Greyston Bakery hires on a first-come, first-served basis, no questions asked

Post by babaganoosh89 » Mon, Aug 20, 2018, 2:46 PM UTC

learc83 wrote: post #17

harlanji wrote: post #13

More should do this. I am blackballed from Silicon Valley from a series of bad employers and have a misdemeanor driving-related arrest, so a Day Labor non-profit that does the same has been my only way of attaining employment. My income has dropped 10x but it’s enough to feed me, and most of my network has turned its back on me. I am hired by executives and doctors for cash now who feel I am wasting my skills too. I…

Have you tried contract work? Even if you have to lowball a bit to get traction, you should be able to make a lot more than as a day laborer.

Post by pc86 » Mon, Aug 20, 2018, 2:52 PM UTC

dqpb wrote: post #18

aturley wrote: post #2

I've half joked about doing this for technical positions. I think to make it work you'd need: 1. A strong management system in place that's committed to helping folks succeed. 2. A willingness to honestly evaluate people and let them go if they aren't working out. I've seen enough bad hires even in places that have well planned hiring processes that I'm having trouble believing this would be any worse.

I think this pipeline already exists via open source software. Unskilled people are by default allowed to try contributing. As soon as they are actually capable of doing so, they can move up the ranks by getting hired somewhere.

Post by bena » Mon, Aug 20, 2018, 2:54 PM UTC

pasquinelli wrote: post #10

macintux wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know how this would scale for any non-entry-level position. Even desktop support requires more knowledge than a random person on the street has, so unless you're willing to spend a lot of money on training every new hire who may or may not pan out, you'd need to think about some qualification screen at a minimum.

just because you hire anyone who applies doesn't mean just anyone will apply. people don't actually want to get a job they have no idea how to do. applicants will filter themselves. the question is how much better is a company's filtering process, really, than the applicants' self-filtering? would be embarrassing if it were no better, or even worse.

Post by ainiriand » Mon, Aug 20, 2018, 3:03 PM UTC

pure-awesome wrote: post #12

nathanaldensr wrote: post #3

Can we not replicate click-bait headlines on HN?

Is it really click-bait, though? The title seems to pretty accurately describe the contents of the article.

Post by bena » Mon, Aug 20, 2018, 3:13 PM UTC

whalesalad wrote: post #20

harlanji wrote: post #13

More should do this. I am blackballed from Silicon Valley from a series of bad employers and have a misdemeanor driving-related arrest, so a Day Labor non-profit that does the same has been my only way of attaining employment. My income has dropped 10x but it’s enough to feed me, and most of my network has turned its back on me. I am hired by executives and doctors for cash now who feel I am wasting my skills too. I…

All you do is sit and complain and act like a victim on your twitter account. Your mentality is what’s holding you back. You can’t be blackballed in Silicon Valley. I’ve hired so many people without reference checks and have been hired in the same manner. Change your attitude and you can return to programming.