The old saying goes, "Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity." But if you knew the whole story, you would know that stupidity does not adequately explain Wheeler's actions. It is malice, through and through.
True, but let's acknowledge the fact that Wheeler could be (probably is) a dumb mule as well.
A malicious, conniving mule who's lining his pockets with bundles of cash from Comcast & Verizon etc., but a dumb mule nonetheless. (Speaking of mules, don't they whip mules if they don't do what you need them to do?)
Disclaimer: animal-lover. I just have a lot of contempt for Wheeler and his ilk.
This probably doesn't help you very much, but the places that insist on that kind of interview are probably not the kind of place you want to work, anyway.
I know that's easier to swallow when you're gainfully employed as opposed to looking for a job (I'm not saying you're in either camp), but it's the truth.
BTW, not sure if you're a C++ programmer, but Scott Meyers would agree with you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
I was recruited by a company working in this area, to help them fix their electronics & firmware. Seemed like the classic case of a product that started as a prototype by one guy in the company as a side-project or skunkworks, then management saw a bandwagon they should jump on.
The quality of the engineering was horrible. Most of my work is in safety-critical or life-critical applications, and I've seen it all, from poor to excellent, but this was appalling. Needless to say, I ran! (Yes, I see the jokes coming a mile away). But seriously, I was worried about getting sued if somebody got injured, and even worse, I was worried about somebody getting injured or killed by defective electronics or firmware. This isn't the kind of industry I work in anyway, but I thought I'd give it a look out of curiosity, and man was I shocked.
I know this is anecdotal, YMMV, blah blah blah... just thought I'd provide a little "real world" insight based on my (admittedly very limited) experience and exposure.
The patent office is over worked, understaffed, and runs on quotas) he's supposed to help the company reword the patent to make it acceptable. Almost no patents are simply rejected. The examiners and companies tweak each patent until it fits.
I've heard this from 2 EE (electrical engineering) colleagues I went to school with. One of them is a patent examiner, the other is a patent attorney. Of the 3 of us, I think I'm probably the happiest. (I'm you're typical working engineer, although I work for myself, not a corporation. That might have something to do with it...)
I'm glad you clarified that. You're totally doing the right thing.
People who back into a spot, in a busy parking lot, generally annoy me (especially when they need multiple attempts to back their land yacht into a space). Also, people who try to go nose first into a parallel spot, that annoys me even more.
I've lived in the city for a long time. My brother's a suburban dweller. Every time he visits me & drives in the city and tries to parallel park, it's hilarious. Probably not so much to the cars he's holding up...
One possible reason that things aren't going according to plan is that there never was a plan in the first place.