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Technically correct, but speaking for myself: I was interested to read this job description even though I have no intent of applying. Although I realise that d

Technically correct, but speaking for myself: I was interested to read this job description even though I have no intent of applying. Although I realise that deciding where you draw the line for "interesting job descriptions" is very blurry.

jacquesm 9y ago
The rule is pretty simple: YC backed start-ups get to post job ads using a special mechanism, everybody else lines up for the who-is-hiring posts.
- ndr 9y ago
  From https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html "On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity." Don't find that UK's defence is hiring a wargames designer is curious?
  - jacquesm 9y ago
    Not in the least, I'd fully expect them to have each and every job that one would normally find in a government either staffed or an open position. If you feel that it is interesting then you're welcome to upvote the entry.
    - detritus 9y ago
      Thanks for the recommendation, I have done so.
- ealexhudson 9y ago
  I understand what you're saying, but the notability of the role would get lost in a general hiring post. If you're suggesting it's simply impossible to discuss notable job descriptions on their own, that would be a bit sad. Alternatively, if it's that this isn't sufficiently notable, I guess that's arguable, but I found it interesting :|
- verandaguys_alt 9y ago
  Isn't this a job ad for the United Kingdom (YC1215)?
- sweeneyrod 9y ago
  I don't believe the British government has YC backing (yet).
- rtb 9y ago
  https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe's_Law https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe's_Law