RE: [GD-General] what you look for in a coder...

[Bryan W. <br...@xm...>]

> where you don't get a strong=20
> feeling either way. Often candidates are nervous and not=20
> quite themselves (offer them a belt of scotch! ;-D).=20

Bad idea.

If you are the job hunter, it might loosen you up, but what might come =
out of
that?  I've heard some pretty bad stories where a single drink ended up =
with a
candidate saying the wrong things or leading to a few more drinks and =
getting
drunk.

If you are the interviewer, (US) federal law prohibits discrimination =
based on
based religious beliefs or on past alcohol use or abuse.  I can very =
easily
see a turned-down applicant come back with a lawsuit saying "He offered =
me a
drink, he was trying to find out if I was (part of a non-drinking =
religion | a
past alcohol abuser )." =20

Either way, it opens up the doors to bad situations.

bryanw.