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I assume they meant "many tech workers / job hunters / the kind of people on this forum", not orphans in darkest Africa or Christian Bale losing weight for a ro

• Cthulhu_ 4y ago
  And hungry in the sense of hungry for money, achievements and career, not literally hungry. I mean some SF folk live in such luxury that they think eating is a nuisance not worth their attention, so they take on subscriptions or all-in-one meal replacements at 10x the cost and 0.1x the flavor of normal food (think Soylent, Juicero, etc). If your company or colleagues glorify that lifestyle, run away.
  • samhw 4y ago
    That's become me, to be honest. Money has reached the point where it doesn't mean anything any more. For the last year or so I've taken cabs everywhere I've gone, even down the road to go to the shops. This sounds like a brag, but it's really not: I'm not rich, and it means I'm pinioned to my job and can't quit. I was addicted to heroin before, but I think quality-of-life addiction is possibly worse in some ways.
• jrootabega 4y ago
  Perhaps, but I meant to emphasize the latter. There is a globe full of desperately hungry (perhaps physically but at least psychologically) people that can out-obey other applicants, and a certain percentage of them will have at least some knowledge and skill. Hiring strategies will look to build orgs with very few charismatic and influential tech leaders and a huge group of obedient implementors.