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It sounds like there are between two and three examples referred to in the story. That includes the HN post, which the reporter "reviewed" but did not investiga

It sounds like there are between two and three examples referred to in the story. That includes the HN post, which the reporter "reviewed" but did not investigate. I am assuming this is a separate example from the other two. Of the two remaining examples, only one person received a written offer. The other received a verbal offer, but it was rescinded before a written offer was made. The former recruiter for Stripe said that Stripe had a "hire and fire mentality", but they appeared to be referring to their own firing, not to the topic of the story. The former recruiter also said that Stripe's recruiting process was disorganized, and shifted priorities a lot. Changing priorities or directions is the exact reason given for both rescinded offers mentioned in this story. Given the above, is there any reason to believe there is anything more to this story than that Stripe's hiring arm is really disorganized, and some people got offers who should not have, and those offers had to be rescinded? That is to say, what is the basis (at this time) for concluding they have a policy of making offers and then rescinding them?

whimsicalism 5y ago
> what is the basis (at this time) for concluding they have a policy of making offers and then rescinding them? Well if they had a policy of not rescinding offers like this (which AFAICT every other major company does), this wouldn't have happened. Giving any sort of offer, verbal or written, and then rescinding it is super scummy behavior and I will probably not apply to Stripe in the future until this is resolved
kevinventullo 5y ago
I mean from the perspective of an applicant, it’s irrelevant whether the habit of rescinding offers is due to malice or incompetence. The takeaway is clear: don’t apply to Stripe.
jiveturkey 5y ago
No basis at all. Typical clickbait reporting. 2 instances create a trend!
danrocks 5y ago
> Given the above, is there any reason to believe there is anything more to this story than that Stripe's hiring arm is really disorganized, and some people got offers who should not have, and those offers had to be rescinded? This to me is the correct interpretation. Even if affected me personally.

whimsicalism 5y ago

> what is the basis (at this time) for concluding they have a policy of making offers and then rescinding them? Well if they had a policy of not rescinding offers like this (which AFAICT every other major company does), this wouldn't have happened. Giving any sort of offer, verbal or written, and then rescinding it is super scummy behavior and I will probably not apply to Stripe in the future until this is resolved

kevinventullo 5y ago

I mean from the perspective of an applicant, it’s irrelevant whether the habit of rescinding offers is due to malice or incompetence. The takeaway is clear: don’t apply to Stripe.

jiveturkey 5y ago

No basis at all. Typical clickbait reporting. 2 instances create a trend!

danrocks 5y ago

> Given the above, is there any reason to believe there is anything more to this story than that Stripe's hiring arm is really disorganized, and some people got offers who should not have, and those offers had to be rescinded? This to me is the correct interpretation. Even if affected me personally.