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It wouldn't have been that bad had they made one simple change .. from (20% of College Students) to (20% of ) or (20% of a major public university). It would have actually been more impressive if they weren't so vague .. now they are probably going to turn off a lot of good prospects. I say this as a YC alum whose 1st job post was fairly ill-advised (though not dishonest). Believe me, it is quite tempting to play aro…
It wouldn't have been that bad had they made one simple change .. from (20% of College Students) to (20% of ) or (20% of a major public university). It would have actually been more impressive if they weren't so vague .. now they are probably going to turn off a lot of good prospects. I say this as a YC alum whose 1st job post was fairly ill-advised (though not dishonest). Believe me, it is quite tempting to play aro…
I figured they would learn by getting called out like this. And since the post was anonymous, it doesn't really hurt them anyway. Free learning experience.
Another option would be to simply email the given address and state your complaints. For example that you may have been interested (if you were), but felt mislead by the posting.
Unfortunately, dishonesty sells. How did all the large megacorporations get to where they are now? Not by being great programmers and free thinkers, but by being greedy businessmen and, later, buying tons of lobbyists. This piece of shit company is ... well... just being a normal company.
Unfortunately, dishonesty sells. How did all the
large megacorporations get to where they are now?
Not by being great programmers and free thinkers,
but by being greedy businessmen and, later, buying
tons of lobbyists.
This piece of shit company is ... well... just being
a normal company.
Thanks for addressing this, I was wondering what was going on with that other post. The content did seem intriguing, but also a little shady at the same time.
It wouldn't have been that bad had they made one simple change .. from (20% of College Students) to (20% of ) or (20% of a major public university). It would have actually been more impressive if they weren't so vague .. now they are probably going to turn off a lot of good prospects. I say this as a YC alum whose 1st job post was fairly ill-advised (though not dishonest). Believe me, it is quite tempting to play aro…
A really good format would be, as another commenter said:
{YC Company} {Season Number} is looking for {Job Title}. Join us!
Bam. Doesn't that just look better? Sexier? More appealing and respectful? You don't have to be 25+ to get that, it just has to be introduced.
So, now that it's the top story on HN, and has been introduced, let's maybe try to codify it for future job postings?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
FWIW this shows what it takes to get to the front page. There are a lot of interesting links in "new" right now but only stuff with a bit of negative tension gets boosted to the front page (fear & conspiracies work!) Disclaimer: I provided the crucial vote that boosted this here very thread.
YC job ads are not voted on. They appear on the front page automatically.
I can appreciate why there are no comments but also I think it would be interesting to allow direct feedback to job postings.
Anyone else ever thought this, too?
As a newer HN user I was surprised that there are no comments on job postings. I've also noticed some interesting posts and think there could be some constructive conversation around them. I can appreciate why there are no comments but also I think it would be interesting to allow direct feedback to job postings. Anyone else ever thought this, too?
99% of the time it doesn't go well, especially if they are being dishonest.