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> If a comment as irate, mean-spirited, and unsubstantiated as this blog post appeared in HN, it would get down-voted into oblivion. Yet this article instead o

by praptak 11y ago

> If a comment as irate, mean-spirited, and unsubstantiated as this blog post appeared in HN, it would get down-voted into oblivion. Yet this article instead of getting flagged into oblivion got upvoted to #1 as of now. Could that be that HN readers' experience with recruiters mirrors the author's experience?

navait 11y ago
i think some people read only the title and voted it up assuming it's about aggressive recruiting spam on services like linkedin.
- SideburnsOfDoom 11y ago
  > assuming it's about aggressive recruiting spam on services like linkedin. ... and they were right. That is mentioned, if you read right through.
ryguytilidie 11y ago
I think the complaint is that the author could have instead made this argument in a rational, not irate, not mean spirited and substantiated way. What would have been so bad about that?
- fredkbloggs 11y ago
  It wouldn't have been nearly as enjoyable to read, for one.
  - ryguytilidie 11y ago
    Would have probably been, say, actually correct though...
- butler14 11y ago
  chin up - it was funny, and behind the humour is some truth, irrespective of whether you find its delivery in poor taste
- teh_klev 11y ago
  I think you've completely missed the humour in this post. It describes in a funny, sarcastic and sardonic article just about every experience I and my dev/IT pals have had with IT recruitment agencies. It's not about in-house recruiters like you have at FB/Google, it's about the scumbags that hold potential employees to ransom and act as self appointed gatekeepers to jobs that might or might not exist. As an experiment why not hit up jobserve and try applying for some of these agency advertised jobs (under a fake persona), I don't think you've ever experienced the humiliation and frustration of dealing with these wankers. It's Friday, go have a beer, relax and rediscover your sense of humour.
  - ryguytilidie 11y ago
    "It's Friday, go have a beer, relax and rediscover your sense of humour." Oh good, the "you didn't think this was funny therefore your sense of humor sucks" logic. I guess its much more "fun and interesting" to work yourself into a rage over things you made up versus just not thinking those things are funny...?
    - SideburnsOfDoom 11y ago
      > Oh good, the "you didn't think this was funny therefore your sense of humor sucks" logic. That's taking it quite personally. We can agree that Mocko's sardonic style isn't everyone's cup of tea. If you don't like it, accept that others do and that he's really not going to change it for you. He makes it abundantly clear that he is in a position to ignore (at best) or belittle (at worst) people who disagree with him. So move on.
      - ryguytilidie 11y ago
        "rediscover your sense of humour" "Oh good, the "you didn't think this was funny therefore your sense of humor sucks" logic." "That's taking it quite personally." What do you even say to someone in this situation...? But, just as the OP is entitled to an opinion, I'm entitled to say that his opinion is a bunch of horseshit. Sorry that this is so offensive to you?

by praptak 11y ago

navait 11y ago

i think some people read only the title and voted it up assuming it's about aggressive recruiting spam on services like linkedin.

SideburnsOfDoom 11y ago
> assuming it's about aggressive recruiting spam on services like linkedin. ... and they were right. That is mentioned, if you read right through.

ryguytilidie 11y ago

I think the complaint is that the author could have instead made this argument in a rational, not irate, not mean spirited and substantiated way. What would have been so bad about that?

fredkbloggs 11y ago
It wouldn't have been nearly as enjoyable to read, for one.
- ryguytilidie 11y ago
  Would have probably been, say, actually correct though...
butler14 11y ago
chin up - it was funny, and behind the humour is some truth, irrespective of whether you find its delivery in poor taste
teh_klev 11y ago
I think you've completely missed the humour in this post. It describes in a funny, sarcastic and sardonic article just about every experience I and my dev/IT pals have had with IT recruitment agencies. It's not about in-house recruiters like you have at FB/Google, it's about the scumbags that hold potential employees to ransom and act as self appointed gatekeepers to jobs that might or might not exist. As an experiment why not hit up jobserve and try applying for some of these agency advertised jobs (under a fake persona), I don't think you've ever experienced the humiliation and frustration of dealing with these wankers. It's Friday, go have a beer, relax and rediscover your sense of humour.
- ryguytilidie 11y ago
  "It's Friday, go have a beer, relax and rediscover your sense of humour." Oh good, the "you didn't think this was funny therefore your sense of humor sucks" logic. I guess its much more "fun and interesting" to work yourself into a rage over things you made up versus just not thinking those things are funny...?
  - SideburnsOfDoom 11y ago
    > Oh good, the "you didn't think this was funny therefore your sense of humor sucks" logic. That's taking it quite personally. We can agree that Mocko's sardonic style isn't everyone's cup of tea. If you don't like it, accept that others do and that he's really not going to change it for you. He makes it abundantly clear that he is in a position to ignore (at best) or belittle (at worst) people who disagree with him. So move on.
    - ryguytilidie 11y ago
      "rediscover your sense of humour" "Oh good, the "you didn't think this was funny therefore your sense of humor sucks" logic." "That's taking it quite personally." What do you even say to someone in this situation...? But, just as the OP is entitled to an opinion, I'm entitled to say that his opinion is a bunch of horseshit. Sorry that this is so offensive to you?