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Re: Ask HN: Who's been hired through Hacker News?

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Post by ovao »

I posted (about three years ago now) in a Who Wants to be Hired thread. Admittedly, it was kind of on a whim, since I’d just left a job in operations after feeling burnt out, and thought I might dip my toes in the water of software dev full-time. I was contacted by four or five companies, I interviewed with three, and landed a gig with the company I’m still with currently.

For what was a two sentence post I made thinking it wouldn’t really amount to anything, it turned out to be one of the best moves I’ve made. (For both parties, I’d say.)

Re: Ask HN: Who's been hired through Hacker News?

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Post by as1mov »

qsdf38100 wrote: post #149
as1mov wrote: post #87

I've had 3 jobs in last 7 years, 2 were through HN. The first one through here was alright, the pay was shit but the work itself was very interesting. Stayed there for 3 years and learned a lot, though the working conditions were terrible. I was constantly working 12-13 hour days and barely making anything. I posted here again in late 2019 and a recruiter asked me if I wanted to move to Europe for work. Not seeing an…

I assume you were living in the US. How hard was it to adapt to the culture differences ? In what country are you living now ?

I'm not from US actually, but from India. Nevertheless I don't think I'm the right person to answer this question :)

I've never really fit anywhere, so moving to a new country wasn't a big deal, just a change of scenery and weather. Given a chance I'd probably move even more up north where it's colder.

I do immensely appreciate the increased quality of life -- 24x7 clean water and electricity, comfortable and (almost) punctual public transport, fair wages, focus on having a life outside work; and an escape from a society which strictly adheres to traditional norms.

> In what country are you living now

I'd rather not mention it out loud, since this account already contains some other identifiable info. I hope you understand.

Re: Ask HN: Who's been hired through Hacker News?

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Post by Aperocky »

crench wrote: post #114

My whole career in technology is because of a "Who's Hiring?" thread back in 2012 or so. Emailed the hiring email address in the thread for a company that seemed to suit my interests and abilities at the time and was off to the races. I moved from a rural area to a Midwestern state for the gig. Every job I've had since that job has been with companies comprised of permutations of those same coworkers from the first g…

> moved from a rural area to a Midwestern state

I know there are cities in the midwest but I chuckled at this description.

Re: Ask HN: Who's been hired through Hacker News?

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Post by qsdf38100 »

as1mov wrote: post #153
qsdf38100 wrote: post #149

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I assume you were living in the US. How hard was it to adapt to the culture differences ? In what country are you living now ?

I'm not from US actually, but from India. Nevertheless I don't think I'm the right person to answer this question :) I've never really fit anywhere, so moving to a new country wasn't a big deal, just a change of scenery and weather. Given a chance I'd probably move even more up north where it's colder. I do immensely appreciate the increased quality of life -- 24x7 clean water and electricity, comfortable and (almost…

Sure, I understand, thanks for sharing. Take care.

Re: Ask HN: Who's been hired through Hacker News?

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Post by polski-g »

piloto_ciego wrote: post #89
atum47 wrote: post #51

I was working for a big bank, facing moral harassment almost every day from a shitty manager. The thing with moral harassment is it don't happen out of nothing, it is gradual. The manager was testing the waters, every day making the insult a bit harder than the day before. One day he actually cursed me in a meeting with 14 other people and I decided I had enough. Reported him to HR and quit. After that I was working…

There was another post in this thread that basically said, “toughen up buttercup” that I can no longer find. While I agree that this is a dickish thing to say, I can’t help but somewhat agree with the sentiment that tech workers are perhaps a little bit better off than the average person and don’t have a lot of perspective here about how bad it can get. Not saying that it’s ok, rather that when you can easily find an…

"Toughen up buttercup" works fine when there is labor surplus. But during labor constraint the workers have all the cards. If it costs $30k to hire a new employee like it does in tech, you better treat them nicer than something like Burger King.
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