820

if you don't want to click on the link, I've copied most of it below (his second post has a screenshot of the questions!):

"I had been using Ubuntu for 10 years.

Last year, I applied to Canonical for a job to develop Ubuntu itself in Rust.

Before the interview, they asked me to write a 20-page essay about my life, aspirations, philosophy and whatnot."