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December 9, 2016 07:39 am PST
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/R8mxKNiV6qE/interviewing-for-amazon-a-lit.html
Interviewing for Amazon: a literal Orwellian experience
Shivan, a computer science student in Montreal, applied for a job at Amazon; the second round interview was conducted remotely by a proctor from an online service called Proctor U who insisted that Shivan install a remote-access trojan on his computer that let the proctor completely control his machine; then he was made to use the camera on his laptop to give the proctor a view of his room and all the things in it (with the proctor barking orders at him to shift his belonging around to give a better view. (more…)
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/R8mxKNiV6qE/interviewing-for-amazon-a-lit.html
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