<p><pre><code> It is wrong to treat other people simply as a means to some end or goal.
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I'm not sure what exactly this means. How do you interact with someone besides as a means towards an end (even if the "end" is just a fun conversation, or perhaps your own sense of altruism).
I don't want to by accusatory but could it have something to do with your interviewing ability? I've interviewed a pretty extensive amount and EVERY interview I've ever had has been a conversation. In fact, I'd feel I failed as a candidate if it didn't feel like a conversation. I want to hear what you think I'll be doing, I want to know how much autonomy I'll have, tell me about my room for growth, tell me about whats in your pipeline, etc.<p>Interviews go both ways, its your responsibility to ensure that's the case. While I think the interviewer should try to hear your perspective, if you don't speak up or ask questions I can only hold the interviewer so accountable.
True on some abstract ethical level I guess, but under the modern corporate mindset also plainly irrelevant. They don't make a point of referring to us as "resources", after all, for a lack of a reason.<p><i>It is wrong to treat other people simply as a means to some end or goal.</i>
@bscofield<p>What would your impression of the experience have been if your flights had been on time, and you had a smooth travel?
or conversely how did the travel experience affect your impression of the process used by BigCo?
Very few firms actually just want a body. Sometimes HR acts that way, but very few hiring managers truly feel that way. If they did, they would just hire a contractor.