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It's not a typical engineering signing bonus, but it's far from unheard of.
Seriously? You've heard of engineers being hired for 2M? I want that job! This is a serious question. 2M is just unthinkable for me.
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> I wrote a post about what happened using his real name. Be careful giving this advice. This only worked because A) (minor) you filed a police report and B) (major) he didn't have enough money to drag you through a serious defamation lawsuit. If he decided to drag you through a defamation lawsuit, you would likely have lost because you wouldn't have had enough resources to defend aggressively. It's good to out bad a…
As long as one speaks/writes the truth and can back it up with evidence, one should not fear defamation/slander suits. Unless you're in America, land of the dysfunctional legal system, home of the brave.
Remember the British guy with the Nazi fetish? The tabloid that published that story lost even though it was true. In other countries (notoriously India), criticizing a government employee's performance is defamation (even if true).
Edit: Looks like Canada also allows for truth as a complete defense to defamation. That makes two nations out of 180+.
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As long as one speaks/writes the truth and can back it up with evidence, one should not fear defamation/slander suits. Unless you're in America, land of the dysfunctional legal system, home of the brave.
You've got that backwards. America and Canada are the only country in which truth is a defense to defamation. Remember the British guy with the Nazi fetish? The tabloid that published that story lost even though it was true. In other countries (notoriously India), criticizing a government employee's performance is defamation (even if true). Edit: Looks like Canada also allows for truth as a complete defense to defama…
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For a period I was heavily recruited by google. Their recruiters tried a great many variations of attempts to trick me into interviewing for a job. It seems weird that they would do this, because pretty soon, it would become obvious that it was a job interview and nothing more. Maybe there are a lot of talented engineers out there who are doing startups but aren't really committed to them and google manages via the f…
manages via the fame of its name [. . .] What I experienced was less heinous but had the same elements- misrepresentation, name dropping I think the original author should name everyone involved. I understand why he didn't, but people can only get away with this shit because they do it anonymously and no one talks to each other. This is a much less extreme example, but years ago my former landlord threatened to kill…
If you stuck to reporting facts, how would that put you in danger?
For a period I was heavily recruited by google. Their recruiters tried a great many variations of attempts to trick me into interviewing for a job. It seems weird that they would do this, because pretty soon, it would become obvious that it was a job interview and nothing more. Maybe there are a lot of talented engineers out there who are doing startups but aren't really committed to them and google manages via the f…
"What's wrong with this country? Can't a man walk down the street without being offered a job!?"
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Sure, it's a VERY extreme example of "First World Problems" or whatever the meme is, but do you want a job when the offer is a con from the start? What kind of relationship with your employer does that create?
I've been feeling for a while now, software developers need agents. I only talk to one recruiter. If I want a particular job I know is going I will direct him to it and he will handle any side lining from other recruiters. Works a treat.
what would your top three features be? (in an actual, online agent, actually on your side.)
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Given the legendary meat-grind that is the Google interview process, perhaps people need to be tricked to overcome the initial aversion. Since Google can throw money at recruitment, they basically don't care about wasting their own time, which means they might waste quite a lot of yours.
If true, this is totally psychopathic behavior.
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As a separate, off topic note, I'm looking to move to Germany from the states (CTO of two prior 'smaller' startups). Where would you look for positions? I'm a damn good engineer - but I can't NOT lead - and all I'm seeing thus far are junior/senior dev positions.
AngelList. That's how I got my job. If you can afford the travel, come and mingle at some startup events. Berlin is obviously the best city to do that, although Cologne (where I'm located) and, I imagine, Munich/Dusseldorf/Hamburg are pretty good too.
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As long as one speaks/writes the truth and can back it up with evidence, one should not fear defamation/slander suits. Unless you're in America, land of the dysfunctional legal system, home of the brave.
You've got that backwards. America and Canada are the only country in which truth is a defense to defamation. Remember the British guy with the Nazi fetish? The tabloid that published that story lost even though it was true. In other countries (notoriously India), criticizing a government employee's performance is defamation (even if true). Edit: Looks like Canada also allows for truth as a complete defense to defama…
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> I wrote a post about what happened using his real name. Be careful giving this advice. This only worked because A) (minor) you filed a police report and B) (major) he didn't have enough money to drag you through a serious defamation lawsuit. If he decided to drag you through a defamation lawsuit, you would likely have lost because you wouldn't have had enough resources to defend aggressively. It's good to out bad a…
As long as one speaks/writes the truth and can back it up with evidence, one should not fear defamation/slander suits. Unless you're in America, land of the dysfunctional legal system, home of the brave.