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danso • today at 2:21 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

How would this person who hasn’t touched a computer for years, end up in the candidate pool for computer-using engineers?


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paxy • today at 2:31 PM

Who says they haven't touched a computer for years? There's no requirement for your beliefs to be consistent. Otherwise there wouldn't be a single religious person left in the world. You can interview on a computer and reveal your religious preferences on the first day of the job.

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bluGill • today at 2:40 PM

There are a lot of weird ways interviews are done. I wouldn't be surprised if someone's interview process didn't screen for is someone even an engineer.

Though nothing about the Amish prohibits being a computer using engineer. Their rejection of technology is a lot more nuanced.

Toynbeeidea • today at 2:27 PM

Because he was hired when the company still used typewriters.