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Passion | David Mitchell's SoapBox

David Mitchell's Soapbox
Comedy
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2 HN users recommended this comedy video2 months2014–2017 score 2
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

HN people share it as a funny and apt take whenever job postings or recruiters demand passion.

David Mitchell's Soapbox rant on employers who demand passion and enthusiasm from workers, using satire to skewer fake workplace passion.

“David Mitchell had a very good take on it.” (HN, 2017)

2 recommendations · 1 citations · 1 jokes · Comedy

4 Hacker News comments

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@jmagoon Apr 2014 Recommends
on HN thread 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] )
Satirical take on recruiters demanding passion

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@solarmist Nov 2014 Cites it
on HN thread Rejected for a Job at the Container Store
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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]
Linked as supporting commentary on fake enthusiasm at work
@Terr_ Jan 2015 Makes a joke
on HN thread What Doesn't Seem Like Work?
> "we're looking for people who are passionate about [thing that literally no-one has ever been passionate about]" Relevant satire clip: [this video]

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