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"People from the platform contacted me telling me one of the possible reasons was that I didn't have any code on GitHub." this is an absolutely disgusting tren

by mdszy 7y ago

"People from the platform contacted me telling me one of the possible reasons was that I didn't have any code on GitHub." this is an absolutely disgusting trend "So you say you want to work in our paper mill and you don't even make your own toilet paper to use at home? Get out, you casual."

atum47 7y ago
I mean, I kinda understand it. The proposal of the platform was to promote overseas hiring. The companies hiring would help with visa and relocation costs, so I thought that it was fair for them to bet they hiring money on a promising candidate. With just the information on my resume I don't think I would be able to prove that I could write clean maintainable code. All projects that I had on my resume at the time I couldn't share, because they were real products from real companies.
irrationalactor 7y ago
The problem isn't that you don't make your own toilet paper. It's that an oddly high percentage of people you're competing against for the most desirable jobs do make their own toilet paper. By contrast, you appear less appealing as a result. If all you want to do is show up to the mill and get paid, stop applying at all the most prestigious mills. There's thousands of more humble mills that could use your help outside the valley--and they don't mind if you buy your toilet paper at the store.
- mdszy 7y ago
  Right I guess I forgot that the same position at a fancy company is somehow worth more because the company name is part of the FAANG acronym. You can't pretend that there aren't plenty of non "prestigious" companies that do this. Frankly the fact that any company would judge you based on "oh, you don't spend your unpaid time doing work that we consider important?" is absolute bullshit, no matter the "reputation" of the company. These jobs are just another cog in the wheel job for christ sake, stop putting companies on a pedestal just because of their name. Furthermore, if you're applying for a "desirable" role and you don't have any previous experience and NEED to use a github profile to show yourself off, it's clear that the only thing making this role "desirable" is the name on the fuckin company building which, again, is a bullshit reason to consider a job "desirable". Otherwise, a "desirable" role would be one that could be a senior role in a field that you already have experience in, so your actual work experience should be plenty of evidence for your worthiness for the position and you shouldn't need any outside hobby code to show that you're qualified.

by mdszy 7y ago

atum47 7y ago

I mean, I kinda understand it. The proposal of the platform was to promote overseas hiring. The companies hiring would help with visa and relocation costs, so I thought that it was fair for them to bet they hiring money on a promising candidate. With just the information on my resume I don't think I would be able to prove that I could write clean maintainable code. All projects that I had on my resume at the time I couldn't share, because they were real products from real companies.

irrationalactor 7y ago

The problem isn't that you don't make your own toilet paper. It's that an oddly high percentage of people you're competing against for the most desirable jobs do make their own toilet paper. By contrast, you appear less appealing as a result. If all you want to do is show up to the mill and get paid, stop applying at all the most prestigious mills. There's thousands of more humble mills that could use your help outside the valley--and they don't mind if you buy your toilet paper at the store.

mdszy 7y ago
Right I guess I forgot that the same position at a fancy company is somehow worth more because the company name is part of the FAANG acronym. You can't pretend that there aren't plenty of non "prestigious" companies that do this. Frankly the fact that any company would judge you based on "oh, you don't spend your unpaid time doing work that we consider important?" is absolute bullshit, no matter the "reputation" of the company. These jobs are just another cog in the wheel job for christ sake, stop putting companies on a pedestal just because of their name. Furthermore, if you're applying for a "desirable" role and you don't have any previous experience and NEED to use a github profile to show yourself off, it's clear that the only thing making this role "desirable" is the name on the fuckin company building which, again, is a bullshit reason to consider a job "desirable". Otherwise, a "desirable" role would be one that could be a senior role in a field that you already have experience in, so your actual work experience should be plenty of evidence for your worthiness for the position and you shouldn't need any outside hobby code to show that you're qualified.