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in thread An Interview Quandry

When sitting down to lunch, the candidate was watched to see if they used additional salt and pepper. If they did so without having tasted the food first to see if it actually needed it, this was considered a black mark, indicative of an impetuous and/or imprudent (sp?) personality.

The version of the story I heard attributed this to Henry Ford, but the idea is the same. If someone starts making adjustments to food before they take the time to evaluate whether adjustments are needed, that might be an indicator that they'll make arbitrary adjustments in other things, like project requirements or schedules.

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