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Give an example of a time when you made a controversial decision.
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33 answers published. Last candidate submission on Feb 2 2026, 5:51pm PDT. Interview question asked to Android Engineers, Technical Program Managers, Backend Engineers and other roles interviewing at HelloSign, GitLab, Paychex and other companies. Original question asked: Give an example of a time when you made a controversial decision.. Question last reported by a candidate interviewing at HomeAway for a Full Stack Software Engineer interview on Jul 13 2025, 7:19am PDT.