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> "Have a high "pass" rate. If 90+% of candidates aren't progressing past the homework, you might have an abuse problem. In an abuse problem, companies are giving homework to candidates who are unlikely to make it. Figure out why you're giving too many poor fits homework, or figure out why good fits aren't doing well."

That sounds crazy to me. Both from an employer and employee standpoint... If that's the case, it's a waste of time. Why have a test that almost everyone passes?

I've given homework like this before and our pass rate was about 40%.

> Boredom is a fact of life, and learning to accept it without forcing yourself to depend on a smartphone is an underrated skill.

There is a whole book on that topic:

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06VTZYPTF

So why not use a dumb phone as a cell; They're cheaper too!

I agree. There are lots of tangent careers you can do with a CS degree. Also consider: IT operations, Quality Assurance, technical PM, network infrastructure. Some of these might require a bit more training, but your CS degree is a solid foundation to build from.

> it's a Very Bad Thing

It's happened probably 10s of thousands of times in the past few decades... and some of those couples are now happily married. I personally know of a boss who married his secretary and a professor who married a student.

I think the words "Very Bad Thing" are a little excessive. It's risky behavior.

ok, but now you are talking about kids. Your original comment was simply talking about partners.

I don't understand. Sharing a house with a stable partner is cheaper than not. Right?

Scott Adams does this too. He goes to the gym everyday and laces up his shoes. Once that's done, it's considered a "successful day at the gym". Of course 99% of the time he stays for a workout... but yeah, the odd time he just goes home after lacing up his shoes.

As apposed to now? Where you have 40 history PHDs all going for a single professor slot... and at the same time have tons of positions go vacant for months because there are no qualified candidates?

It may not be perfect, but it might be better than what we have now... Although, I'm not saying it will be... I'll reserve judgement until the data arrives.