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I've also laughed at companies trying to pull this thing, but I also realize that this is a huge privilege. There is really only in tech that the tables are so

by dudul 7y ago

I've also laughed at companies trying to pull this thing, but I also realize that this is a huge privilege. There is really only in tech that the tables are somewhat flipped, and applicants can afford to give HR bullies the middle finger.

mcphage 7y ago
Then we should wherever appropriate.
BurningFrog 7y ago
The US has record low unemployment. There are many fields outside tech where workers can be picky about jobs.
- acdha 7y ago
  Those numbers aren’t really telling you the full story: unemployment is relatively low but pay scales have lagged far behind — someone whose corporation gets rid of them after they turn 50[1] and ends up working as an Uber driver is technically still employed but in reality they have very limited ability to negotiate pay or working conditions. 1. I was recently talking with an older relative who had multiple friends experience things like being reassigned to offices which required much longer commutes when they were starting to approach retirement age, despite no change in their work or at the business at the location they’d worked for the previous 2-3 decades. Said relative was very happy to have a union which prevents abuse like that.
- grecy 7y ago
  Yes, and millions of people working multiple jobs are considered to be living below the poverty line. America is the only developed country that has the class of "working class poor" More crap jobs is not a good thing, and nobody should want that.
  - smegma2 7y ago
    > America is the only developed country that has the class of "working class poor" I'd be interested in seeing a source on this, if you have it
    - grecy 7y ago
      https://qz.com/879092/the-us-doesnt-look-like-a-developed-country/ https://qz.com/879092/the-us-doesnt-look-like-a-developed-co... https://eand.co/why-america-is-the-worlds-first-poor-rich-country-17f5a80e444a https://eand.co/why-america-is-the-worlds-first-poor-rich-co... https://eand.co/half-of-americans-are-effectively-poor-now-what-the-c944c518db6a https://eand.co/half-of-americans-are-effectively-poor-now-w...
  - martin8412 7y ago
    Germany has the same
commandlinefan 7y ago
> only in tech Wait until you hit 40. You’ll start to discover how unskilled workers feel applying for jobs.
Keverw 7y ago
> applicants can afford to give HR bullies the middle finger. Probably depends a lot on your location though unless you are aiming for companies that allow remote. Midwest Ohio vs. San Francisco. I feel like since the job market is so much larger, SF would be much more flexible when being picky about jobs than other places.

by dudul 7y ago

mcphage 7y ago

Then we should wherever appropriate.

BurningFrog 7y ago

The US has record low unemployment. There are many fields outside tech where workers can be picky about jobs.

acdha 7y ago
Those numbers aren’t really telling you the full story: unemployment is relatively low but pay scales have lagged far behind — someone whose corporation gets rid of them after they turn 50[1] and ends up working as an Uber driver is technically still employed but in reality they have very limited ability to negotiate pay or working conditions. 1. I was recently talking with an older relative who had multiple friends experience things like being reassigned to offices which required much longer commutes when they were starting to approach retirement age, despite no change in their work or at the business at the location they’d worked for the previous 2-3 decades. Said relative was very happy to have a union which prevents abuse like that.
grecy 7y ago
Yes, and millions of people working multiple jobs are considered to be living below the poverty line. America is the only developed country that has the class of "working class poor" More crap jobs is not a good thing, and nobody should want that.
- smegma2 7y ago
  > America is the only developed country that has the class of "working class poor" I'd be interested in seeing a source on this, if you have it
  - grecy 7y ago
    https://qz.com/879092/the-us-doesnt-look-like-a-developed-country/ https://qz.com/879092/the-us-doesnt-look-like-a-developed-co... https://eand.co/why-america-is-the-worlds-first-poor-rich-country-17f5a80e444a https://eand.co/why-america-is-the-worlds-first-poor-rich-co... https://eand.co/half-of-americans-are-effectively-poor-now-what-the-c944c518db6a https://eand.co/half-of-americans-are-effectively-poor-now-w...
- martin8412 7y ago
  Germany has the same

commandlinefan 7y ago

> only in tech Wait until you hit 40. You’ll start to discover how unskilled workers feel applying for jobs.

Keverw 7y ago

> applicants can afford to give HR bullies the middle finger. Probably depends a lot on your location though unless you are aiming for companies that allow remote. Midwest Ohio vs. San Francisco. I feel like since the job market is so much larger, SF would be much more flexible when being picky about jobs than other places.