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I couldn't submit a PR, so I got hired and fixed it myself

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Re: I couldn't submit a PR, so I got hired and fixed it myself

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Post by bmacho »

wavemode wrote: post #30
deadbabe wrote: post #17

I wonder if it's legal for corporations to have employees that they send off to get hired at other companies, do some stuff in those companies that are beneficial to their actual employer, and then leave before the probationary period ends.

You'd achieve more by simply telling the company that you need a certain feature added to their product. If you're an important customer for them, you could probably negotiate a price for them to prioritize the work.

I think we'd probably better off with the previous idea: just work for them for a period.

Re: I couldn't submit a PR, so I got hired and fixed it myself

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Post by tom1337 »

SoftTalker wrote: post #28

> I added an AbortController to the debounced search function, so that it aborts any previous queries when a new one is made. This means that the search results are always relevant to what the user is currently typing. To me one of the most annoying things an application can do is go off and do something before I'm done telling it what to do. Filters that apply themselves without an explicit indication that I'm done…

I hate this on booking websites. Especially if the filters are in a sidebar on the left and do not fit your viewport and every god damn time you change something it scrolls up, starts loading, puts filters into read only mode until it's done just so you can add the next filter...

Re: I couldn't submit a PR, so I got hired and fixed it myself

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Post by lukan »

chatmasta wrote: post #25
deadbabe wrote: post #17

I wonder if it's legal for corporations to have employees that they send off to get hired at other companies, do some stuff in those companies that are beneficial to their actual employer, and then leave before the probationary period ends.

IANAL, but it’s almost certainly legal, as long as all parties involved adhere to the applicable non-disclosure agreements, non-compete agreements, and intellectual property provisions of their employment contracts. Even then it’s likely to remain a civil matter in most cases. Companies can sue each other for nearly anything, so any level of this behavior could result in a lawsuit. It wouldn’t cross the line into cri…

"to have employees that they send off to get hired at other companies, do some stuff in those companies that are beneficial to their actual employer, and then leave before the probationary period ends."

To me that sounds like not disclosing, that they work also for another company and this certainly ain't legal on most jurisdictions.

Re: I couldn't submit a PR, so I got hired and fixed it myself

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Post by skeptrune »

nixpulvis wrote: post #24
11Spades wrote: post #18

It's hilarious to see the old joke actually playing out in real life. Kudos! On a meta note; would you consider adding a left margin to your site? Reading from the very edge of my screen feels somewhat strange.

Maybe you should get hired by OP and fix it yourself ;)

Site is actually open source lol - https://github.com/skeptrunedev/personal-site

Re: I couldn't submit a PR, so I got hired and fixed it myself

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Post by bayindirh »

stavros wrote: post #33

The article says nothing about the hiring, which is kind of the most important part of the whole escapade. Right now, it's a bit "something was bugging me, and when the company hired me, I fixed it", which, great?

I think his company is acquired by the currently he's working in, so he's acquihired.

Re: I couldn't submit a PR, so I got hired and fixed it myself

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Post by 9rx »

tunesmith wrote: post #16
doubled112 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Code will tell you what but not the why. It also doesn’t always tell you the intent.

They should invent a programming language that only compiles if the why is still true.

They have, but they're beyond grasp of most developers.

Tests were invented to express the "why" for the normal guy. They don't strictly prevent compilation, but a proper workflow will see them halt your process in the same way, offering the same outcome.

Granted, there are a lot of horribly written tests out there that don't tell you "why" — or, well, anything. As always, people will find a way to abuse anything you put in front of them. But when used well...

Re: I couldn't submit a PR, so I got hired and fixed it myself

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Post by skeptrune »

bayindirh wrote: post #37
stavros wrote: post #33

The article says nothing about the hiring, which is kind of the most important part of the whole escapade. Right now, it's a bit "something was bugging me, and when the company hired me, I fixed it", which, great?

I think his company is acquired by the currently he's working in, so he's acquihired.

exactly

Re: I couldn't submit a PR, so I got hired and fixed it myself

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Post by latchkey »

kulahan wrote: post #19
11Spades wrote: post #18

It's hilarious to see the old joke actually playing out in real life. Kudos! On a meta note; would you consider adding a left margin to your site? Reading from the very edge of my screen feels somewhat strange.

Clicking through the links in his article, I came across a guy who apparently did the same thing at Apple - he introduced the "auto remove" feature for expired passes added to your wallet, then promptly quit. I had no idea that's how that feature came about, but now I'm going to send a little mental thank you to him every time I get off a plane. That shit was FRUSTRATING.

Another good Apple "employee" story: https://www.pacifict.com/story/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMyg5ohTsVY

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