This smells like someone took a photo and used a mobile app from a app store to insert the badge... But it was AI so of course it had to "fix the whole picture"
Especially with it taking 'half a day" I'd assume talking to 3-5 people. Recruiter, manager, knowledge checker, possible peer, etc.
The state of the job market is such bullshit. It's one thing to go through this if you're a final choice but often times you're still just in the running. Wasting half a day with an on site trip to just get passed over is such bullshit...
As a parent I'd externally be ashamed and blame brainrot.Internally I'd be absolutely dying at the scene.On the drive home I'd take it as an opportunity to teach the child about target audience.
Its actually a good chance to teach about right place and time. Some people don't know you can't teach coworkers as "buddies" because then HR gets involved.
As fun as it is to shit on Microsoft I like thier approach to AI.
It doesn't replace staff. It helps them work more efficiently like having a personal assistant. Putting knowledge in thier hands to bridge gaps.
One example I saw was using AI to generate a Python script in context to make a chart with future predictions using a simple prompt and input. So instead of bothering your developer to write your basic Python you use AI for this tiny basic bit.
I used to do house calls a decade ago for IT work. Often customers offered me beverages.
Had a European who worked at the UN for decades make me tea. Blew my socks off. I've never enjoyed tea, but it seems like we just don't know how to make it!
... The next month I was offered tea by a American. I wasn't expecting it being made by a pro, but let him try.
He put "hot" tap water into a cup and tossed a teabag in.I fake drank it.
Wardriving intensifies