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I had to more or less fight them off over every position we hired for, because they didn't understand anything about coding, IT or creativity, and would just lo
by ryanmarsh 8y ago
I had to more or less fight them off over every position we hired for, because they didn't understand anything about coding, IT or creativity, and would just look for relevant experience in a similar field.
I’m a dev coach, which means I can run circles around my client’s developers (except usually one or two). However if I ever wanted to get hired as an actual employee at any of my clients I couldn’t. I’m a high school drop out with a weird work history. There’s no way I could get through HR.
The absurdity of this has not worn off.
- sgift 8y agoHR is the "no one ever gets fired for buying IBM" of hiring. Not really good, but minimizes risks for all involved.
- ryanmarsh 8y agoMinimizes the risk of hiring great people.
- sudomakeup 8y agoHaving experienced my fair share of HR-induced job search frustration in the past, this is incredibly inspirational and validating.