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Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month

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Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month

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Post by mgkimsal »

jakobegger wrote: post #147
manmal wrote: post #139

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same here (30 now), and I'm dyeing my hair every month (1 day before going for a haircut, to be exact). I like looking younger myself, but I've also noticed a different perception from clients (I'm a freelancer). Got some grey showing in my full beard as well, and might dye it too once it bothers me. Dyeing takes about 45m in total, and is really good for a month if done around the time of haircuts. That's for short…

Isn't it the other way around when you are freelancing? I remember that people didn't really take me serious when I was around 25... Now that my first grey hairs are appearing (I'm 30) people start treating me like a grown-up.

I found that in some respects getting taken serious as freelance (and eventually self-employed) was easier younger because of appearance.

Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month

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Post by Chris2048 »

CodeWriter23 wrote: post #85

@johnwheeler: Their loss for not hiring you. I thought I was hot shit when I had 5 years under my belt, too, just like those whipper snappers. Took another 10 to recognize how full of shit that idea was. I think there's a certain niche that wants to hire experienced, disciplined and reliable "old" geeks like you (or actual old guys like me...still grinding code at 50). Looks like you're going to own it. Well played.

Can I ask what the difference is? What didn't you know?

Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month

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CodeWriter23 wrote: post #85

@johnwheeler: Their loss for not hiring you. I thought I was hot shit when I had 5 years under my belt, too, just like those whipper snappers. Took another 10 to recognize how full of shit that idea was. I think there's a certain niche that wants to hire experienced, disciplined and reliable "old" geeks like you (or actual old guys like me...still grinding code at 50). Looks like you're going to own it. Well played.

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Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month

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Post by ptero »

b212 wrote: post #135

Can you do another good deed and require your posters to include salary range in their job ads? It's the norm in the UK and we successfully forced this in Poland (though posters almost NEVER post salaries here). How? The companies need IT staff so much that almost all IT job boards (at least the most popular ones - like FB groups or https://nofluffjobs.com ) started requiring the salary range. I think your idea is pr…

Just my 2c -- I'm in the US and I disagree. For example, many of the jobs allow for a very broad experience.

For example, in my current job, we are often looking for a smart, energetic people to work on X. Someone with a BS just out of college? An engineer with 10 years of matching experience? Tech lead wo just built X elsewhere? We will take either (if we like them) and adjust responsibilities instead.

This approach requires either creating multiple postings (a pain; we do not need so many people; it confuses the heck out of HR on why a single hire needs 3 postings), posting ridiculously wide salary range or saying "salary commensurate with experience" (which nowadays says nothing at all). My 2c.

Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month

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Post by goatherders »

tracker1 wrote: post #138
b212 wrote: post #135

Can you do another good deed and require your posters to include salary range in their job ads? It's the norm in the UK and we successfully forced this in Poland (though posters almost NEVER post salaries here). How? The companies need IT staff so much that almost all IT job boards (at least the most popular ones - like FB groups or https://nofluffjobs.com ) started requiring the salary range. I think your idea is pr…

I will usually just flat out ask up front.. and if it's a cagey response, I'll kindly decline.

I usually decline to interview people that ask my recruiter too early about salary. We work hard to post very clear job descriptions and requirements so if you read it and apply and get through the initial screening, then that's a pretty good indicator that we are in range on salary even if we've never discussed it.

Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month

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Post by chillydawg »

trymas wrote: post #107
reustle wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> "Not a cultural fit"--LOL--fix your stupid culture and stop exploiting people, you smug fools! If you're hiring someone 15+ years older than the rest of your team, there are going to be some cultural differences.

So what? I bet that usual 35+yr developer is a better developer than <25yr one. Company's task is to make money. Employee's task is to do the job and get paid for it. Where's "culture" here? Drinking beers, organizing parties, etc. is a waste of company's resources.

It really is not a waste. It's a) cheap and b) can improve morale in companies.

Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month

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Post by j_s »

soared wrote: post #14

I thought I was on medium.com.. You need to add a call to action to the end of your post! Add a short line - "if you've experienced ageism checkout these job listsing at /link" or "to see what I built visit /link" or something similar. Lots of lazy people want to click a link at the end of your post to see your site rather than trying to find a link in your profile or scrolling all the way to the top. Plus when someo…

http://devmarketing.xyz/ by https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mijustin

Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month

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Post by jedrek »

b212 wrote: post #135

Can you do another good deed and require your posters to include salary range in their job ads? It's the norm in the UK and we successfully forced this in Poland (though posters almost NEVER post salaries here). How? The companies need IT staff so much that almost all IT job boards (at least the most popular ones - like FB groups or https://nofluffjobs.com ) started requiring the salary range. I think your idea is pr…

All the Polish IT jobs groups I'm on (iOS dev + JS mostly) require a salary range. If nothing else, it's useful to see where we need to be while hiring.

Also, it's a legal requirement in Austria to post the salary.

Re: Thank HN: From Google form to $1k in revenue in one month

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Post by Quarrelsome »

ptero wrote: post #164
b212 wrote: post #135

Can you do another good deed and require your posters to include salary range in their job ads? It's the norm in the UK and we successfully forced this in Poland (though posters almost NEVER post salaries here). How? The companies need IT staff so much that almost all IT job boards (at least the most popular ones - like FB groups or https://nofluffjobs.com ) started requiring the salary range. I think your idea is pr…

Just my 2c -- I'm in the US and I disagree. For example, many of the jobs allow for a very broad experience. For example, in my current job, we are often looking for a smart, energetic people to work on X. Someone with a BS just out of college? An engineer with 10 years of matching experience? Tech lead wo just built X elsewhere? We will take either (if we like them) and adjust responsibilities instead. This approach…

What the hell is wrong with posting a wide salary range and stating you are looking at all sorts of people then? We're trying to prevent people wasting their time chatting to people when the remuneration will never be sufficient.
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