I'm Begging for Work • Hacker News Board

Re: I'm Begging for Work

#91

Post by jlarocco » Thu, Sep 10, 2015, 7:43 AM UTC

mmaunder wrote: post #25

Time to get your game face on. I'm a CEO, we're hiring but not in your skill area. Having interviewed a lot of candidates lately and looked at many more, I wanted to give you my 2c on getting into extremely hirable shape fast: Update your LinkedIn profile as someone has mentioned already. Sweeten it up, get a great looking but professional profile pic up there, get kudos from friends, etc. Do the online profile clean…

I guess beggers can't be choosers, but you're describing an employer I would never work for.

> Remove any controversial political views or disparaging remarks about previous employers.

If a person keeps their stupid political views to themselves while at work, it's really not any of their employers business. As far as disparaging remarks go, if it's an awesome company to work for, there shouldn't be anything to worry about.

If your employees have to be as fake as possible to get hired, maybe you're doing it wrong.

Re: I'm Begging for Work

#92

Post by ryan-c » Thu, Sep 10, 2015, 7:43 AM UTC

Bonogongo wrote: post #69

As a manager if someone tries to blackmail me with leaving, I usually say "Then leave". Never let people blackmail you. Would I hire someone who swears and uses f* in a conversation with his boss? No. Would I hire someone who creates a blog to make his boss look bad? No. All of this with 4 kids I surely would not trust on you any responsibibility acting so irresponsible. So everyone here who wants to hire this guy, a…

Are you this guy's former boss? Saying "pay me $X or I walk" is not "blackmail", it's an ultimatum. Not the same thing.

Re: I'm Begging for Work

#93

Post by dkarapetyan » Thu, Sep 10, 2015, 7:45 AM UTC

nurettin wrote: post #44

I can't even imagine having a 40+K$ salary in my country (Turkey) that's like 3x what I make.

SF devs make 150k+. It doesn't mean anything because at the end of the day after taxes and rent they probably take home less than you.

Re: I'm Begging for Work

#94

Post by ohwaitnvm » Thu, Sep 10, 2015, 7:46 AM UTC

Bonogongo wrote: post #69

As a manager if someone tries to blackmail me with leaving, I usually say "Then leave". Never let people blackmail you. Would I hire someone who swears and uses f* in a conversation with his boss? No. Would I hire someone who creates a blog to make his boss look bad? No. All of this with 4 kids I surely would not trust on you any responsibibility acting so irresponsible. So everyone here who wants to hire this guy, a…

Please slow your roll, you don't need to comment on every single post in here. Also, your definition of blackmail is wrong. From Google:

noun: blackmail 1. the action, treated as a criminal offense, of demanding money from a person in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information about that person.

Re: I'm Begging for Work

#95

Post by doridori » Thu, Sep 10, 2015, 7:46 AM UTC

Your in a good place being a Ruby dev - I went with a family member to a Ruby conf where he was trying to find devs for his startup and there was hardley any devs for hire and about 100 people looking for devs TO hire! Also in the UK ruby contracting has a higer day rate than mobile! Picked a good tech imho :)

Re: I'm Begging for Work

#96

Post by JungleGymSam » Thu, Sep 10, 2015, 7:46 AM UTC

Bonogongo wrote: post #69

As a manager if someone tries to blackmail me with leaving, I usually say "Then leave". Never let people blackmail you. Would I hire someone who swears and uses f* in a conversation with his boss? No. Would I hire someone who creates a blog to make his boss look bad? No. All of this with 4 kids I surely would not trust on you any responsibibility acting so irresponsible. So everyone here who wants to hire this guy, a…

It's not blackmail you nitwit.

Re: I'm Begging for Work

#97

Post by bechampion » Thu, Sep 10, 2015, 7:46 AM UTC

In my country we say "Dios aprieta pero no ahorca" which translates to something like "God will hurt you but won't kill you". I wish you all the best , and I'm sure you have a great future coming your way.

Re: I'm Begging for Work

#98

Post by throwgoaway » Thu, Sep 10, 2015, 7:47 AM UTC

nurettin wrote: post #44

I can't even imagine having a 40+K$ salary in my country (Turkey) that's like 3x what I make.

Made a throwaway account just to post this. I'm a well-respected professional (in a different, though connected field) with many years of experience and I earn a hair over what the blog poster earns.

I just can't be sympathetic with the desperate tone -- yes, I get it, other devs earn more money, and a Ruby pro can probably get upwards of 70 or 80k. But making it sound like you're on the brink of poverty with 40k? You're spending too much.

The laptop cost keeps getting mentioned as a huge factor, but a MacBook is $2000 at most, and it can be had for a lot less, especially if you buy second hand.

Don't get me wrong, his treatment at that company was far from fair. And he could and probably should get a job elsewhere. But the drama is non-existent here.

Re: I'm Begging for Work

#99

Post by puranjay » Thu, Sep 10, 2015, 7:47 AM UTC

sdoering wrote: post #75

skimpycompiler wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why Twitter?

[rant on] Because in this filter bubble here you are not worth a dime, if you can't brag about how friggin' awesome you are - thats what twitter is for. [rant off] Imho he should apply for jobs, apply more and even apply more. Having studied literature, I have jumped ships from publishing to tourism (marketing analyst) to being a full time data analyst via doing the work and having a resume to show it. Having an appl…

Fellow literature student here.

I'm very curious how you managed to shift to data analysis.

I've made a successful shift to marketing, but technical work still eludes me.

Re: I'm Begging for Work

#100

Post by brokedev » Thu, Sep 10, 2015, 7:47 AM UTC

My email is blowing up. Sorry I haven't answered anyone, I really didn't expect much of a response and this on top of everything else is overwhelming.

I really can't post my personal account names publicly, that would give away the company and, as I've said previously, I do really like the dev team. My team leader has a kid as well and works his ass off, and I want to see that pay off for him when they get through some of the deals they're working on. There are other devs there who are really good people, including one whom I consider a friend. They all depend on it as well. Who am I to fuck with their livelihood to screw with a guy who's going to be rich regardless?

Hell, I'm not mad at the CEO either. I don't really understand if he's just forgetful, but he claims in the emails that he never said any of that about my salary. He's been running around to meetings, so I get why I'd be the last thing on his mind.

To those wondering about the financials, I know that one of their rivals (with what I consider an inferior product) is in the billion dollar club, and they're set to be profitable very soon.