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> Clickbait basically. Not really, The "We Hire Old People" was just something the HN submitter picked. It's not the title of the original job posting.
by dewey 5y ago
> Clickbait basically.
Not really, The "We Hire Old People" was just something the HN submitter picked. It's not the title of the original job posting.
- devoutsalsa 5y agoIt’s basically diversity hiring, which is an accepted hiring practice.
- sokoloff 5y agoThe HN submitter appears to be affiliated with the company, though, and the text here does seem chosen in an editorial way in order to drive engagement. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28304777 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28304777
- 908B64B197 5y agoThat's not really a surprise. YC companies can post job adds here, others can't. So you have to be clickbaity to get your add on the front page. And it's a pretty good place to post an add, signal to noise ratio wise.