Too bad the Feynman story is completely made up. It seemed pretty realistic.
I don't get the bit about the marketing department, though. How does cutting through bullshit constitute an immediate qualification for marketing? The story would make more sense if he were hired immediately for the technical job. But that wouldn't be much of a punch line.
Edit: I was going to say that MS would never have interviewed Feynman, they would have hired him immediately. But actually the anecdote is quite good in this respect. Feynman would have insisted on going through the standard hiring process.
I don't get the bit about the marketing department, though. How does cutting through bullshit constitute an immediate qualification for marketing? The story would make more sense if he were hired immediately for the technical job. But that wouldn't be much of a punch line.
Edit: I was going to say that MS would never have interviewed Feynman, they would have hired him immediately. But actually the anecdote is quite good in this respect. Feynman would have insisted on going through the standard hiring process.