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Exploding offers are, by far, the easiest thing to negotiate in a job offer. Please don't be duplicitous - there are many teams out there with strong core valu

Exploding offers are, by far, the easiest thing to negotiate in a job offer. Please don't be duplicitous - there are many teams out there with strong core values and an honest and open communication culture. Don't let the crypto-bros poison our collective dignity!

anonymousab 4y ago
Teams, yes. But the greater companies? By default, you should assume that any modern corporation cannot be trusted to do anything but act in its own perceived short term best interest. Some may not, some may do better, but you should never assume that they will.
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago
  > you should assume that any modern corporation cannot be trusted to do anything but act in its own perceived short term best interest Trust, but verify. You shouldn't set yourself up to get massively screwed if a corporate pinky swear falls through. But if you act like an asshole in ever interaction, you're going to select for people who find that the norm.
  - azemetre 4y ago
    Trust but verify only applies to people not pseudo legal entities that have at most a few hundred years of legal history that will likely change again in the next 1,000 years. People acting behalf on these entities don’t deserve your unearned trust.
    - JumpCrisscross 4y ago
      > People acting behalf on these entities don’t deserve your unearned trust I never said that. I just don't want to be permanently surrounded by assholes. Presuming the other side is an asshole is a good way to end up in that situation.
anonporridge 4y ago
Please don't make this out to be a crypto bro thing. It makes you look bad. Many tech companies have done this... https://www.businessinsider.com/google-rescinds-job-offers-contractors-thousands-2020-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/google-rescinds-job-offers-c... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-05-26/twitter-rescinded-job-offer-points-to-turmoil-as-musk-deal-nears https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-05-26/twitte... https://www.protocol.com/workplace/stripe-hiring-issues-rescinded-jobs https://www.protocol.com/workplace/stripe-hiring-issues-resc...
- samcheng 4y ago
  That's fair - the nature of Coinbase's business isn't necessarily tied to their corporate culture. My attempt at levity was really ad hominem; I regret it!

anonymousab 4y ago

Teams, yes. But the greater companies? By default, you should assume that any modern corporation cannot be trusted to do anything but act in its own perceived short term best interest. Some may not, some may do better, but you should never assume that they will.

JumpCrisscross 4y ago
> you should assume that any modern corporation cannot be trusted to do anything but act in its own perceived short term best interest Trust, but verify. You shouldn't set yourself up to get massively screwed if a corporate pinky swear falls through. But if you act like an asshole in ever interaction, you're going to select for people who find that the norm.
- azemetre 4y ago
  Trust but verify only applies to people not pseudo legal entities that have at most a few hundred years of legal history that will likely change again in the next 1,000 years. People acting behalf on these entities don’t deserve your unearned trust.
  - JumpCrisscross 4y ago
    > People acting behalf on these entities don’t deserve your unearned trust I never said that. I just don't want to be permanently surrounded by assholes. Presuming the other side is an asshole is a good way to end up in that situation.

anonporridge 4y ago

Please don't make this out to be a crypto bro thing. It makes you look bad. Many tech companies have done this... https://www.businessinsider.com/google-rescinds-job-offers-contractors-thousands-2020-5 https://www.businessinsider.com/google-rescinds-job-offers-c... https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-05-26/twitter-rescinded-job-offer-points-to-turmoil-as-musk-deal-nears https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-05-26/twitte... https://www.protocol.com/workplace/stripe-hiring-issues-rescinded-jobs https://www.protocol.com/workplace/stripe-hiring-issues-resc...

samcheng 4y ago
That's fair - the nature of Coinbase's business isn't necessarily tied to their corporate culture. My attempt at levity was really ad hominem; I regret it!