“David Mitchell's take”
Satirical take on recruiters demanding passion
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Can we also add "Ninja" and "Genius" to the list of abused recruitment buzzwords? And don't even get me started on "passion". (David Mitchell's take: this video )
Passion | David Mitchell's SoapBox
954K views · Nov 23, 2009 · 3:42 · 2 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2014–2017
David Mitchell's Soapbox rant on employers who demand passion and enthusiasm from workers, using satire to skewer fake workplace passion.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN people share it as a funny and apt take whenever job postings or recruiters demand passion.
“David Mitchell had a very good take on it.”HN comment, 2017
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“David Mitchell had a very good take on it.”
Good take on the passion demand in jobs
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The "passion" thing is not unique to the software industry. David Mitchell had a very good take on it. this video
“all this fake enthusiasm is annoying. Most people are there for one reason to make money”
Linked as supporting commentary on fake enthusiasm at work
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I call bullshit. Especially because this is a temporary position, either way in a few months she would be gone. And if there's an attitude problem she could be fired. I've had plenty of jobs that were beneath me and I hated (I even worked at Taco Bell for a season as a graduate student), I did them and did them well then left when I felt it was time to move on, no harm no foul. And this includes computer science and programming jobs. Yes I enjoy programming and engineering and generally like my job, but all this fake enthusiasm is annoying. Most people are there for one reason to make money, either now or in the future. this video
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> "we're looking for people who are passionate about [thing that literally no-one has ever been passionate about]" Relevant satire clip: this video