Software Engineer Cashier Interview

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Imagine if other industries made you interview like a software engineer. Oh you're here for the cashier position? Can you explain the optimal way to bag groceries considering weight distribution and bag integrity, while also minimizing the customer's wait time?

What it means

A mock interview question asks a cashier candidate to mathematically optimize grocery bagging, using the overly technical style of a software engineering interview. The joke is that ordinary work is treated like a complex engineering problem, making the hiring process absurdly overcomplicated.

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text post / текстовый пост social media interface / интерфейс соцсети interview question / вопрос на собеседовании cashier position / должность кассира grocery bags / пакеты с продуктами groceries / продукты weight distribution / распределение веса customer / покупатель software engineering reference / отсылка к разработке ПО