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Flunking my Anthropic interview again

(taylor.town)
369 points surprisetalk | 1 comments | 29 Aug 25 14:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.222s | source
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ilc ◴[29 Aug 25 14:49 UTC] No.45064892[source]▶
You be you. You will find your people and your place.

It may just be that Anthropic isn't it.

I had a company that was like a white elephant for me for a long time. Got in there, and I will say: It was one of the worst experiences I had in my career.

Not all that glitters is gold, and happiness is often only discovered when it is gone. If you can avoid those two pitfalls in life. You'll do well better than me.

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1. andoma ◴[29 Aug 25 20:20 UTC] No.45068937[source]▶
Hear hear. I joined a company which made a prosumer product I truly loved using. However, shortly after jointing i realized the company was nothing that I hoped for (Ancient tech, toxic culture, micro-management. All red-flags you can imagine). Fortunately a small startup made a blipp on my radar and after interviewing with them, as I apparently made a good impression, I got an offer so I immediately switched. I didn't realize it at the time but this happened to be a major inflection point in my career (technologically, socially and economically) for which I will be ever thankful. Not exactly OP's experience but my takeaway is that sometimes, even if you think you want to work at a place, it might not be the best option for you. There are so many more opportunities out there.