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Star Trek: TNG 311-312 (Patreon)

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TomGas2025

Don't be surprised about James Cromwell being in Star Trek...just sayin'...😁

Tangerra

My favorite bad interviews were one where I got the job and it was nothing but stupid questions like “what kind of tree would you be” and EVERY POLICE DEPARTMENT I EVER APPLIED TO who always ended the interview saying “you’d make a good cop, just not here” after they asked the same question about if I would arrest a fellow officer. They didn’t like that I basically just wanted to investigate their departments. I decided to stop trying to be a cop shortly thereafter.

D Jammers

I'm stunned into silence lol unless she means the episode first contact. In that case also before. haha

Matrim

Since you asked, and it’s thematic, I know someone that had an FMK question on their interview for Troi, Crusher, and Yar.

blerbaberpaterb

im 35, my gf is 31, shes been doing interviews for like months now and struggling because shes incredibly introverted and shy. shes well beyond qualified AND experienced, but at interviews, even practice ones at home with me, shes incredibly shy and freezes out of panic at not knowing how to handle the small talk or generic 'jokes' interviewers throws at her. when people ask her "tell me about yourself" all she can think of is "how far do i go? how literal? its all there on the resume that i took a lot of time creating, why do i gotta spin a story now??" and i think what really sucks about the interviewing world is that it overwhelmingly favors extraverts. even if a job doesnt require it. she isnt interviewing for sales or service roles btw, shes an archivist. her job is literally at the back of libraries sorting through books, why the hell they need a sociability vibe check is beyond me. lying at interviews is 1000% a thing. the last time i did interviews was almost 3 years ago now, and its worse than blind dates and dating apps. you never claim to be able to do things you literally cannot do, but exaggerations, adjusting your "years of experience" to fit what the job is looking for is very very common. as for the personality thing, any slightly extraverted people can lie and make themselves feel likable for an hour. my jobs tends to be more social and interactive with people, and i 100% every time, do brief research ahead of time through social media and tailor my personality to fit the 'culture' of the company during my interview.

blerbaberpaterb

thats really worrying and yet unsurprising...

Robert Cooper

Petty bitch Picard is the best Picard. So, I work as a software guy. We have a standard interview we do, but the biggest part of the process is a two hour pair work exercise on a sample code base. It's better that most things. The thing is, the pairing thing is partially a vibe check. Like, being able to do the job if you are miserable to work with is a thing. But "tests" are hard. They will always be gamed. People grind leet code so they can pass tests, and it ends up having very little to do what th their being a good engineer or not. The job is solving problems and details are open book. But frankly, can you comprehend what's in front of you and formulate a plan is more important than remembering a particular algo off the top of you head.

weyland1000

The first episode with the soldier program conditioning is a similar story line to the movie The Guest 2014 . It didn’t get many likes on the movie suggestions but do recommend it . Think most patrons would appreciate it .

Joe Concepts

I once had a job interview at an institute of higher education, and it was a fairly typical interview except that it was with FIVE PEOPLE. All sitting around a table. A one on one question isn't so bad until a whole batch of people are listening. I remember it going fairly well despite it being like a grand jury, until I found out later that they just ended up hiring an in-house person, and interviewing outside people was basically a formality they had to go through.

Adam Barry

In answer to Simone's question about First Contact - the TNG movies were all made after the TV show ended.

Joel

The spicier the better, Ghost Peppers all day :D

punterjoe

I love "Spaaace Rambo!" 😁 Regarding your opening conversation, maybe they shouldn't be considered job interviews so much as auditions. 🤔 And while I love Simone's bafflement at the "which kind of animal" question, I have no doubt that actually happens. Though, when it does, you have to ask yourself if your prospective boss just might be a furry. 🤨

Robert Gendron

What is your weakness? Kryto... I mean my glasses, can't ever take them off or I can't see anything.

Michael Bauer

Here's a Watsonian explanation for Danar escaping the transporter-beam: To ensure that only the stuff that you want to beam gets disassembled and everything stays spatially confined during the process, the transporter first creates a so-called "annular confinement beam". We can only speculate that his superior strength, endurance and potentially the modifications made to his body enabled him to break through this annular confinement beam, whereupon the safety kicks in and the process is aborted.

SplinterTME

I don't remember the questions they asked me but I do remember the last question they almost always ask which is "Do you have any questions for me?" and I always answer "Say this interview went well and you hired me, how would the company best utilize my skill set?" They would have already scanned my resume and know what skills I have, It gets them imagining me as an employee and how best to place me.

ChiefKC

Having been on many job interviews and hating them as well as conducting job interviews, IMO, I would say the job interview is to get a feel for your personality and how you would interact with the rest of the team. To see if you would be a good fit to work with everyone.

Raven Dark

Starting at about 1:02, after episode 11 ends and before episode 12 starts, there is a crackling noise that comes through, on average, about every 30 seconds or so. I haven't watched the whole second episode yet, but it was still there ten minutes in, and when I jumped ahead to hear your commentary at the end of episode 12, it was still there. I love these two episodes, though, so I'm excited to dive in.

R. Chang

On the pre-show conversation. I've been in the labor force for over 30 years and I've been on both sides of the interview quite a bit. Currently I do a fair amount of hiring at a large ($50bn) organization. To answer George's questions - skills are like very low on the list of things I'm trying to assess in an interview. Everybody who reaches me in an interview is technically capable of doing the job. It *is* a vibe check. Because one toxic employee can destroy a whole department. And as to why you shouldn't give "honest" answers like "I need money," it's not because you're supposed to lie. You're supposed to set yourself apart. Guess what, I have 10 applicants and they are all just as capable as you and they also all need the money. If you can't think of a single thing about this job that appeals to you apart from getting paid, you just aren't a very good candidate. Simone's advice is actually very good. It's something I've always done and my offer rate after interviews is very high. I walk into every job interview with the attitude that I am obviously the best candidate for the position and that I want them to sell me on taking this position. For myself, on the other side, I always reserve 15-20 minutes at the end of the interview for the candidate to take over and ask their own questions. This is pretty common and a lot of people come with pre-prepared questions to ask, but then they never follow up. They just say, "Could you describe a typical day in this position," or whatever and after you answer they just nod and say "ok," and move on to the next pre-prepared question. Try to make it as much like a normal conversation as possible. Ask follow-up questions. You gotta at least pretend to be interested. Jesus, I could write for hours on this topic. It's shocking how bad so many people are at interviews. If I could give one piece of advice to people in this process it's this - be specific. So many people come in and answer questions with platitudes which, as George pointed out, everybody knows is just bullshit fluffery. So when you answer, you don't just say the thing you're "supposed" to say. But you back it up with a specific incident that has happened in your career (or life if you don't have much experience) that illustrates how you put those principles into action. Oh, and a final note, if you're getting the "what sort of animal would you be" style question in your interview, the answer doesn't really matter. While I agree that those are not the best interview questions, the point of them is really just to assess your conversational skills. So you can really just talk about whatever you want. Try to make it a back-and-forth. Don't just monologue. Give your answer and then ask the interviewer the same question. Ask follow-up questions about what they say. Have a conversation. And finally, if it's any consolation, as a fairly introverted person myself, I also sweat bullets when I'm interviewing someone. When you ask me a question I don't have a good answer for, I also feel awkward and judged. Frankly, if you can make me feel relaxed and at ease when I'm interviewing you, you've got a decent chance of landing the job.

Ben Stevens

i wish when more people asked me when i was younger what i wanted to be when i grew up, i had heard the answer, "i don't dream of labor," a lot earlier in life.

blerbaberpaterb

yeah but you understand things are not one size fits all right? not every job is a social job, not every job needs people to be social or even team work. but most of all, people often confuse sociability with friendliness. shy and introverted people can be friendly too, but because they are uncomfortable with shoving a cheesy as grin in your face and speaking loudly, people assume it must mean they are difficult to work with or are unfriendly. vibe checks might be the majority, but "thats the way its done" is not the same as "thats the right thing to do for everyone".

Lintrinsic

Contrary to popular belief, the High Ground was never banned in the UK. The BBC decided not to broadcast it on its initial run, but it was already available on VHS IIRC. Sky later broadcast it once they got the rights, but with the line about the IRA edited out.

R. Chang

My experience is that it's pretty rare to have a position that is completely isolated and doesn't have to communicate with any other employee. But, sure, if you have one of those, you can not give a shit about how well somebody communicates. I just have never been that person or hired for that position. I've also never worked in tech, which I think is kind of its own animal. I don't know what those guys do. I don't care about shy vs. outgoing. I care about how well a person communicates. If you're so shy that you can't clearly express ideas to me, that's a red flag for hiring.

Eversharpe

My weakness? I deal with rejection really badly, the last time it happened... oh yeah, the court order says I can't talk about it.

Jomero

I've always thought Danar looks like a jacked Kevin Nealon.

Cartoons ReAct

I usually get HR tests that are basically psychological tests...but my main issue is that I'm IT and my expertise is Telecommunications, I've applied for telecommunications jobs and get tested on developing skills...it has nothing to do with the jobs and if I grab a developer and test them on telecommunications they would definitely fail as they have no idea of what I know...that's my issue that they think every IT person has to be an experienced developer

DasBigUn

TeeeeHeeeee next weeeeek :) It always odd for one of those. The wierd questions are where they ask you how well you work with teams or when the last time you worked at "a high pressure environment" . The best come back is to reverse the question.

Life in the cave of Garanoga

Job interviews have always been more about compliance than actually interviewing the person. I've been on both sides at a variety of levels and in my experience the questions are generally just really bad Wonderlic questions. Which is even more pointless because unless the interviewer understands how a Wonderlic test works they can't properly assess the answers lol. I once had a kid applying for a job at the video store ask me if we did drug test as he was sitting down lmao. I turned the application over and showed him where it said that we don't unless you get injured on the job and told him next time read the whole application and ask around, don't ask the hiring manager. I didn't hire him, but it ended good with him saying he was sorry and thanked me for some of the advice I gave him and I told him it's no big deal. We all do dumb shit when we're teenagers. On the other side I was interviewing for a Job with United Technologies and when I asked him about the company policies for people who wanted to go back to school, he said if you stay for a full year and get hired on they would pay almost 100% up front. This isn't common at all where I'm from when I acted kind of surprised and asked him what the limits or requirements were he said "You can take underwater basket weaving for all we care. You're bettering yourself that's all we care about." Best interview line ever lol. I realized that it was because they wanted ambitious people so wanting to learn new things is a good sign of someone that will get projects done efficiently.

Glenner7

At 1:01:04, there's a loud one. Sounds like a bad connection.

DanTurismo

I work in the games industry and often interview people for roles. For a lot of positions we already have a pretty good idea if a person is capable of doing the job from their resume, portfolio or reel. If we don’t think they’re capable of doing the job they probably wouldn’t have made it to interview. So yeah, when I interview, there will be a bunch of technical or craft questions, but to be honest it IS often a vibe check. I agree that those bullshit questions about what superpower or whatever, are a waste of time; really the best vibe check is just to have a conversation. It is important though: So much of working in teams is collaboration and communication. It isn’t just about your practical skills; if you’re a serial complainer, or arrogant, or argumentative, or shy, that creates some genuine problems for getting things done. We constantly tell universities to teach their students communication skills, and not just craft skills. Even getting someone to read some Dale Carnegie and practice basic social skills or soft skills, is very valuable.

Jobbe Smit

While I agree vibe checks aren't super useful but asking someone to do free labor in scummy. Asking someone to actually debug usable code is a massive no-no. The few times I did a hiring interview it was always about finding deal breakers moreso than vibe checks. I never asked interviewees their fursona but I did asking them their opinion on mandatory meetings, future developments in the field, etc. As for the dumbest question, for an advisory role if they could work remote from overseas for 6 months a year with no physical visits with the clients. Yeah that's not gonna work...

Paul T Hewes

the rest of season 3 is basically one banger after another. 15 especially.

DesolationEntertained

Working in software development and I've been part of interviewing new candidates. "How many gas stations are there in town?" Can you work with your (potential) co-workers to better establish what a successful answer looks like? Can you come up with some ideas and bound the problem? We want to know what and how you're thinking, not just what you come up with, so share what's on your mind.

Robert Carter

I never grew up eating spicy food but have grown accustomed to a relative level of spice now. My issue is that all chillis, hot sauces etc taste VERY bitter to me which puts me off. Like even sriracha just tastes overwhelmingly bitter. I can never taste fruity or savoury parts just bitterness 🙁

R_Van_S

So this is pretty much headcanon technobabble, but I've always thought Danar was able to escape the transporter beam because transportation happens in two parts, first is the containment beam, which is the curtain fall effect, that surrounds the target, and second is the actual molecular disassembly. By forcing himself out of the containment field the risk is that he'll be partially rematerialized but if he's able to do it before being dematerialized, it aborts the process...and goes boom...maybe?

Dan

Re the opening discussion, some thoughts as someone who's conducted a lot of technical interviews (>100) in the (UK) tech industry and also attended more than a few as a candidate... I think there is less emphasis now on the super-stereotypical interview questions, though sometimes you encounter an interviewer who seems to be working from early 2000s management books. People will indeed sometimes say crazy things when you ask them about their weaknesses/why you shouldn't hire them. You gave a humourous example of "raging alcoholic" but I basically got that answer once (that their alcoholism could affect their work). I've also have people tell me about their anger issues or how they really couldn't get to grips with (some not particularly difficult technology). So it's worth asking and it only takes a moment to do so. (Re those questions I always just tell them that nothing comes to mind and while I don't purport to be perfect I'm an experienced professional and work on any issues that arise. This always seems to be do the job.) Regarding some of the other classic questions - to some extent they're really checking if you prepared well for the interview, and/or if you're willing to "play the game". If someone is interviewing for a role where they will deal with clients I don't want to hire someone who didn't even prep the interview. If it's for a role in a largish organisation and they're not willing to "play the game" then there's a high chance they'll end up being right about things but completely ineffectual at turning that into positive change - every large organisation involves some game-playing, that's just humans for you. Similarly for "vibe checks" though again it varies how much that matters - but in many positions you have to get on in a team. Having said all that, none of those are critical for all roles and I've consciously hired people with great technical skills (that I probably couldn't afford in a more rounded candidate) knowing that, as their manager, I'd have to "put them in a box" and be their interface to the rest of the organisation. I'm slightly in two minds about the "why do you want to work here" bit and George's view. On the one hand, I don't expect a candidate to tell me that they've always dreamed of working for (corporation) on (whatever business systems) and I don't expect people to pretend that we're not all here for the money. On the other hand, personally I find a lot of satisfaction in exercising my skills, doing a good job and building reliable software with great tests, diagnostic/management tools, etc and seeing it be successful in production, whatever it's actually for - and given the opportunity I'd rather hire people who feel the same way than people who just want to go home. That might be different if I was hiring people for less interesting/rewarding jobs but having grown up poor I still think it's pretty amazing to be able to earn good money in a nice environment playing with computers.

David N

I can't believe its already been a year since the Irish unification, man time flies.

Drew Acheson

All the TNG movies came out after the show ended, so The Hunted was before First Contact.

Hoop

Decades ago, one job interviewer asked me what I wanted on my tombstone. I was flummoxed, but felt compelled to answer. All I could up with on the spot was "He tried." The interviewer's response was "Is that all?". I didn't get the job. I didn't mind.

Anthony Villena

The only one that sticks out is that an interviewer asked me if I could describe what a database foreign key is. I did, and one of the other interviewers apologized for asking me such a pedestrian question, and that they only did because it required by their company's guidelines. Fast-forward 10 years, and I'm doing the interviews now -- I'm getting candidates with SQL listed prominently on their resume but not understanding how to write an outer join. I now understand why that pedestrian question was in the guidelines.

photos_by_geoff

Just into the intro and I remembered that I interviewed a guy who wanted a management position in a retail store and he genuinely asked me, "Is it going to be a problem that I do coke?" I double taked and then asked him, "You do coke? Like at work?" He said, "Well you just asked if I was going to be ok taking a drug test, but you didnt say that if I failed it then it would be a problem. So I figured if I was upfront and then it wouldnt be a surprise when the test came back positive and I might be ok then." He wasn't laughing or smirking, so I had to politely tell him that we would get back to him when we made a decision. He then asked, "So I guess me doing coke was the issue?" I had to say, "We have a lot of candidates to interview. Best of luck to you." I was a new manager and that wasn't the strangest one I ever had to hear answers for, but definitely reminded me of it when George asked if we would be honest when asked a question in an interview. LOL... Ok, back to watching the reaction. :)

StonyD

I may be wrong, but I think the terrorist story of The High Ground was in reference to the IRA (Irish Republican Army) of the 1980's. The memory is hazy at this point.

Simone's Coconut Squire

As someone who does a lot of hiring interviews, what we are testing is your verbal communication skills. You would be SHOCKED how many people can't even tell you what they did last weekend in a clear manner. I need to know that if something unusual comes up, you can communicate the issue to me in a helpful way. As to "Biggest weakness" question, not me but someone I know actually had someone respond "I guess I steal from work a lot"

Ben A.M.

I've worked in the video game industry professionally for over a decade, and I've interviewed tons and tons of people. The questions you ask will differ based on the seniority and position of course. But typically, if we're interviewing somebody, we already know they can do the job. Our interviews are to see if you can communicate properly and have good critical thinking skills. Which are difficult to communicate with a resume and CV. Sometimes I'll ask a dumb feeling quesiton, like 'is a cereal a soup?'. Then whatever they answer, I ask 'why do you think that?' The answer to the question doesn't matter. The thing I'm testing is if they have the ability to clearly communicate an abstract idea to someone, and if they can show their reasoning. We get a lot of 'idk it's a soup I guess. It just feels right."

John Miller

You asked about The High Grounds real world analogue. To help you out, it was banned in the UK for many years. The specific issue was with Data mentioning that terrorism was successful in the reunification of Ireland in 2024. The UK and Northern Ireland took issue with that.

Alex Macdougall

Additionally they mention that he is resistant to certain energy based things. more resistant to phasers. Sensors dont pick up his life sign. I have a feeling in the same way he can be resistant to an energy beam trying to convert him to energy. Still technobabble of course but it makes enough sense for me to not care

doe555

Hi George, The silly, nonsensical questions in a job interview are intentionally silly and pointless. They're designed to test how you handle frustration, pressure, and stress. If you show signs of extreme annoyance, sarcasm, or know-it-all attitude, even in the first interview, there's a high probability you'll become a problematic employee who constantly argues. If you take the questions calmly, you're more likely to accept decisions made by your superiors, even if you disagree with them. Companies can have a hard time getting rid of difficult employees, hence these questions. They aim to weed out potentially difficult individuals as early as possible.

Phil Jacke

Simone said something during this that made me think you need to put pluribus on your list

James W.

On George's question about job interviews. My last interview was in 2019 and it was like 80% vibe check and 20% questions about skills. I work in tech, and was burnt out going into the interview assuming I wasn't going to get. I ended up working with all of the people on the panel that okayed my hire and when I asked them later why they chose me, they all said I wasn't as qualified on paper but felt more capable of growth and most importantly they liked me. That lasted for 4 great years and as with so many tech gigs in my area of expertise, it got cut when money got tight and my lab got sold out from under my feet basically. I'll be back out in the job market again soon. It's so volatile now I'm not even sure what I'll find but I guess I just have to hope I find another place that gets good vibes and see where it goes.

PIG

Are you saying George MIGHT be argumentative? Lol

doe555

That was not directed at George specifically, just an answer to his question why these job interviews are such a pain in the ass :D

PIG

I’m poking fun at George is all :) Dude splits hairs like no other, but often has great observations. I think you and some others here have made some valid points, though.

p0sthum4n

Fun fact: The High Ground was originally banned in the UK and later shown in an edited format because of Data's line about Ireland having successfully achieved independence and united via terrorism.

James W.

I really like both of these episodes. 45 min definitely isn't enough to explore nuance but both did a good job introducing these types of social issues. I really like how hard Finn hammered on the complicity of the Federation. I love the ideal of the UFoP but it is a very flawed, sanitized, and biased look at a post-scarcity future. A little too hand wavy at times about how they got to the utopian society. The same themes have been tapped into since TOS, and TNG carries that on. I can't wait until you get to DS9.

Angzarr

"Why shouldn't you hire me? No reason.... unless your business is within 500 feet of a school." Ed Byrne: "My three greatest qualities? I'd say attention to detail, a determination to see things through, yadda yadda yadda..." Finally, there is the Monty Python job interview sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v1OLMjG52I

gfixler

AI has been a nightmare for job searching, probably because I'm not doing it right anymore. I need to learn how to apply in the world of AI everythings (see: end of comment). I've been in my industry for 23 years, and I've always just applied around, got some callbacks, did some interviews, and landed something in a month or two. A few times I've had a couple of competing offers, and had to pick one. Those days are gone, at least for now, hopefully not forever. There seem to be 2, possibly 3 things going on: 1) hirers are using AI now to screen everything, and I think it's pretty bad at it. Since AI took over, I went most of a year, applying way, way more than I ever had to before, and only found work, because someone I'd worked with before needed help, and reached out. Before, I would get at least form-letters in a week or two, saying I wasn't a fit, or they went with someone else, and they'd keep me on file. Now, months and months go by, and 2 dozen companies won't reply at all. I think some of that is down to... 2) because AI makes it so much easier to apply now, writing resumes and cover letters for you, a TON of people apply to everything now. I've heard this from hirers, that they're completely inundated by a thousand applicants, not even in the country, for local, on-site work. They almost have to use AI now, just to get through the endless stream of radically unqualified people. The few jobs that did write back that a position was filled did so literally 3-5 months later. I didn't even remember what the jobs were in some cases. 3) this one sounds more conspiracy-level, but I've heard that there are people using all these tools to put out fake job listings, to get a bunch of people responding, who then turn around and sell that data to recruiters. There are so many AI-enabled scams now. I've probably applied to jobs that didn't exist, giving a bunch of data to bots, for who knows what reasons. LinkedIn these days is full of people talking about how to break through the AI wall, talk to real people, and try to find work in the current hellscape that it's all become. Oh, and to the point of companies using AI to screen, I've heard a number of times now from various people that they use AI software to write the job requirements, and then use more AI to fill out the fields of the screening software, which then (I'm told) rather dumbly looks mostly for keywords. The new advice, which I hate, is that you need to use AI to create a custom resume for each job, parroting back to them whatever they wrote. If they say they're "looking for a dynamic leader who can execute their vision", you need to put in your resume "I'm a dynamic leader, excited to execute on your vision," if you want their screening software to not immediately throw you in the garbage. I hate all of this.

Marcus Hicks

The PLO & the Basque Separatists were, IIRC, the other 2 really big terrorist groups at the time.

parker469a

George I worry about how thick headed you are sometimes. "Why do you want to work here." You came to them for a reason and no, it's not that you needed a job. It might be that you live five minutes away from them or you looked up online what the best place to work is or that it's a welding job and you graduated from a welding-tech school or that they pay the best in the area or whatever but either way there is a reason you went to them and not the other 7,000 businesses in their area. "Why should they hire you." Because you one show up to work when your supposed to and on time ready to work. You don't show up and then spend the first 45 minutes in the bathroom or chatting with every single coworker in the building before you start working or whatever like some people. "What is one of your weaknesses?" Knowing when to try and stop being a perfectionist. There's a fine line between wasting time on fixing something and doing too little to fix something that isn't right. It's very easy to spend 4X longer fixing something that should be fixed when you could do way less and have your boss be just as happy. "Where do you see yourself in five years" there are many people that can't start the job they want to do till they hit 21 like with trucking or after they take exams for the police or military but they have to pass a bunch of stuff first before they can start that job. Most places are fine with you leaving in five years for a job that pays double what they are paying you or ever would pay you. Some people do have plans and ambitions. That company may even have programs that will help pay for your schooling or technical training. One thing I would suggest everybody stop saying is that they aren't any good at computers. At this point if you can't adjust the resolution or brightness of a computer or use Excel or Microsoft Word, learn. Most places put up with people being computer illiterate but somebody has to be able to fix things on your shift without calling IT every five minutes. I've never been asked about the animal or super power in a job. In school teachers asked me those questions but never a job interview.

gfixler

Re: security, it tracks for me. I've worked for major companies, and we all held doors open for strangers behind us all the time. We had a woman come give a presentation on security once, late in the day, and she roasted us for an hour. She told us how when she got to our campus, she just followed a group in through the gate, skipping the whole security guard at the parking garage gate. Then she followed different people right into the building, and then just walked all around, drank our sodas, ate from our cereal bar, never once being stopped, or asked "Who are you?" or "Can I help you?" She got into private areas, too. She put up a bunch of numbers on the screen in our little theater, like 4 columns of long numbers, and said at lunch time she went to the cafeteria, and her little device read pretty much everyone's key cards, and here were the numbers. She had everyone going "holy shit" for the whole hour. She just had her way with the entire company, all day long, and nobody ever even suspected anything was up. Don't even get me started on what's going on in our entire government currently 😔

gfixler

I'm fine with Roga knowing things like where the PPE was in the shuttle bay. Those things are fairly standard, I'd imagine, and shuttles can catch fire. I'd expect fire extinguishers, and breathing stuff to be in the console, or very nearby. He probably meant to check all the drawers, and the first one had what he expected to find. The whole "make him the ultimate soldier" could have included things like memory plants, or just training, to teach them the layout of a bunch of classes of ships, in case they had to board ships to fight enemies. There are lots of things that are probably fairly standard by then, like how we know every house in the United States has a bathroom, and we're roughly aware of where they'd be, and what items we'd find in them. The whole escaping the transporter beam makes no sense to me, though. That thing breaks you down and sends you elsewhere. The only thing I can imagine is an implant based on the tech that counter acts it somehow, but then why did he push his hands out like he was fighting to break free? How did he end up somewhere else? I have to chalk that one up to artist's license. Everything else I can explain away fairly easily, but not that the one.

Simon Pegged Me

Yeah, I don't think naming the terrorist Finn, a surname of Irish origin, is a coincidence.

Simon Pegged Me

🤣 Well, don't leave us in suspense. Did the thief get the job?

Simon Pegged Me

Like much of this episode, Dana was able to do the amazing things he did because the plot needed him to do so. They initially captured Danar by teleporting any thing in the escape pod large enough to be human to be the Enterprise, containing him motionless until security arrived. It makes little sense that he would have been able to escape teleportation the second time in the manner that he did. But they needed him to escape, so he did.

Alhazred

My last interview was two months ago. Part time job in a deli (I originally applied to be a cashier in the same store because they do less work for the same pay but they weren't hiring any cashiers.) I got asked what my favorite thing in the grocery store was, which I couldn't really answer because I recently had gastric bypass surgery which has altered my diet quite a bit, to say the least. I got the job, and apparently beat out several other applicants, though I wasn't told why (possibly I was the only one with a college degree.) The interview that lives rent free in my head, however, was when I applied for a job at Walmart 20 years ago. The lady who interviewed me asked me what my references would say about me, which blew my mind. Surely you would call them and *ask* them, which is the entire *point.* I tried to give some kind of corpo-speak answer because it was the best I could think of in two seconds, and she said something like "No, what would they *say* about you." So, utterly flabbergasted, I said "they would tell you that you should give me the job, that's why I used them as references." She was not happy with that answer and I did not get that job.

Simon Pegged Me

I really dislike the episode the Hunted, largely for the reasons George brought up in the reaction: Danar's knowledge of the Enterprise is unexplained. In Space Seed, Khan says something like, "Before, I was an engineer. Would it be possible for me to access engineering manuals while I recover?" So he has a reason for knowing how to takeover the ship. Danar doesn't. Unless he was programmed with the blueprints of a Galaxy Class spaceship—Why? You never know—there's no reason for him to know any of the things he does. The Enterprise is huge, yet he knows exactly where the brig is and how to get from there to engineering, never mind which Jeffries tube he needs to use and which relay he needs to explode to take out the external sensors. Not to mention—just kidding: I'm going to mention it—he knows the specs on a phaser, so he knows the stun/kill settings, he knows how to rig one to explode, and he knows a phaser can power a transporter and exactly what he needs to do to jury-rig one to do it. Each amazing thing he did took me further and further out of the story. On a related point, when are they going to figure out that a security team should be permanently stationed in Engineering and that backup should be sent there during red alerts? "We have an intruder onboard. I wonder where he's going?" He's going to Engineering. He's going to give everyone on duty a wedgie and he's going to set the ship to explode. At this point, they should be running Engineering defense drills.

Tall Paul

I'm another of the defensive "I've interviewed hundreds of people" people. You do get a huge variety of answers to some of the standard questions. In the spirit, the dumbest answer to an interview question was the person who lied to a colleague about working on a project I managed. In fairness they did fess up and ask to end the interview when I was added into the zoom call.

John_rd

This episode was banned for awhile if I remember correctly. Due to the conversation between data and Picard about terrorism being a good way to bring about change.

Guts

My last job interview was many years ago and it was just about knowledge, at least on the surface. But social skills will always help, no way around it.

Guts

If I had to be honest at my job interview I would say: "I cry evertim when Simone doesn't even attempt to say 'Space'." 😢

Guts

1:43:24, 1:43:44 - There is something weird going on with your mic, George. It happened a handful of times throughout the video.

Jomero

George during "Measure of a Man": "Who wrote this episode?!" Melinda M. Snodgrass. She also wrote this episode of The Higher Ground. As well as several others.

michael denny

I believe the episode is referencing the Irish troubles and the IRA but it's not like it's not a universal story as its still pretty relevant today, sadly. Humans can certainly suck when power is involved.

Jimazoid

There is a place in Ticonderoga, NY that has a Set Tour of the TOS Sets. Its called the Star Trek TOS Set Tour. I HIGHLY recommend it if you get to the States. It's so detailed and recreated exactly to the blueprints from the sets.

James Wilson

Haven't interviewed in a long time but some good advice I was given in school was that you should answer questions with a story or anecdote that demonstrates the answer. Basic example: How do you work with groups? Oh, in X job, I was part of a 4 person team, I was in charge of X, Y, Z, and I helped out Steve on this, and helped out Rebecca on that, etc. etc.

Simon Pegged Me

There, there: Maybe this will help—"Space...FUCK!"

Robert Mendoza

I haven't been interviewed for a job in a long time but I used to interview people and I got nervous about it. Tell your friend his interviewer is more scared of him than he is of them. I like it when Simone hums the theme song. I do that too. In regards to Danar knowing how the Enterprise works maybe starships are like smart phones. Similar enough that you can figure out your new phone easily even if the OS is a little different.

Ron

If you want to virtually wander the decks of the 1701-D, there is a fan virtual re-creation that was forced to stop development in 2018 by a cease-and-desist from CBS Studios. They also did a virtual recreation for The Orville which is available on Steam. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096200/The_Orville__Interactive_Fan_Experience/ homepage: https://www.messy-desk.co.uk/ Screenshots: https://www.messy-desk.co.uk/title/stage-9-virtual-enterprise-d-recreation/ (If you look around and search for "stage9multi" or "Stage 9 Team" you might find it.) On a separate note, the Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free texts, movies, software, music, websites, and more.

gfixler

If you really want the complete wandering of the ship, MineTrek was the answer. Made in Minecraft, so it's low rez, but it's extremely complete. The people on that server were insane. They spent 10 years, building tons of ships, and 3 versions of the Ent-D, and it did a great job of merging all 3 plans (Sternbach, et al.). One guy spent years fleshing out turbolifts and Jeffries tubes, connecting every part of the ship. The thing I've said before is that it really shows you that you never saw the ship on the show. We see shuttlebays 2 and 3, but never 1, because on the plans it's massive. It's 3 stories tall in their build, and houses 3 3-story buildings, with parking lots of space all around them, and shuttles parked in slots all around the perimeter, and then elevators big enough for even large shuttles to go down to a similarly sized garage to be worked on. They're like most of the size of 6 of the larger decks. I could go on for another hour or two, with how much was in there that you never even got a sense existed on the show, and everything way bigger than you saw on the show, like it's not just sick bay with a few rooms; it's like an entire hospital floor. It's not just a few workout areas; it's like a very large gym. There aren't just a few holodecks; there are dozens. There are theaters. There's a huge indoor forest-like place, with a bar under a waterfall. Hundreds more things! I got so lost, for really extended periods of time on the ship. The guy who laid out the lifts and tubes has nearly 100 build videos of the latest version. The server sort of fell apart, I think from infighting, sadly, but things have spooled back up in a big way on the TrekCraft server.

Tangerra

Yeah, that’s why IA is bullshit.

John Smith

Specifically in the UK... because Data claims terrorism helped re-unite Ireland in 2024. When this episode was written, the IRA was still very active.

John Smith

About the only thing I can think of with regards to the transporter, is that it has to know exactly where you are in order to work properly. Since his biochemistry was messing up the sensor data, perhaps he was able to move around in such a way that the transporter said, "He's there... no wait he's over here... wait, no... ERROR, ERROR, ERROR - FORCED ABORT INITIATED." Or something like that.

John Smith

George isn't saying he doesn't know the "answers" to questions like those; he's saying those answers are BS and everyone knows it. I've been asked the animal question - it's stupid.

Katrine Myra

I'm pretty sure they didn't intend for "The High Ground" ending to basically put the responsibility of ending the conflict on _child soldiers_, but that's essentially how it ends up looking. I'd forgotten about this episode, and when Beverly pleaded for there to be no more killing, I naturally assumed she was talking to the adults surrounding and out-gunning the child soldiers. But no! There are some not-great implications of inherent violent tendencies in a group of people, too. So yeah, unfortunate end to an otherwise thought-provoking episode that stood the test of time fairly well.

Gary Poussard

The Hunted aired in 1990 and First Contact was released in 1996.

PG Modehouse

I think it's a-ok if you sing along to the theme song, Simone. That's what I'm doing anyway. I prefer it to sitting silently while no music plays at all.

Maxi

Strangest interview question I had was my freshman year of college. Interviewer asks me, "Are you aware that you applied for (store's version of Store Manager, wasn't that clear)?" I was absolutely not qualified to be a manager, but I somehow came out of that interview as an open/close keyholder hahaha

Shadows of Archonia

I've been self employed most of my life, so I haven't been on a job interview in 20 years, but... what animal would you be? What? That's not a normal interview question.

Shadows of Archonia

Regarding Danar breaking out of the transporter beam - it's a little annoying that they don't explain what happened, but my read has always been that he was just trying to get out of the beam since he knew the forcefield was down on the cell. He would have understood that it was dangerous, but he'd just said that he'd rather die than go back. The explosion would have been a malfunction caused by him being half in/ half out of the beam, and then it could either be that he ran out of the brig while everyone else was still blinded, or that a transporter safety feature rematerialized him in a random spot elsewhere on the ship. I have always assumed the latter but on this watch, I am thinking maybe the former. Either way, I don't think it has anything to do with his altered biology (except that maybe he had to be really strong to break out of the beam in the first place).

Forsythe

At the end of the video, S&G talked about a super computer & a gun. What was that in reference to?

G_man_italia

Interviews play a important role in determining whether someone is a good fit for the team. While knowledge and experience are important a negative attitude or disruptive presence can significantly affect team dynamics and overall performance.