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I had a similar experience years ago. I was bootstrapping a startup and using consulting to pay the bills in lean months. Eventually I decided that I wasn't g
by nitrogen 5y ago
I had a similar experience years ago. I was bootstrapping a startup and using consulting to pay the bills in lean months. Eventually I decided that I wasn't going to reach my market without massive investment to keep up with the PR of the 800lb gorillas, and I didn't want to go that route.
One of the engineering managers I had been working with as a consultant had tried to recruit me more than once, so I decided to accept. But shortly after a mandatory HR screening call, I got an apologetic rejection email from the engineering manager.
- bombcar 5y agoThe correct thing to do there is to continue to consult and charge them $HR_IS_DUMB.
- nitrogen 5y agoI did, of course :). But eventually the product revision I was consulting on was discontinued, I didn't feel like being a salesperson and a dev anymore, and I slowly found my way back into the traditional job market.