I drink before I interview
by aspertun on Hacker News.
I know some of you can relate, when I have to interview I feel a terror come over me. It’s immobilizing. A simple algorithm question becomes impossible because I don’t have access to my prefrontal cortex, instead it’s all fight or flight, sweaty hands, and panic. I found with covid I can now do the onsite portion with a little wine in my mug and answer the questions with access to my whole brain, since it’s all over zoom. When I told this to a friend they said they use beta blockers. Can anyone relate? There doesn’t seem to be another way to get work in the tech industry. There is not much relief for those of us with anxiety.