No, no, nothing to do with that. The particular example that comes to mind is the case of someone who published a very heartfelt disagreement with a previous employer. Since we would potentially be a new employer for this person it gave us a sense that this person might be much more difficult to manage than the 'normal' programmer.
I should also point out that were most likely wrong in our assessment of the individual because they ended up becoming pretty successful at what they do! But it certainly didn't help that person get our job ...
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