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Re: Ask HN: Has anyone ever been hired from “Who wants to be hired?” threads?

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Post by Aromasin »

znull wrote: post #99
quickthrower2 wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would bike to work. It's a nice 12km. But I think it would significantly shorten my life expectancy.

Statistically, it's the other way around.

Strongly disagree, depending how your commute is. In my office and on the factory floor we've had 3 major cycling accidents just in the last year - the latest guy was put into a coma for 2 weeks.

I cycled for 6 months before I could afford a car, and counted 11 separate incidents that could have ended with me hospitalized if it weren't for some adrenalin fuelled swerves. Had one accident where someone failed to indicate left as I was crossing the road of a roundabout, and I ended up on her bonnet. No amount of apologies make up for a broken rib unfortunately. How that was my only "major" injury still baffles me. Had another where someone failed to check their mirrors as they randomly swerved out and forced me into oncoming traffic. Never tried to overtake from that point onwards. I had 4 instances where people tried to overtake me way too close and forced me to bail onto the pavement (not fun with clip-on pedals). As soon as that bank balance hit the magic number I went and invested in driving lessons, insurance and a car.

Unless my future commutes have bike paths from beginning to end, there's no chance I will ever cycle to work again. It was the most miserable part of my day. I'll stick to my morning spin class and get to work early to avoid the traffic instead.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone ever been hired from “Who wants to be hired?” threads?

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Post by dyukqu »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #136
bayesian_horse wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Certainly not in the companion animal business unless you own your job. And to own your job you need more experience than the university can give you and also lots more money. Many clinical jobs I am qualified to take are paid so badly that veterinarians qualify for social rent assistance. Bovine, porcine and poultry pay better, but I'm not that interested in those fields.

What does it mean to "own your job"?

It means that you are the founder & investor of your own job/startup/company.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone ever been hired from “Who wants to be hired?” threads?

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Post by bayesian_horse »

thaumasiotes wrote: post #136
bayesian_horse wrote: post #125

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Certainly not in the companion animal business unless you own your job. And to own your job you need more experience than the university can give you and also lots more money. Many clinical jobs I am qualified to take are paid so badly that veterinarians qualify for social rent assistance. Bovine, porcine and poultry pay better, but I'm not that interested in those fields.

What does it mean to "own your job"?

It means starting/buying a veterinary practice or owning a stake in a clinic (mostly just bigger practices). It's not really an investment because the value of the stake/practice tanks as soon as you stop working and at best you can sell "your job" to someone else.

And yes, I am legally qualified to start a practice and render virtually any treatment services I want. But I would suck. That's why you need more experience in places where the buck can stop with someone else.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone ever been hired from “Who wants to be hired?” threads?

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Post by Jaruzel »

My view on these 'Who wants to be hired?' and 'Who's Hiring?' threads...

90% of the readership of Hacker News are Web Developers, either front end only, or full stack. As such the hiring threads are mostly jobs in that discipline.

I'm an oddball on Hacker News, I have a keen interest in all tech development, but my official skill set is Windows Server Applications based Architecture[1], and Identity & Access Management Design with a bit of Azure and Office 365 thrown in for good measure. I've posted a few times in the 'Who wants to be hired?' but not surprisingly had no responses.

For what it's worth, I am looking for work, remote/wfh only. My LinkedIn is here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattowen/

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[1] Although I do hands-on admin as well. I'll design it for you, and then build it as well.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone ever been hired from “Who wants to be hired?” threads?

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Post by guessmyname »

eatbitseveryday wrote: post #97
xtracto wrote: post #91

My 2c: I like the idea, but if I were searching I would not post because I know people in my current job browse hacker news and my profile is quite specific.

Why not make another account just for that if and when the time comes?

> Why not make another account just for that if and when the time comes?

That’s not how HackerNews works.

I have an alternate account from which I have posted a few times in different “Who wants to be hired?” threads, and every single time my post is marked invisible (aka. shadow banned). I only realized that some time ago when, by chance, I checked my post with a private browser session both with and without logging in with a different account to the one used to post the message.

I’ve resorted to contact companies instead, that way I can handle my options a bit better. Most of the time when I get contacted to interview at a company is recruiters trying to position me in a company that I have absolutely no interest in, or startups that don’t even know what they are doing.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone ever been hired from “Who wants to be hired?” threads?

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Post by guessmyname »

Double_a_92 wrote: post #131
BowBun wrote: post #6

I reached out to a company from a Who's Hiring post and got hired. Great job, got to move with relocation.

How does relocation actually work, especially if you are overseas? I got like a ton of stuff in my home... I guess I could trash my furniture and buy new one, but what about my other things? Does relocation include transportation for that too?

> How does relocation actually work, especially if you are overseas?

It depends on the company, of course.

In my case, when I interviewed at Booking.com —just to give an example— I was offered a relocation package to move from New York to Amsterdam, this package included transportation of some of my belongings, support for my partner, and two months of rent. They also offered me some help to find an apartment, and was told I would get a discount in my taxes for the first year, which they also offered to take care of for the first year (assigning one of their accountants).

I know they offered a similar —if not the same— package to other candidates.

For other companies, no matter how big or small they are, the relocation package depends on how important your position is going to be. For a regular software developer, you may get the plane tickets which may or may not include a budget to bring a some luggage, but you’ll probably have to bring the rest on your own. For more relevant positions like managers and specially a CEO, CTO and the like, they may offer you to pay for your accommodation for certain period of time, will assign you a budget to move your belongings, and similar benefits to what I got offered to move to Amsterdam.

If you are Apple’s Tim Cook, they will move absolutely everything you need no matter how expensive, troublesome, or delicate.

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Post by thaumasiotes »

bayesian_horse wrote: post #143
thaumasiotes wrote: post #136

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What does it mean to "own your job"?

It means starting/buying a veterinary practice or owning a stake in a clinic (mostly just bigger practices). It's not really an investment because the value of the stake/practice tanks as soon as you stop working and at best you can sell "your job" to someone else. And yes, I am legally qualified to start a practice and render virtually any treatment services I want. But I would suck. That's why you need more experie…

The path my mother followed (as a doctor for humans) was to approach an existing physician about joining that physician's practice. She joined, the patients got used to her, and she bought out the practice when the other doctor retired a couple years later. This was the first thing she did after leaving medical school, but obviously there were a couple years in there of being the junior physician in the practice, which gives some time to gain experience.

She gives me to understand that changes in the legal landscape have resulted in US doctors mostly abandoning the idea of having their own practice in favor of being hospital employees.

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone ever been hired from “Who wants to be hired?” threads?

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Post by equasar »

andrew_ wrote: post #7

Several interviews with very few solid (or high quality) experiences. It's becoming a bit of a dumping ground for recruiters running out of ideas. Especially frustrating are the folks that don't seem to understand what "remote" means.

That's why I've been saying that there should be a tag for GLOBAL_REMOTE which means/infers is up to you go to the office or not, and you can be anywhere in the world (like Gitlab)

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone ever been hired from “Who wants to be hired?” threads?

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Post by allwynpfr »

pranavjoneja wrote: post #80

Yes! I posted in the threads on Jan 1 and Feb 1 of this year. I was contacted by a cumulative total of 14 companies, of which 2 were actually interesting to me. I'm a mechanical engineer working in robotics hardware, so that's a little different to the typical opportunities listed here. For both companies I was interested in, the process started with 2-3 phone interviews, then I was invited to fly out for on-site int…

Why did you choose one over the other? Any unique insight?

Re: Ask HN: Has anyone ever been hired from “Who wants to be hired?” threads?

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Post by rukuu001 »

znull wrote: post #99
quickthrower2 wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would bike to work. It's a nice 12km. But I think it would significantly shorten my life expectancy.

Statistically, it's the other way around.

N00bs go through a period of being extremely prone to crashes. Folks need time (year or two) to swap their 'driving eyes' for their 'cycling eyes'.
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