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Episode 350: Bombing a technical interview and background vetting

Soft Skills Engineering

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The Perception of Risk in Software Development

In software you might have a better time finding work that is okay with stuff coming up in the background check depending on what it is. Because of the like fancy white collar privilege that gets associated with software development. Also, the risk levels are lower. You're not going to like steal petty cash from the company. There's no petty cash to steal. Have we answered the question? We have we've insulted an industry. I know people who are not criminals who work in crypto, but also most of the criminals that I am aware of in the technology industry seem to be working. Just saying.

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