Would you want to hire someone who's a huge fan of the service vs. someone with some professional distance? I meet people who gush to me about the Windy Citizen sometimes and that's great, but I'm always a bit more impressed by the people who offer useful criticism of how to make the service better.

It would ultimately depend on how the interview would go. I'm not sure she's so much an ass kisser as she is just really excited about the company. But I agree, giddiness and dog-like loyalty definitely do not impress me as much as useful criticism. That being said, I'd much prefer a highly motivated and happy employee, who feels the company and their role in it have meaning, to, oh, an employee slightly more productive who doesn't really care. Happy people are much better company.