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by cromwellian 4690 days ago
It could be that the type of project one is one influences. I'm pretty sure if I tried to join the maps team, I'd be rejected, I have no experience in geo/gis.

But I have had the experience of co-workers transferring off my team to other teams and semi-regular turnover, so it may be a matter of finding the right place at the right time.

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"I'm pretty sure if I tried to join the maps team, I'd be rejected, I have no experience in geo/gis."

Ah but from the linked article, if the only selection criteria is ability to answer weird 5-minute-depth trivia questions about data structures, not actually knowing anything about GEO/GIS wouldn't even be discovered, much less an impediment.

Of course, they might have a totally different, less pathological system for internal transfers than for external hiring...