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You say that a lot of people applying feel alien to you. Why not attempt to bridge the gap instead of forcing them into your persecption of what a software designer should be like in their free time. I'm sorry that you don't work with people who have the same passion, but people shouldn't be punished because they're just trying to make money. It's a job, not their family or friends. Wanting to climb the ladder is not a bad motivation to work.
Try and take a step back, maybe even put the shoe on the other foot. Would you feel okay if you weren't hired because you didn't partake in a certain hobby? What if the person hiring you thinks you should be a Star Trek fan of the highest order, or that they think you need to be up to date on philosophy. That's just not a reason to deny someone a job imo and it's not fair. I low key see it as boomer behavior to include something like a hobby as a factor in hiring.
I feel that if we only hire purely based on technical ability, we are creating dysfunctional and unempathetic workplaces. If we all see our jobs inherently transactionally, it breeds discontent. Employees are less likely to stay more than a couple years and institutional knowledge becomes weak with a constantly rotating roster of hot-swappable engineers. Obviously, this requires the employer to treat the employees well; if someone is a good performer then they should get more than a cost of living adjustment every other year. We are creating economic engines and not cultures worth spending 8 hours a day in
I don't think you need to do it purely on technical ability, but I think the question seems to align too much with your personal opinion of how the employee should be and that makes it seem like you're looking for a duplicate of yourself/another employee versus just a good fit. I think "tell me about yourself/what you do outside work" is a question that could get you the same information without it being so pointed. Asking about a specific genre, show, etc. automatically puts anyone with a different genre, hobby, etc. at a disadvantage based off of something that doesn't appear to corelate to their talent or fit. I think even without knowing it, you could make assumptions if you don't like the answer, or if they just don't enjoy reading.
~~low key in my feelings cause I don't read Sci fi lol~~
Maybe not scifi, but I don't think it's unreasonable to want to hire people who read.
You know what, I can get behind that. Rock on ~~not that you needed my approval lmao~~. 👍🏾