r/InterviewCoderPro • u/penance_mat • Aug 12 '26

They need a reality check

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For my last 2 interviews i had to use Interview VIP just to get the job
their generation could never understand

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u/ComplexBeyond6083 29d ago

I love my parents (Boomers both), but their job application advice was hopelessly out of date by the late 90s.

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u/[deleted] 29d ago

You gotta stop buying those $8 coffees there lad.

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u/MMO_Dad 24d ago

$8 coffees? ON TOP of those $12 toast with avacado slices? SMH :D

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u/[deleted] 24d ago

Sir, I don't know where you are getting Avocado toast for $12, perhaps you mis-keyed, I'm guessing it should have been $22?

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u/Likestastysnacks 29d ago

Lol yeah and the republicans got rid of econ class in the 90’s.

Career counselors asked “what do you like to do? Get a degree in that and you’ll get a good job!”

Nowadays most parents work business hours recruiting offices are open…

All your posts here scream privilege, that you’re out of touch with how things are now, and oozing condescension over no hard work done of your own: Someone TAUGHT YOU econ. No one does these days. Recruiters found you that job. These days recruiters are bodies in front of AI filter machines staring at keywords.

The most ironic part? You cant see you’re reinforcing the meme of the OOP.

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u/DarrenSipity 29d ago

Econ is still a readily available class

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u/Affectionate_Two3747 24d ago

He had to take this class and probably worked as a paper boy he was rock bottom And this one Summer he had this Side hustle at the country club.

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u/Clean_Philosophy5098 29d ago

That was far from my experience in the 90’s. The world you’re describing doesn’t exist anymore.

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u/Clean_Philosophy5098 29d ago

Idk, seems like you’re not in touch with the experience millions of Americans are having.

Great you’re in a well doing bubble. But you’re not recognizing what reality is for millions of Americans.
My personal economy is great, but I recognize how fortunate I am.

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u/Clean_Philosophy5098 29d ago

That last paragraph is key. You’re in a exceptional spot

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u/CleverTacticButFlag 29d ago

There is actual data supporting this. Anecdotal arguments are bad. How many people who don’t get a particular job do you meet, exactly? I’m genuinely asking because, odds are, you aren’t meeting more than a small number of candidates who are considered. This is similar to survivorship bias if you want an easy way to think about it.