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Convex had an unusually thorough{{citation needed|date=December 2013}} interview process, which, for technical positions, included a grilling by a group of engineers. The extensive interview process carried over to other departments as well, where the key people who would be working with the prospective employee each interviewed the candidate, then met in roundtable to discuss whether or not to hire.
Convex lasted longer than most [[minisupercomputer]] companies, and to celebrate this and more so to remind themselves of the difficulties of the market, Convex had a graveyard of former competitor companies on its property.<ref>{{cite web | first = Stephanie Anderson |last=Forest | title = Convex Wants To Be A Full Fledged Heavyweight|date=April 21, 1991|work=Businessweek | url = http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1991-04-21/convex-wants-to-be-a-full-fledged-heavyweight | accessdate = 2009-05-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106004030/http://www.businessweek.com/stories/1991-04-21/convex-wants-to-be-a-full-fledged-heavyweight |archive-date= 2012-11-06 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
Ex-employees of Convex jokingly refer to themselves as ''ex-cons''. There is a [http://www.ex-convex.org mailing list] of Convex ex-employees, as well as frequent reunions[https://web.archive.org/web/20200313022945/http://convex.com/photos.html].
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