I got this CSV question at some nameless large company in the bay area.
I asked "Do you want me to do the simple thing, and use a library, or write code to do this?"
They preferred the latter. So I did.
As happy as it might make you to be snarky for the often silly questions you are asked, people are, if they are smart about it, looking to see your thought processes.
I recently got a question that I didn't know how to answer, so I started thinking through it aloud. I think they liked it, because they engaged with me during the process. Redirected my thought processes.
Again, good companies will do that. Look for every question, no matter how silly, as a way to show how you deal with situations, even ones you may not like. These are the moments for you to shine.
And after you get home, tell your SO/friends/etc. how wacky they are.
I asked "Do you want me to do the simple thing, and use a library, or write code to do this?"
They preferred the latter. So I did.
As happy as it might make you to be snarky for the often silly questions you are asked, people are, if they are smart about it, looking to see your thought processes.
I recently got a question that I didn't know how to answer, so I started thinking through it aloud. I think they liked it, because they engaged with me during the process. Redirected my thought processes.
Again, good companies will do that. Look for every question, no matter how silly, as a way to show how you deal with situations, even ones you may not like. These are the moments for you to shine.
And after you get home, tell your SO/friends/etc. how wacky they are.