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I'm a (hiring!) tech director for Singularity 6, a game studio startup on the west-side of Los Angeles. We're actively hiring. If anything, we're trying to be _more_ aggressive in our hiring. There's some concern that talent will, understandably, want to hunker down and stay with what's known and safe than risk jumping to a new job. On the plus side, everyone's at home, so it's a bit easier to get in touch with candi…
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Experience costs $$$, and there is always some more basic or straight-forward work to do in addition to the cutting-edge stuff. If a junior-level engineer can work with the senior, they can do those lesser tasks for less money and let the higher-payed people tackle the harder tasks (and get some experience!)
I am experienced and biased because of that obviously but I have seen so many train wrecks created with this method. The amount of waste in corporate american and startups is insane. IMO There are solutions experienced folks know that save so much money when you look at the big picture it always baffles me when I see that.. The other thing that baffles me is when a CIO makes choices based off of things he has read on…
As a company you want a diversity of workers to allow you to better optimize.
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Sorry to hear this, I dug through your profile to see if maybe I can help. I can't guarantee anything, of course, but we're hiring Go developers at Sourcegraph and are 100% remote so if you meet the other qualifications here please do consider applying with us: https://github.com/sourcegraph/careers/blob/master/job-descr...
Thanks, I've applied. Didn't know Sourcegraph is a remote company. BTW, I've used it on one of my projects before and it was really easy to set up and proved great for onboarding new developers, so thanks for developing it :)
We went 100% all-remote at the start of the year, and historically over 50% of over our team has always been remote. This has been a really good boon for us as we started writing down and documenting even more of our processes, etc. in a handbook: https://about.sourcegraph.com/handbook
I was in the midst of several interview processes and things were looking optimistic. Everything changed literally overnight. Interviews were cancelled, postponed indefinitely, or I'd be plain 100% ghosted by a company. I'm extremely distraught because I've been looking for employment for a while now and I don't know how I'll support myself. Even my remote opportunities seem to have vanished as uncertainty increases.
I guess what i'm saying is stay positive and don't take it personally.
Flipdish (food-tech / online ordering for restaurants) is hiring remote developers (.NET) https://www.flipdish.com/careers/ Mention HN in the application and I’ll make sure it’s prioritised. I’m totally biased, but I think we’ve a great culture and lovely and friendly tech team who love solving problems together and getting stuff shipped.
Does anyone have advice on what to do if you think your company will lay you off? For example, would it be best to get laid off, then immediately seek unemployment? Or, best to negotiate NOW for a severance package that includes healthcare in hopes of your boss thinking that is a better option for them? Or, resign for some reason?
If you think you're at risk for being laid off, attempting to renegotiate your contract is probably not a good idea. I also don't think resigning makes any sense. I would say your best bet is to cut expenses and start saving up. Cut out unnecessary entertainment expenses, cook at home more often, trade in your car for a used beater if you have an outstanding car note, etc. Take it from me, it's more painful but more…
I'm a (hiring!) tech director for Singularity 6, a game studio startup on the west-side of Los Angeles. We're actively hiring. If anything, we're trying to be _more_ aggressive in our hiring. There's some concern that talent will, understandably, want to hunker down and stay with what's known and safe than risk jumping to a new job. On the plus side, everyone's at home, so it's a bit easier to get in touch with candi…
Cheers and stay safe out in sunny LA!
At the beginning of the year, I decided it was time to find a new job after 10 years with my employer. I spent February doing interview prep and conducting interviews. Back then, the COVID-19 was mostly limited to China, markets and governments weren't terribly concerned about COVID-19. I accept a job offer, put in my two weeks notice, and my last day at was last Friday. Hardly anyone was seriously concerned about CO…
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Experience costs $$$, and there is always some more basic or straight-forward work to do in addition to the cutting-edge stuff. If a junior-level engineer can work with the senior, they can do those lesser tasks for less money and let the higher-payed people tackle the harder tasks (and get some experience!)
I am experienced and biased because of that obviously but I have seen so many train wrecks created with this method. The amount of waste in corporate american and startups is insane. IMO There are solutions experienced folks know that save so much money when you look at the big picture it always baffles me when I see that.. The other thing that baffles me is when a CIO makes choices based off of things he has read on…