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Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by highwaylights »

precompute wrote: post #79

So I guess HN is on a death spiral too, when submissions like this get 100+ upvotes in 4 hours. There's a lot of people that want to know how to signal properly to get a job here. That never bodes well. Goodhart's Law: When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. Dang should delete this submission. Also, I've expressed this before, but in case Dang is reading this: HN needs to ice new users for mu…

I’m not sure asking Dang to arbitrarily censor posts that reflect existential feelings about where HN is heading is the best idea. That’s what not pressing the upvote button is for.

Agree on submission icing for new accounts I guess, as it would help people get a better idea of the guidelines and community first.

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by bruceb »

ryanferg wrote: post #44

I got hired to be an analyst for a MLB baseball team off of a HN post like 7 years ago. Because of HN I have 2 world series rings! Life is very strange but I'll forever be grateful for that Who's Hiring post.

Would love to hear more about this. Have a blog or anything written about the series of events?

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

#84

Post by _jplc »

precompute wrote: post #79

So I guess HN is on a death spiral too, when submissions like this get 100+ upvotes in 4 hours. There's a lot of people that want to know how to signal properly to get a job here. That never bodes well. Goodhart's Law: When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. Dang should delete this submission. Also, I've expressed this before, but in case Dang is reading this: HN needs to ice new users for mu…

Isn't this overreacting a little bit over a single Ask HN? Are you surprised people look for jobs on a news board from a startup incubator, of all places?

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

#85

Post by kenniskrag »

highwaylights wrote: post #81
precompute wrote: post #79

So I guess HN is on a death spiral too, when submissions like this get 100+ upvotes in 4 hours. There's a lot of people that want to know how to signal properly to get a job here. That never bodes well. Goodhart's Law: When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. Dang should delete this submission. Also, I've expressed this before, but in case Dang is reading this: HN needs to ice new users for mu…

I’m not sure asking Dang to arbitrarily censor posts that reflect existential feelings about where HN is heading is the best idea. That’s what not pressing the upvote button is for. Agree on submission icing for new accounts I guess, as it would help people get a better idea of the guidelines and community first.

A link to the official guideline would be nice. Asking for a friend.

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

#86

Post by Bootvis »

MaKey wrote: post #78
Bootvis wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was September 2013 actually. Offer: Software Engineer with EUR 45.000 yearly salary + bonus up to EUR 5.000 and 6 months probation and cancellation period of 3 months from both sides. I'm Dutch and lived in the Netherlands and it would have meant moving abroad.

It doesn't sound too bad for that time if it was an entry level position. I started with a similar salary as a DevOps engineer in Munich at the end of 2019. Munich isn't cheap though, I pay 1,5k € in rent for a 54 sqm 2,5 room apartment in a good neighbourhood.

At that point I had 3 years of experience and a masters in Econometrics. A year later I got a much better offer in Amsterdam.

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by amir734jj »

Bootvis wrote: post #72
nullcipher wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

may I ask what position/salary you were offered?

It was September 2013 actually. Offer: Software Engineer with EUR 45.000 yearly salary + bonus up to EUR 5.000 and 6 months probation and cancellation period of 3 months from both sides. I'm Dutch and lived in the Netherlands and it would have meant moving abroad.

I have a dumb question. Do advertised salaries in EU include tax or are tax deducted. Because I'm the US you get paid $100k but there are taxes and healthcare costs that need to be deducted.

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by petemir »

mattrighetti wrote: post #74

I got hired ~1 month ago as a software engineer by a startup based in Switzerland in one of the “Who wants to be hired?” post. I was unemployed for 6 months before that, couldn’t even imagine that I could get a decent offer on here to be honest.

As someone currently living in Switzerland I'm curious, is it a remote job?

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by Bootvis »

amir734jj wrote: post #87
Bootvis wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It was September 2013 actually. Offer: Software Engineer with EUR 45.000 yearly salary + bonus up to EUR 5.000 and 6 months probation and cancellation period of 3 months from both sides. I'm Dutch and lived in the Netherlands and it would have meant moving abroad.

I have a dumb question. Do advertised salaries in EU include tax or are tax deducted. Because I'm the US you get paid $100k but there are taxes and healthcare costs that need to be deducted.

Generally those numbers are gross. The ones I posted were as well. Health care is of course a lot better for less money (unless you're rich).

Re: Ask HN: Who got hired from HN?

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Post by highwaylights »

kenniskrag wrote: post #85
highwaylights wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’m not sure asking Dang to arbitrarily censor posts that reflect existential feelings about where HN is heading is the best idea. That’s what not pressing the upvote button is for. Agree on submission icing for new accounts I guess, as it would help people get a better idea of the guidelines and community first.

A link to the official guideline would be nice. Asking for a friend.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

@Dang - maybe these could be linked in the header (or in Add Comment too)?

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