fireburn95 said:
Oh yeah these are common, just to see how you're getting on. At this point, you're hired and they've given you a job because they like you as a candidate, good companies will do this with students because for them it's still about learning the world of work. |
OK, I went back to your OP, and tried to put myself in the shoes of the interviewer.
How important do you think it is that we get more women in the tech workplace?
He didn't answer the question. He didn't mention women, or how important he felt it was to increase the presence of women in the tech workplace, which is what the interviewer wanted. Regardless of what the question was, from an interviewer's point of view, the sort of answer your friend gave comes across as evasive, and could have sent signals that your friend isn't prepared to be straight with people when it counts.
It does sound very unfair, based on what you've said. But your friend should be entitled to some feedback to take away with him - he is within his right to know why he is being let go, even if he is on probation. If the reason is legal, then he'll learn from it. If not, then he should take action.
