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Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by AchieveLife »

aguyfromnb wrote: post #653
AchieveLife wrote: post #619

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He doesn't have to pay Google wage rates. He also doesn't have to wait it out for a bigger candidate pool so he can 'negotiate' lower baselines. Business owner is using a turtle strategy. Opportunistic yes but also seeing people as numbers on a spreadsheet. OP stated that he feels fear. Fear is a reasonable reaction when a Business Owner closes doors for conversation to wait out catching google 'talent' at a bargain.…

> but also seeing people as numbers on a spreadsheet. Looking at numbers in spreadsheets is how you stay in business. > Some people are in a situation where they need work now or very soon. Then they should lower their rates until they find a market clearing salary. I'm flabbergasted at the argument that a business should pay a potential employee whatever they demand, because that person "needs work". It flies in the…

> I'm flabbergasted at the argument that a business should pay a potential employee whatever they demand, because that person "needs work". It flies in the face of all logic.

That wasn't the argument.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by lincolndied »

Seeing a lot of folks getting worried about layoffs but haven't heard of anyone being let go first hard yet. Nonetheless, I think this is an important time to understand how layoffs work, what is negotiable and what to sign/ not to sign if it happens to you. I warmly recommend this short read, even if you're pretty confident you won't be affected: https://candor.co/guides/layoff/

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by RangerScience »

RangerScience wrote: post #519
sqs wrote: post #200

Sourcegraph CEO here. We build universal code search for developers. Our team is all-remote (all countries and timezones OK). We're hiring for engineering, design, and product roles (+ others): https://github.com/sourcegraph/careers/blob/master/job-descr... https://github.com/sourcegraph/careers/blob/master/job-descr... and https://github.com/sourcegraph/careers#readme for a full list of roles. We are growing quickly…

Oh fantastic! I'll hit you up for the Customer Engineer. Love that kind of gig.

Sent!

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by dangoor »

codr7 wrote: post #205
dangoor wrote: post #143

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A couple of things: one is that there is additional legal/compliance stuff to deal with for each additional country (EU might count as one, when it comes to that), but the bigger reason is that we wanted more overlap in working times. It's also less expensive when we do get together in person at headquarters in California (which has typically been 3-4 times a year).

As far as overlap goes, I strongly prefer working nights anyway. And you could get around a lot of legalities by hiring as a consultant and billing per hour, a friend of mine runs a company that I've occasionally worked through. I honestly don't know why I even bothered to answer, but something about your post felt right and my intuition has served me well so far. I'm afraid I don't have much backend stuff to show, a…

I did speak to my manager about hiring from Europe. She said that in order for us to ensure legal compliance, we work through a particular company. Doing so covers our legal bases, but also means it's very expensive for us to hire elsewhere.

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by orblivion »

Miktor wrote: post #349

This is probably a long shot - and I'm sure you'll see quite a few posts like this over the coming weeks - but I'm going to swallow my pride and ask nonetheless. I've been a data entry clerk for the past twenty years, working for a major bookmaker in Northern Ireland. With the coronavirus pandemic hitting recently, many businesses have decided to lay off large numbers of staff. I've just become one of the unfortunate…

Well, here's a long shot for a long shot (this isn't me): https://twitter.com/johnmclear/status/1238603850417934337 Not sure if it fits your skill set but perhaps worth checking out? At least to hold you over?

Re: Ask HN: Have you been laid off?

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Post by prh8 »

exikyut wrote: post #633
prh8 wrote: post #434

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This is correct. I live in Tucson and am quite familiar with Raytheon (having been recruited and know numerous employees as they are the biggest employer here). They are not going to be hiring remote developers from Ireland. In all likelihood, they will not be hiring any remote developers anywhere, unless those people will be relocating to Tucson and being on premise once this calms down.

Hmm. How are environments like this handling the WFH status quo? My completely naive/distant presumption of sites like these is that they are fundamentally incompatible with the security concessions inherent to remote work.

What toomuchtodo said. Plus, some of those places fought it as long as they could.
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