It was a new day, and at 2 p.m., Lu Zhe walked to the interview location.
Coincidentally, this place is very close to Miss Tang's apartment, only a ten-minute walk away. For Lu Zhe, this is a very good advantage, as a shorter daily commute means more time to work two jobs.
Of course, that's all on the condition that I pass today's interview.
Stepping out of the elevator, Lu Zhe walked to the company's reception desk, looked at the company's sign, and stopped.
"Ji Chunqiu... Is the company name really that unique?"
There was no one guarding the front desk. Just as Lu Zhe took out his phone to ask HR, the door opened by itself.
A robot with wheels on its chassis emerged from behind the door. It was about chest-high for an adult, resembling a metallic snowman, only much more delicate. Instead of facial features, its head displayed cameras and a large screen.
A message appeared on the screen: "[I am our company's new product, currently in the testing phase. Mr. Lu Zhe, are you here for an interview? Please follow me.]"
Lu Zhe paused for two seconds, then followed the robot as it began to retreat into the office.
And so, following the robot, he arrived at the company's interview room.
A man wearing thick-rimmed glasses was already waiting there.
"Hello, is this Lu Zhe? Come on, sit here."
Lu Zhe nodded, sat down opposite the man, and sized up the interviewer.
Wearing a simple T-shirt and jeans, she was a little overweight, with thinning hair on top. Although her face showed some signs of aging, she didn't have many wrinkles. She looked to be around 35 years old.
The two sat down across a rectangular table.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Mao Kai, and I'm the head of the test engineering department. If you pass the interview, you'll be working with me."
Lu Zhe: "Hello, leader."
Mao Kai smiled and said, "No need to be so formal. Our company has a flat management structure, so just call me Brother Mao. By the way, I've seen your resume. You used to work in internet operations?"
Lu Zhe nodded: "Yes, I was fully involved in the project's initiation, launch, and operation..."
Mao Kai's smile was still as friendly as the uncle next door, but his questions were a bit sharp: "That app has shut down, your entire project team was laid off, and then you lost your job, right?"
Lu Zhe remained calm and said, "DouLe and Kuaizhua are indeed too powerful, but I have learned a lot from this failure. I believe that these lessons will become my wealth in the future."
Mao Kai remained noncommittal and then asked, "Do you understand the field of AI? Do you understand what our job mainly entails?"
Fortunately, he had done his homework beforehand, so he was able to talk quite fluently. However, he was interrupted halfway through his speech.
Mao Kai laughed and said, "What you said is not wrong, but it can be simpler. If you join our department, your job will be very simple: you will chat with artificial intelligence."
Lu Zhe was taken aback: "Chatting?"
Mao Kai: "We are currently working on a natural language recognition AI, which requires a lot of data input for debugging. In addition to debugging, we need to use some non-standard dialogues to conduct actual tests as close to real-world scenarios as possible."
Lu Zhe thought for a moment: "Does that mean I have to keep talking to that AI, using various angles and topics, to test the AI's reaction?"
Mao Kai clapped his hands: "That's right, just like that. How about that? Isn't it incredibly simple? You don't even need to know programming, you just need to be able to speak. From what you just said, I can tell you're quite eloquent."
Lu Zhe raised an eyebrow slightly, his mouth slightly open, his eyes filled with disbelief.
No way, this job is really that simple?
As far as he knew, this kind of work could be completely outsourced to save costs, and there was no need to hire a full-time employee.
So Lu Zhe asked with some concern, "What about my benefits after I join the company?"
Mao Kai: "Social security and housing provident fund are all normal. We are a law-abiding company and we operate in accordance with laws and regulations. However, you will only receive the monthly salary of 10,000 yuan after you pass the probation period. The probation period is three months, and the salary during the probation period is 8,000 yuan."
Lu Zhe nodded vigorously: "I understand. Do you have any other questions?"
Mao Kai was taken aback: "No problem, I was just asking if you have any other questions..."
The two looked at each other and remained silent for a long while.
Lu Zhe couldn't help but ask, "So what's the next step in the interview? Have I... already passed?"
Mao Kai slapped his forehead: "Oh right, there's something else I wanted to ask you... Do you know anyone in our company?"
Lu Zhe: "No."
Mao Kai seemed a little uneasy: "Are you sure there isn't?"
Lu Zhe insisted firmly: "Absolutely not!"
Mao Kai thought for a moment and then said, "Okay, I'll show you around the company first so you can get familiar with the office environment, and then we'll chat with the AI for a while to see if you can adapt to the job. If everything is fine, you can start work tomorrow."
Lu Zhe: "Coming tomorrow?"
Mao Kai: "Are you busy tomorrow and can't come?"
Lu Zhe quickly shook his head: "I can definitely come, but I'm a little surprised by how efficient you are."
Mao Kai laughed and said, "That's how engineering guys are. I don't like to beat around the bush and ramble on. Getting it over with as quickly as possible is the best. By the way, I see your major in college was philosophy. Are you a humanities major?"
Lu Zhe explained, "No, philosophy can be studied by both arts and science students. In fact, science students may have a slight advantage in studying it because they need to study advanced mathematics, philosophy of mathematics, logic, and the like."
"That's great, a well-rounded talent! Alright, come with me."
After saying that, Mao Kai stood up and led Lu Zhe out of the interview room.
From entering to leaving, the entire process took less than ten minutes, which was incredibly fast.
After walking a short distance, Mao Kai suddenly slowed down, pointed to the glass door next to him, and said in a low voice, "This is the boss's office. Our CEO Xia is a young and promising legendary figure. You will definitely see him in the future."
Lu Zhe glanced around and saw that in the spacious room, in addition to normal items such as desks and computers, there were also treadmills and dumbbells.
The two had already passed the president's office, but Mao Kai was still talking with great interest: "President Xia is younger than me, but she's incredibly capable! The investments she attracted were all based on her own research results, which were later successfully commercialized. Our company is doing very well now, so President Xia is very busy and has been traveling for work all week."
Lu Zhe exclaimed in admiration, "Starting from scratch? And even younger than you, that's really impressive."
Mao Kai chuckled: "Not only is she younger than me, she's also very beautiful."
Lu Zhe was stunned: "A woman?"
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