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interview tomorrow for a Senior Software Engineering Manager job. tips pls

i'm a manager but literally know nothing about management. i...
Comical fishy water buffalo prole
  06/05/25
talk about "managing priorities" and "alignin...
Lascivious indirect expression half-breed
  06/05/25
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Comical fishy water buffalo prole
  06/05/25
just be tall
Clear Ceo
  06/05/25
i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job
Comical fishy water buffalo prole
  06/05/25
6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine
Clear Ceo
  06/05/25
a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine
Big cowardly stain
  06/06/25
male balls and taint
Offensive Dark Fat Ankles
  06/05/25
I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to &...
nubile gas station mediation
  06/05/25
ur an individual contributor afaict
Lascivious indirect expression half-breed
  06/05/25
yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage&qu...
nubile gas station mediation
  06/05/25
sure bud sure
Comical fishy water buffalo prole
  06/06/25
i_manage_oyt
Lascivious indirect expression half-breed
  06/06/25
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primrose metal public bath potus
  06/06/25
Devastating
Submissive becky
  06/06/25
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Big cowardly stain
  06/06/25
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Bat-shit-crazy medicated spot affirmative action
  06/06/25
Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C s...
Big cowardly stain
  06/06/25
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Bat-shit-crazy medicated spot affirmative action
  06/06/25
informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've m...
Comical fishy water buffalo prole
  06/06/25
lmao fuck that shit
Odious main people place of business
  06/06/25
i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering manager...
Big cowardly stain
  06/06/25
codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was...
Comical fishy water buffalo prole
  06/06/25
lol, u fag
federal property party of the first part
  06/06/25


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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:45 PM
Author: Comical fishy water buffalo prole

i'm a manager but literally know nothing about management. i just know how to communicate better than the coder autists around me, which is why my company made me a manager.

my IRL management philosophy is: i don't give a shit what you do as long as you don't fuck up anything big

wtf is the STAR method? what am i supposed to say? what do they want to hear?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990385)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 6:46 PM
Author: Lascivious indirect expression half-breed

talk about "managing priorities" and "aligning work with department goals" and "managing to strengths" etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990390)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:35 PM
Author: Comical fishy water buffalo prole



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990722)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:36 PM
Author: Clear Ceo

just be tall

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990724)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:39 PM
Author: Comical fishy water buffalo prole

i'm 6' 2" but this is a remote job

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990738)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:43 PM
Author: Clear Ceo

6'2 is a little short but you will probably be fine

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990750)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:08 AM
Author: Big cowardly stain

a nice simple pair of lifts and he'll do just fine

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48991582)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:46 PM
Author: Offensive Dark Fat Ankles

male balls and taint

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990754)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 8:47 PM
Author: nubile gas station mediation

I've always done my best in interviews when I don't try to "prepare" too much. They will ask you questions, and the immediacy of the moment will trigger an intellectual survival instinct that compels you to answer in a more natural and unrehearsed way. If you suck, then you weren't going to get the job anyway.

also, a huge part of this is gauging the autistic and unlikable personality that is interviewing you and trying to parry and strike at it, which you can't prepare for anyhow afaik.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990760)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:27 PM
Author: Lascivious indirect expression half-breed

ur an individual contributor afaict

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990834)



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Date: June 5th, 2025 9:47 PM
Author: nubile gas station mediation

yeah but i'm senior level and could probably "manage" if i wanted to (i don't).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48990882)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:07 AM
Author: Comical fishy water buffalo prole

sure bud sure

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48991581)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:05 PM
Author: Lascivious indirect expression half-breed

i_manage_oyt

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48992344)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 1:41 PM
Author: primrose metal public bath potus



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:25 AM
Author: Submissive becky

Devastating

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48991588)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Big cowardly stain



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48991595)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:32 AM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy medicated spot affirmative action



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:09 AM
Author: Big cowardly stain

Real men return to the office so they can suck succulent C suite dicks in person.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48991583)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:27 PM
Author: Bat-shit-crazy medicated spot affirmative action



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48993227)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 7:52 PM
Author: Comical fishy water buffalo prole

informal conversation about projects i've led and how i've managed people

but the next round is a CODING CHALLENGE. i want to be in management to get away from coding because i hate coding. will probably tell them to fuck off or ghost them. i'm not practicing leetcode for some no-name company

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48993285)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:02 PM
Author: Odious main people place of business

lmao fuck that shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48993314)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:14 PM
Author: Big cowardly stain

i cant imagine many companies are hiring engineering managers and not having a codecuck portion of the interview

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48993352)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:29 PM
Author: Comical fishy water buffalo prole

codecuck interviews were childsplay a decade ago, and it was common to see engineering managers who could barely code. industry has turned to shit since all those layoffs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48993390)



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Date: June 6th, 2025 8:15 PM
Author: federal property party of the first part

lol, u fag

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5733896&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310486#48993355)