Would you get tattooed just to interview at a 7-days-a-week AI startup?
AI startup LemonLime faced backlash after its CEO encouraged job applicants to get the company logo tattooed for an interview. The company is also known for its 'grindset' culture, requiring employees to work seven days a week.
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It highlights extreme hiring practices and toxic work culture trends within the competitive AI startup ecosystem.
A little bit sour Would you get tattooed just to interview at a 7-days-a-week AI startup? LemonLime’s CEO got “carried away” with tattoo gimmick.
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That’s why small AI startup LemonLime—which “optimizes your existing data to work with AI”—has so many of them. Want a job interview? Score a perfect 7/7 on the company’s own “ Is it a Lemon or a Lime? ” game. Or—hear me out—get something permanently tattooed on your flesh.
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