instead of 6 months of repeated hazing technical interviews, companies could just train all new hires for six months and probably come out ahead

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instead of 6 months of repeated hazing technical interviews, companies could just train all new hires for six months and probably come out ahead
Seriously. I spent six months on my most recent job hunt, which involved filling out endless multiple choice tests where the answers were all "if you think any of these are right, I kind of don't want to work with your team" and the timed projects with unclear instructions or "secret criteria" (i.e., you didn't follow our internal guidelines), I don't know how these companies hire anybody.
Although one disgruntled HR person strongly implied to me (apparently, it was her last day) that this is the point, and that a lot of these jobs are bogus to make the existing employees believe that they'll get help soon. Argh.
this would genuinely work! however: it's predicated on the idea of a real commitment to retaining those employees. this means
...in conclusion, i'm not holding my breath
i can barely imagine all the things we could accomplish without all this horror weighing us down. a BIG, beautiful dream