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I was asked not just for my GPA but the specific grades for all of my university courses >10 years prior even though I had worked in FANG for many years. The recruiter apologized for it and said the directive came from HR.


Idiocy. It's probably not literally true that I couldn't get my hands on my grades somehow but I certainly wouldn't have them anywhere handy.

Let's not even talk about the fact that not only my grades but my majors would mostly be irrelevant to any job I took today.


HR is not your friend. "Human resources" -- guffaw! Of course, the Human behind the desk is more than their role.

Conversely, I've met brilliant people living on the street because [trauma]--who can't get a leg up because they're stuck in a proverbial catch-22 where bureacratic desk-jockeys can't help (even if they want to) because those of us working in state/corporate jobs love kicking the can.

I hope future generations figure out how to get shit done.




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