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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 emodendroket »

Annatar wrote: post #239
emodendroket wrote: post #192

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I think the implication is they think he'll be a slow-moving dinosaur before they even talk to him.

I guess that's probably correct. The old guy will appear to be slow because he'll want to think things through before digging his fingers into the keyboard, where the young guys are just fury of a tornado, but absolutely no plan. And planning is 50% of the work. However, I'm not being completely fair: my experience working in Silicon Valley with 20-somethings was extremely positive. At first, they were suspicious tha…

I've had some pretty positive experiences working with older colleagues, so I'm totally in favor. I think the relationship can be better than either side alone because one tends to fill in the other's gaps.

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

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Post by cableshaft »

RodericDay wrote: post #182
ptero wrote: post #164

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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…

> posting ridiculously wide salary range why is this wrong? if your actual, real wide salary range is not acceptable, people won't apply. if it is, and they agree with your philosophy, they will.

But if you don't provide a range, I also won't apply as a general rule (I'll make exceptions for the big tech companies, but they probably contacted me via a recruiter).

I don't want to waste my time going through the now pretty much standard long and grueling interview process for a company that's likely going to give me a lowball figure, which seems to be what 'competitive salary' really stands for on most of these job postings.

If I'm going to apply, I want to know there's at least a chance I'm not wasting my time.

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

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Post by samirm »

brightball wrote: post #179
Quarrelsome wrote: post #170

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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.

Because the second you post a wide salary range, people assume they are going to land on the mid-upper end of it no matter what the range is. If somebody lands on the lower end of it, they are going to feel slighted or insulted for just about all cases aside from new grads. If I post a salary range of $50,000-$150,000 most people are going to look at it and decide that it probably pays $100,000-120,000. If somebody a…

>people assume they are going to land on the mid-upper end of it no matter what the range is

Well who's fault is that? And that statement in itself is a (factually incorrect) assumption.

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

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Post by unexistance »

Annatar wrote: post #239
emodendroket wrote: post #192

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the implication is they think he'll be a slow-moving dinosaur before they even talk to him.

I guess that's probably correct. The old guy will appear to be slow because he'll want to think things through before digging his fingers into the keyboard, where the young guys are just fury of a tornado, but absolutely no plan. And planning is 50% of the work. However, I'm not being completely fair: my experience working in Silicon Valley with 20-somethings was extremely positive. At first, they were suspicious tha…

if only this can be translated into online experience T_T
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