One week in SF. A bazillion wacky events. Here is a small sample of some of the adventures.
"Recruiting Stories"
J: Hi. We have a guy coming in for an interview at noon. His name is Van.
Security Guard: Ok, what's his last name?
J: Umm, I don't know. We met him at a bar last night.
Security Guard: Uhhhhh...
(later)
Security Guard (while I walk into the building): HEY!! Hey you!!! .... Could you sign in please?
"How to confuse an interviewer"
Nate (interviewer): I want you to take these two arrays with different IDs and merge them into one.
Me: Why?
Nate: Huh?
"Anton"
Anton (pointing at my schwag): What are these?
Me: Github stickers. This one goes on the back of you MacBook. Would you like one?
Anton (walking out): Meh, nah.
Me (holding the door to leave the building): Bye guys!
Anton: Wait, is that a [github] t-shirt?
Me: /nod
Anton (BOLTS OUT THE DOOR while i'm still holding it open): I collect shirts.
Bystander: Wait, what just happened?
Me: /shrug
"The value of being a MacHead"
(Lunch break between interviews)
Justin: Can you view the source?
Mike: /presses cmd-u (nothing happens)
Justin: Press cmd-u.
Mike: /pushes cmd-u (nothing happens)
Me: It's cmd-alt-u ... in Chrome.
Mike: /pushes cmd-alt-u (it works, ta-da!)
Justin: See you're providing value already!
Me: /grinning
"Keys to the city"
Me: /standing patiently outside the Scribd office waiting
Tim: Did you want to come in? (he lets me in)
Ryan: TIM!!! NEVER let this guy in the office again!!!
Tim: He had a 'fork you' t-shirt, he couldn't be all that bad.
"CraZIES"
Me: Oh yeah? What are you studying?
Steven: I'm getting a doctorate in forensic psychology.
Me: a what in what-what?
Steven: I get to deal with all the crazies.
Me: Ohhhh. Nice.
"Tech parties"
Carlo (yelling over loud music): This doesn't seem like a tech party to you does it? Maybe we're at the wrong place.
Ryan (pointing to the scantily clad female dancers): Or maybe we're at EXACTLY the right place.
"Excuses"
Shawn: Did you die?
Me: I've been in SF for a week
Shawn: Good. That is about the only excuse I would have accepted.