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Why is your jobs-section not available in english? I think I would not apply at a company where there's no english version available. I don't think i'd be welc

Why is your jobs-section not available in english? I think I would not apply at a company where there's no english version available. I don't think i'd be welcome there as a non-Frenchman. In general, why is there still such a poor internationalization in everything in france? From universities, to jobs in startups (!) etc. I recently tried searching for a master in france and it was super difficult.

crubier 8y ago
Sorry, we have been in a rush recently, with YC going on and so on. We are going to overhaul our Jobs section soon, but in the meantime we are starting to open jobs on https://www.workatastartup.com https://www.workatastartup.com. Feel free to apply!
eldavido 8y ago
I took french in high school and can read about 90% of this. It's not that hard. lol. Half of advanced math was done in France anyway...Laplace, logarithmes, Cauchy, Riemann... "analyser les résultats des algorithmes de manière quantitative" => analyze the results of algorithms in a quantitative manner
- gvancassel 8y ago
  We'll provide french lessons to any new Sterblue employees ;) (Geoffrey, Sterblue CEO)
hjrnunes 8y ago
Because they didn't translate their jobs section yet, that makes you think you wouldn't be welcome? I certainly wouldn't hire you, after reading that. Looks like you're insecure and looking to be offended.
- LeanderK 8y ago
  I don't know why this is so controversial. It's the first thing I see, before talking to anyone at the startup. I study near the french-border and, in my experience, relying on english in france is hard and even the universities are often not really easy to navigate without speaking french. I can't learn the language immediatly and so I think starting at the startup will be hard or impossible for me if everything they'r doing is in french. That's what I mean with "I don't feel welcome".
  - hjrnunes 8y ago
    There is no controversy whatsoever. Essentially, you're implying the French are chauvinists that don't care about "non-frenchmen", because they write in French. You are also implicitly accusing these specific French people of being chauvinists because they wrote the jobs section in their native language. This is completely unwarranted. As they've commented they didn't just have the time to translate the section. Furthermore, I would add, that seemed obvious from the start to me and it's the charitable, or generous, interpretation anyway. Therefore, you strike me as someone who looks for reasons to be aggravated. So I wouldn't hire you.
    - LeanderK 8y ago
      Well, i don't agree with your interpretation of my comment (since what I wanted to communicate is that my comment is based on personal experience in France, which makes me a bit cautious). But I would put this to rest, since I don't think this could lead to a productive discussion anymore. I just want to stress that didn't want to accuse anyone of anything. I just stated the impression the job-section gave to me and think it could help them assuming my experience is not unique. seems like we have a mutual understanding of not wanting to hire each other

crubier 8y ago

Sorry, we have been in a rush recently, with YC going on and so on. We are going to overhaul our Jobs section soon, but in the meantime we are starting to open jobs on https://www.workatastartup.com https://www.workatastartup.com. Feel free to apply!

eldavido 8y ago

I took french in high school and can read about 90% of this. It's not that hard. lol. Half of advanced math was done in France anyway...Laplace, logarithmes, Cauchy, Riemann... "analyser les résultats des algorithmes de manière quantitative" => analyze the results of algorithms in a quantitative manner

gvancassel 8y ago
We'll provide french lessons to any new Sterblue employees ;) (Geoffrey, Sterblue CEO)

hjrnunes 8y ago

Because they didn't translate their jobs section yet, that makes you think you wouldn't be welcome? I certainly wouldn't hire you, after reading that. Looks like you're insecure and looking to be offended.

LeanderK 8y ago
I don't know why this is so controversial. It's the first thing I see, before talking to anyone at the startup. I study near the french-border and, in my experience, relying on english in france is hard and even the universities are often not really easy to navigate without speaking french. I can't learn the language immediatly and so I think starting at the startup will be hard or impossible for me if everything they'r doing is in french. That's what I mean with "I don't feel welcome".
- hjrnunes 8y ago
  There is no controversy whatsoever. Essentially, you're implying the French are chauvinists that don't care about "non-frenchmen", because they write in French. You are also implicitly accusing these specific French people of being chauvinists because they wrote the jobs section in their native language. This is completely unwarranted. As they've commented they didn't just have the time to translate the section. Furthermore, I would add, that seemed obvious from the start to me and it's the charitable, or generous, interpretation anyway. Therefore, you strike me as someone who looks for reasons to be aggravated. So I wouldn't hire you.
  - LeanderK 8y ago
    Well, i don't agree with your interpretation of my comment (since what I wanted to communicate is that my comment is based on personal experience in France, which makes me a bit cautious). But I would put this to rest, since I don't think this could lead to a productive discussion anymore. I just want to stress that didn't want to accuse anyone of anything. I just stated the impression the job-section gave to me and think it could help them assuming my experience is not unique. seems like we have a mutual understanding of not wanting to hire each other