Well, clearly, when the interviewer heard "smart and motivated" it was immediate...

panzagl · on Sept 29, 2015

Rocket science really doesn't have a lot of room for primadonnas. It's all process and accountability.

engi_nerd · on Sept 29, 2015

You can be a creative and independent individual in such an environment. A prima-donna? No. But self-directing? Absolutely.

Saying that it is all "process and accountability" glosses over a lot of the reality of how the work is actually done on a day-to-day basis.