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Databricks counts being laid off as “red flag”

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Post by password11 »

ageek123 wrote: post #94
password11 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What I find strange in OP's story is that HC and recruiter actually gave a reason for the rejection. Most companies after they reject you are tight-lipped. > denied by multiple Databricks employees in the [Blind] thread, who clearly said... That proves nothing. HR departments shill on Blind.

I agree “HR departments shill on Blind” but the claim made by several people in that thread (at least one who said they are a hiring manager) that Databricks has recently hired multiple people who were laid off is verifiable as true or false. It’s not just a generic weasel statement like “it’s not our policy to…” or “we treat all applicants fairly” or something like that.

> but the claim made by several people in that thread (at least one who said they are a hiring manager) that Databricks has recently hired multiple people who were laid off is verifiable as true or false

How exactly, again, did you verify their identity as a hiring manager?

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Post by hkt »

abigail95 wrote: post #33
bojo wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While it's nice to know these laws exist, what would you really do with it? The company proved it has a terrible culture. Doesn't seem worth it to fight for a job with them.

for the nyc one, you can claim remedy yourself in civil court. walk them right into small claims for 25k

New tech job challenge: find 20 companies a year whose HR departments are populated by dirtbags, make Google money.

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Post by FlyingSnake »

cochne wrote: post #6

I think their HR culture may be a little toxic. When I told them their offer was not enough, they got very irate. They said if I only care about money I’m not a good fit for their culture of builders, and that I should watch out because there are lots of lay offs happening. It all left me with a very poor impression of them.

> They said that I should watch out because there are lots of lay offs happening.

They should display some more empathy and should read the situation correctly. A significant portion of the recently laid off people are from HR and recruiting.

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Post by deepsun »

jfrbfbreudh wrote: post #38
cochne wrote: post #6

I think their HR culture may be a little toxic. When I told them their offer was not enough, they got very irate. They said if I only care about money I’m not a good fit for their culture of builders, and that I should watch out because there are lots of lay offs happening. It all left me with a very poor impression of them.

At that point, I would have taken their offer, collect my paycheck while still interviewing elsewhere, and wait to get fired.

That's dishonesty on your side, and a real red flag. Laid off and fired is different things.

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Post by californical »

kergonath wrote: post #78
adrr wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I just glanced at their career page and all the US based engineering and product management jobs are in the bay area. California doesn't have protected status for being unemployed.

It is very weird that your precise case has to fit a couple of narrow criteria to be protected against discrimination in the US. From a moral perspective, discrimination is discrimination regardless of its grounds. The default position should be that it is illegal. This would avoid endless sterile discussion about whether this or that is a protected class.

People have different morals, and states in the US are like mini-countries with their own laws. So it makes sense

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Post by maze-le »

surfingdino wrote: post #104

Welcome to the world of HR, where they make the laws and there is no recourse.

But there is something like reputation. Once you have a reputation for being a place with a toxic HR/hiring culture its hard to get rid of that. Finding good people is hard in our profession, and most people have plenty of other options. This is not the first time I've heard something shady about the hiring practices of this particular company.

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Post by [deleted] »

cochne wrote: post #6

I think their HR culture may be a little toxic. When I told them their offer was not enough, they got very irate. They said if I only care about money I’m not a good fit for their culture of builders, and that I should watch out because there are lots of lay offs happening. It all left me with a very poor impression of them.

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Post by saos »

SQueeeeeL wrote: post #4

Damn, the top comment on the article is about how you need to lie in tech interviews. How far have we fallen if we don't even have enough dignity to walk away from garbage tier companies who can't even put any real effort into hiring. Lying is not a solution, letting companies like Databricks die a slow painful death because they create toxic environments and all their programmers keep quitting is the solution.

> letting companies like Databricks die a slow painful death because they create toxic environments and all their programmers keep quitting is the solution.

True, these places eventually fall away, whether it takes 2,4,6 10+ years. They eventually perish.

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