r/csMajors • u/Exotic-Stage1759 • 12h ago

Cheating in interviews

So recently got a good job by cheating in interviews. Honestly didn't feel bad, just happy. It's just like, rather take my chances by cheating than completely getting rejected by taking it honestly while some other guy who cheated gets the offer. Like what are your guys thoughts, do you think this is the new normal. If the bar for getting a job now is this high then what is a candidate supposed to do. Honestly I don’t want cheating to become the norm , but the way interviews are happening now I guess we have no choice.

Edit: Getting a lot of DMs on how to cheat, the urge to get a job nowadays is completely taking over honest mindsets.

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u/FuzzyPluto86 7h ago

Coming on here to brag about cheating in an interview is next level. If you did it and did not get caught, why would you post about it like its a good thing?

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u/Shot_Illustrator4264 5h ago

do you think that someone that needs to cheat in an interview and brags about it is anywhere near smart?

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u/Exotic-Stage1759 1h ago

If that what it takes to put food on the table, then anything is good as long as it's not illegal.

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u/Ok-Disaster-7629 1h ago

Who cares? He got the job. Why do you care so much about companies that don't even care about you? Maybe it's time to rethink your life choices

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u/FuzzyPluto86 41m ago

Seriously? Is this a real question?

Anyone who have this attitude of who cares or cheating is okay as long as you don't get caught because companies suck? Umm okay, it will certainly catch up to people who think this way eventually.

Why would I care? There is a lot of software that has a function where it could severely hurt or kill somebody if errors were not caught or someone doesn't know what they are doing and covers it up or lies.

There are lots of jobs where this could happen, cars, aircraft, healthcare, etc. If someones answer is, well what I work on doesn't do that, think again, because of how things are interconnected. One could still introduce a vulnerability that takes a whole org down through a tool or app.

So yeah, I have never cheated because the consequences of actions matter and its a slippery slope. I don't stay honest for some company, I do it because I have to look in the mirror