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So our range is somewhere around: - They were OK - They treated me like a human being - They were rude There's no room for "We had an interesting conversati

So our range is somewhere around: - They were OK - They treated me like a human being - They were rude There's no room for "We had an interesting conversation" or "They gave me some good advice" or "I think I made a new friend"? Not even "They seemed like a good person"? The maximum is "They treated me like a human being" which is somehow above "They were OK"?

yukinon 4y ago
I can't speak for the Parent commenter, but I get the feeling you are taking what he said a little too literally. Those were simply examples of what could be said during the process. Their reply was not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the responses.
- reificator 4y ago
  My previous comment, perhaps. My original point, however, was to highlight the fact that "They treated me like a human being" was given as the example of a positive interaction. Which is absolutely absurd. And I don't think I'm taking that too literally.
  - yukinon 4y ago
    Again, can't speak for OP, but I doubt it was intended as an example of a positive interaction - rather it's meant to be an indication that there was NOT a negative interaction. Again, those words are just examples of what could be said. They weren't saying "This is absolutely the words we used and built an entire decision of someone off of" or even anything close to "This is the range we specifically had". I get the impression everything was relatively informal in the process they described. In forums like these, it's about looking at the spirit of what they were trying to say and get across.
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bibinou 4y ago
You must be fun in taxis.
- Shocka1 4y ago
  I was thinking the same. I get the whole Hacker News "being a contrarian just to be a contrarian" thing, but this specific thread has gone much further than I thought it would.
  - mcguire 4y ago
    To be fair, defending 'being a n asshole' is hard to do.
    - reificator 4y ago
      Wait I'm an asshole? For being upset that treating taxi drivers "as a human being" is considered a positive interaction instead of the absolute bare minimum of a respectful member of society?
      - mcguire 4y ago
        1. Neither I nor anyone else in this thread has accused you of being an asshole. 2. Have you interacted with many human beings? We'd all love it if being treated as a human being were the bare minimum, but quite a few people didn't get the memo and fall quite a bit below it. You really do want to filter out those folks in your hiring process. Unfortunately, here on HN, some commenters view any sort of hiring filter, much less one like "don't be an asshole", as a personal attack.
        reificator 4y ago
        1. Apologies, the posts you replied to were shitting on me so I misinterpreted your comment as agreeing with them. ("you must be fun ~~at parties~~ in taxis" is a common dismissal + insult online) 2. Yeah... You're not wrong.

yukinon 4y ago

I can't speak for the Parent commenter, but I get the feeling you are taking what he said a little too literally. Those were simply examples of what could be said during the process. Their reply was not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the responses.

reificator 4y ago
My previous comment, perhaps. My original point, however, was to highlight the fact that "They treated me like a human being" was given as the example of a positive interaction. Which is absolutely absurd. And I don't think I'm taking that too literally.
- yukinon 4y ago
  Again, can't speak for OP, but I doubt it was intended as an example of a positive interaction - rather it's meant to be an indication that there was NOT a negative interaction. Again, those words are just examples of what could be said. They weren't saying "This is absolutely the words we used and built an entire decision of someone off of" or even anything close to "This is the range we specifically had". I get the impression everything was relatively informal in the process they described. In forums like these, it's about looking at the spirit of what they were trying to say and get across.
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bibinou 4y ago

You must be fun in taxis.

Shocka1 4y ago
I was thinking the same. I get the whole Hacker News "being a contrarian just to be a contrarian" thing, but this specific thread has gone much further than I thought it would.
- mcguire 4y ago
  To be fair, defending 'being a n asshole' is hard to do.
  - reificator 4y ago
    Wait I'm an asshole? For being upset that treating taxi drivers "as a human being" is considered a positive interaction instead of the absolute bare minimum of a respectful member of society?
    - mcguire 4y ago
      1. Neither I nor anyone else in this thread has accused you of being an asshole. 2. Have you interacted with many human beings? We'd all love it if being treated as a human being were the bare minimum, but quite a few people didn't get the memo and fall quite a bit below it. You really do want to filter out those folks in your hiring process. Unfortunately, here on HN, some commenters view any sort of hiring filter, much less one like "don't be an asshole", as a personal attack.
      - reificator 4y ago
        1. Apologies, the posts you replied to were shitting on me so I misinterpreted your comment as agreeing with them. ("you must be fun ~~at parties~~ in taxis" is a common dismissal + insult online) 2. Yeah... You're not wrong.