Passion | David Mitchell's SoapBox
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN people share it as a funny and apt take whenever job postings or recruiters demand passion.
What it is
David Mitchell's Soapbox rant on employers who demand passion and enthusiasm from workers, using satire to skewer fake workplace passion.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2014 to 2017.
What Hacker News said
Recommends jmagoon · 2014-04 · on “How to be a great software developer”
Can we also add "Ninja" and "Genius" to the list of abused recruitment buzzwords? And don't even get me started on "passion". (David Mitchell's take: [this video] )
Recommends lacampbell · 2017-02 · on “You don't have to be a passionate programmer”
The "passion" thing is not unique to the software industry. David Mitchell had a very good take on it. [this video]
Cites solarmist · 2014-11 · on “Rejected for a Job at the Container Store”
I call bullshit. Especially because this is a temporary position, either way in a few months she would be gone. And if there's an attitude problem she could be fired. I've had plenty of jobs that were beneath me and I hated (I even worked at Taco Bell for a season as a graduate student), I did them and did them well then left when I felt it was time to move on, no harm no foul. And this includes computer science and programming jobs. Yes I enjoy programming and engineering and generally like my job, but all this fake enthusiasm is annoying. Most people are there for one reason to make money, either now or in the future. [this video]