Onsite with Uber
Late last year I did an onsite interview with Uber. That came after 3 months of trying to schedule it. I didn't get the offer. One of interviews was people or management style. There was this sr engineering manager, who asked me if I had a defined vision and mission statements for my team. And, I said these statements don't add much value. He was not happy with my answer. Are vision and mission statements important at Uber and do they help?
I cannot speak for Uber, but in general for leadership position I think it’s very important. You set the tone and culture, motivate your employees and inspire them to move towards something. It’s like a rallying cry or a cheerleading slogan. Like obama’s Hope or trumps MAGA(though this is meaningless it captured his campaign promises in a way) Hillary could never decide on a catchy one until very late - stronger together is a statement not a slogan.
"Doesn't add value" is not a good interview answer even if you don't believe in it :-)
Yeah, that’s a dealbreaker for me too. When you’re building the future, vision and mission statements matter a lot.
I agree that everyone in the group has to be aligned with company goals. But, honestly how many of you remember your teams vision statement?
Doesn't matter ... interviews are different
How was the coding part?
they are good in general