“What’s your HR philosophy?” Remember, I’d worked at Sun and at Borland, so I answered in my fluent HR-speak: “Reed, I believe that everyone should draw a line from their personal ambitions and integrity and become empowered to contribute.” He looked at me and said, “Do you even speak English? You know what you just said didn’t mean anything, right? Those words don’t even string together into a logical sentence!” I responded with characteristic aplomb, “Hey, you don’t even know me!”
