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After a night of wild revelry, a group of local intoxicated hoodlums stumble into a children's playground. One of these hoodlums, Phil, climbs to the middle of a spin-around carousel and his friends push the carousel so it rotates once every five seconds. Phil, who is trying not to get sick, holds a flashlight motionless in his hand. There is a straight path running by the playground that, at its closest point, is 30 meters from the middle of the carousel. Unknown to Phil, there are two cops facing him on the path, shocked at the spectacle. One of them is standing on the path at the point closest to the carousel, while the other is standing 60 meters down the path. At approximately what speed (in meters per second) does the spot illuminated by the flashlight traverse each of the cops' bodies? State speed at the closest cop first.
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Senior Java Developer

Interviewed at Acuitus

4.4★
Apr 6, 2010

After a night of wild revelry, a group of local intoxicated hoodlums stumble into a children's playground. One of these hoodlums, Phil, climbs to the middle of a spin-around carousel and his friends push the carousel so it rotates once every five seconds. Phil, who is trying not to get sick, holds a flashlight motionless in his hand. There is a straight path running by the playground that, at its closest point, is 30 meters from the middle of the carousel. Unknown to Phil, there are two cops facing him on the path, shocked at the spectacle. One of them is standing on the path at the point closest to the carousel, while the other is standing 60 meters down the path. At approximately what speed (in meters per second) does the spot illuminated by the flashlight traverse each of the cops' bodies? State speed at the closest cop first.

I was not asked any technical questions. But, I learned enough about the company to want to steer clear of it. I was told that they intentionally did not seek out anyone with experience in the design, manufacture, or support of the product they were building: "We didn't want someone to tell us it couldn't be done." This is code for, "we don't want anyone your age who hasn't worked at Apple working here." As a potential employee, please look on the amazon website for reviews of this product and see how well this arrogance has paid off. A lot of the problems noted could have been avoided had they had the humility to engage with someone who had experience in this product space. I would wonder about the judgment of any engineer who wants to insulate himself from an opinion--one based on experience--that differs from his own.
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Senior Engineer

Interviewed at Nest

3.5★
Aug 26, 2013

I was not asked any technical questions. But, I learned enough about the company to want to steer clear of it. I was told that they intentionally did not seek out anyone with experience in the design, manufacture, or support of the product they were building: "We didn't want someone to tell us it couldn't be done." This is code for, "we don't want anyone your age who hasn't worked at Apple working here." As a potential employee, please look on the amazon website for reviews of this product and see how well this arrogance has paid off. A lot of the problems noted could have been avoided had they had the humility to engage with someone who had experience in this product space. I would wonder about the judgment of any engineer who wants to insulate himself from an opinion--one based on experience--that differs from his own.

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