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If you are going to create a headline that ends with ", period." the content of the article had better contain a cohesive and very strong argument that supports the emphasized statement. You could have easily posted - "Go is amazing." That is a statement of opinion -- which pretty well describes the article and the author's place as an expert. "Go is amazing, period." claims something much deeper, which the article completely fails to deliver.
"....this process, starting from ~50+ raw leads whittled down into ~40 initial phone interviews/coding challenges, which went to ~25 next stage interviews, eventually down to ~6 really good offers, all in about ~1.5 weeks."
Does this timeframe seem a little dubious to anyone else? I count 65 technical interviews plus interviews with hiring managers, etc., followed by receiving offers. And all of this happening in about 8 days. This story would be a lot more believable if it had a realistic timeframe.
The amount of time you have been 'registered' with a website has nothing to do with whether or not what you wrote was appropriate. Moreover, if you want people to understand what you are saying, I recommend that you learn to communicate coherent ideas, rather than posting snarky comments. This has nothing to do with 'reading comprehension' and everything to do with the fact that I called you out for making a disrespectful and short-sighted comment. As far as karma goes, I was talking about the karma of life. In that regard you are a loser - "grasshopper".
So only a "longbeard" would have read something on the internet 10 years ago? I have news for you. Someday you will have a little bit of experience. At that point you will look back at your attitude and see how wrong it was. Karma.
Is it possible we could stick to relatively new content here? I read through all of the Netscape-related JWZ stuff more than 10 years ago. I suspect that anyone who has an interest in the rise and fall of Netscape has done the same.
Why do you apply the word 'unethical' when you read 'greedy'? Perhaps it is their job to be greedy. Do you seriously believe that greed is not at the very heart of this?
I think you mean "accurate". I'm sitting here with a Starbucks coffee cup right now. I can tell you that I have a strong positive brand image associated with their current logo. As a customer I immediately associate the new logo with a company moving away from what they do well. I didn't even need to read the press release to see the motivation. This is bad for Starbucks, and will result in a lot of negative press. Wait and see.
Executive #1: how can we apply our "brand" in ways that penetrate beyond the coffee business?
Management consultant: we advise that you first keep what's iconic and recognizable about your logo, and then remove any reference to coffee
Executive #2: we need to be sure we do not repeat what Gap did.
Management consultant: don't worry about that. Trust us!
Customers: I miss the old logo.