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Interesting that they're doing this for new grads. I've thought about whether you could have a site like this for experienced teams. Lots of people stay at em
by ajb 5y ago
Interesting that they're doing this for new grads.
I've thought about whether you could have a site like this for experienced teams.
Lots of people stay at employers that suck, because they like their teammates and don't want to let them down. I think it would be a game changer if experienced teams could jump ship in one go. It would certainly benefit the new employer as the cost of hiring would be less, and the time to getting productive would be less. From the employees side, a company that's in the market for an entire team is an attractive prospect, since it's likely to be in a growth phase and well funded
Informally, it's not that rare for a complete team to leave a company and all, or mostly, end up at the same new employer. But formally lots of people have non-solicitation clauses and it may also be some kind of tort to invite people to violate them. But I do wonder how easy or hard such a site would be to legally defend.
That would be the kind of 'disruptive innovation' I could get behind: changing the balance of power and making people's lives better.
- grantjpowell 5y agoBoth of my tech jobs specifically have had non-solicitation clauses to prevent me from doing this type of thing. They both have 1 year lock outs on convincing my friends to quit their jobs
- ajb 5y agoOf course. The question is whether there is some 'creative' way round it. We have enough startups that are creative with the law to weaken the position of individuals, with respect to privacy, employment, etc. Why not to strengthen it?