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Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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Post by bluefirebrand »

pdimitar wrote: post #30

(MAY 2021) Several months of casual conversations up until August 2021, on and off, very friendly and inviting tone all around. The leader seemed genuinely caring and nice. Had an interview take-home assignment before that, almost aced it with basically two small details that I missed, in an otherwise superbly executed homework project. Everybody was very happy and seemed genuinely excited to work with me (and the re…

Take the other job offer you said you have, give your notice, and if they give you an exit interview don't go into detail just tell them this didn't turn out to be what you were expecting and you got a different offer that is more in line with what you want.

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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Post by pg_1234 »

pdimitar wrote: post #30

(MAY 2021) Several months of casual conversations up until August 2021, on and off, very friendly and inviting tone all around. The leader seemed genuinely caring and nice. Had an interview take-home assignment before that, almost aced it with basically two small details that I missed, in an otherwise superbly executed homework project. Everybody was very happy and seemed genuinely excited to work with me (and the re…

If you have a competing offer at 2.3x current money, just take it.

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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Post by pdimitar »

bluefirebrand wrote: post #31
pdimitar wrote: post #30

(MAY 2021) Several months of casual conversations up until August 2021, on and off, very friendly and inviting tone all around. The leader seemed genuinely caring and nice. Had an interview take-home assignment before that, almost aced it with basically two small details that I missed, in an otherwise superbly executed homework project. Everybody was very happy and seemed genuinely excited to work with me (and the re…

Take the other job offer you said you have, give your notice, and if they give you an exit interview don't go into detail just tell them this didn't turn out to be what you were expecting and you got a different offer that is more in line with what you want.

> just tell them this didn't turn out to be what you were expecting

I suppose my ego is getting in the way here; I really want to tell them how they have done goofed up but I also learned that such feedback is, 99% of the time, unwanted, so I believe your advice is better than what I originally thought I'll do. Thank you.

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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Post by giantg2 »

crate_barre wrote: post #4

All these hiring threads today make it feel like a sports off-season. Everyone is good just not on the right team/role, and it almost feels like ‘trading’ workers or signing as a free-agent is the shakeup people are seeking.

Some people, like me, might actually be bad.

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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Post by pdimitar »

pg_1234 wrote: post #33
pdimitar wrote: post #30

(MAY 2021) Several months of casual conversations up until August 2021, on and off, very friendly and inviting tone all around. The leader seemed genuinely caring and nice. Had an interview take-home assignment before that, almost aced it with basically two small details that I missed, in an otherwise superbly executed homework project. Everybody was very happy and seemed genuinely excited to work with me (and the re…

If you have a competing offer at 2.3x current money, just take it.

Yep, I am gravitating towards that.

Re: Ask HN: Who Wants to Be Fired?

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Post by fbrncci »

First year of the pandemic I was job-less and filled all that time with being out in the nature, studying (programming) and working on my side projects. Then I got my first junior position about six months ago, and now I am struggle with not having time or energy to do my own things anymore. Maybe the answer isn't working 40 hours? But even then, those 8hrs at home or at the office just don't sit right with me. I really do want to quit my job, get back to being in the nature, learning more about programming/CS and just working on side projects as I please. But that is not paying the bill, and I don't have that much of a buffer. I think I may take a 6-month breather though to re-orientate myself.
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