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> Good for you, for real. It takes a lot sometimes to stand up against something that a lot of other people would jump for the chance to do. While it is a nice
by giobox 8y ago
> Good for you, for real. It takes a lot sometimes to stand up against something that a lot of other people would jump for the chance to do.
While it is a nice enough gesture, let's not kid ourselves that this was some difficult selfless act on the part of the OP. Apologies to the OP if I have misinterpreted their earlier post but:
> I considered working at Google last year after a recruiter reached out to me
This statement often becomes true by virtue of having a reasonable computer science qualification and living in the Bay Area - eventually a recruiter for a FAANG style company is going to spam you with an email. Actually converting an outreach from a recruiter to you know, an actual concrete job offer at Google, is another matter entirely.
If declining recruiters is the new (very low!) bar for high minded civic engagement, I'm accidentally a grizzled activist on the front line.
- mandevil 8y agoYou don't just have to live in the Bay Area to get those emails, at the very least anywhere in the US you will get them. Source: have never lived in the Bay Area. Have a large number of those emails in my gmail.
- glenneroo 8y agoI live outside the US and have also received recruiter emails for Google offices throughout the EU.
- hkmurakami 8y agoPeople knowing about OP’s decision, was those in his social circle, makes a profound difference if compounded by others.
- axiom92 8y ago>eventually a recruiter for a FAANG style company is going to spam you with an email. This. I have said 'no, thanks' to FAANG in the last 3 months because my life is in a bit of a flux right now. It was a bit more than a simple 'no, thanks' in case of Facebook, but that's a story for another thread :)
- NullPrefix 8y agoPost it, it's relevant