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Had an interview for mech eng job (I have 2 years experience) 71-88k salry range. Guy sends me over an assignment to finish for the chance to make it to the next round…might take me hours bc I need to get cad software and learn it… would yall do it?
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Anonymous 14h

what kind of assignment?? it sounds like unpaid labor (which is far too fkn common, especially in tech interviews. They’re sneaky asf)

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Anonymous 13h

I mean it’s bare bones to know CAD as a MechE

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Anonymous 13h

Do it

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 13h

Gave me like 2 questions, 1. wants to me to find the blade angle relative of something relative to the fan off of some prints from 1970(literally). 2. Wants me to use a software I don’t even got access to yet(gonna have to free trial) and make a whole 3-d model off a 2-d print. I just don’t know how long it’s gonna take tbh.

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13h

Yeah I can do cad but there’s certain models that take longer than others to do. Also not familiar with the software they want, I gotta download a free trial or something. Just quite the process and time commitment to do just for the chance to even make it to another interview.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 13h

Can you check Reddit posts about the company to get insight and see if it’s worth it and if you’d wanna go forward

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 13h

Smaller company, I’ll probably check glassdoor. But I just don’t want the job THAT bad and it just gets to the point like since when did they start wanting you to put in 10 hours into a company to earn an person interview

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 13h

We can’t afford to be pickers and choosers in this economy. Get the salary range, get the experience

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 13h

I’m probably not doing it, I don’t really feel like it

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12h

They want your free labour

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 12h

Seems like it

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12h

It's quite obvious in this late stage capitalist society of ours that's full of ghost jobs that it's not impossible for a company to just ask for free labour from the large unemployment market free of penalty.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 11h

We’re cooked

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 11h

Our time will come.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 11h

Lmao I’m getting old dawg, idk if it will.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 11h

You ain't that old big guy. I believe in us.

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 11h

We’ll see, seems like things just get worse and worse.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 11h

When you clean your room, it gets worse before it gets better you know?

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 11h

I ain’t gonna lie bro it just gets better. But i appreciate the optimism, although it’s very hard to be

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 11h

I understand that. Optimism goes a long way though.

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