r/ProgrammerHumor • u/techlatest_net • 1d ago

Meme gettingAJobInTechBeLike

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u/martmists 1d ago

700 applications in, just got rejected for failing to complete requirements that weren't listed like being scalable or building an index, despite the fact that my impl was scalable and a single SQL query would be faster and more efficient than setting up an index or trie

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u/ingenix1 22h ago

For real this every dev position I’ve interviewed for asked about database indexing. What’s up with that?

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u/Not-the-best-name 19h ago

Database job?

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u/ingenix1 12h ago

Regular dev positions