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The ability to write a bad review that's upvoted and read on HN.
by __derek__ 4y ago
The ability to write a bad review that's upvoted and read on HN.
- mtlynch 4y agoIf they thought I had a wide reach with my blog, why wouldn't they do good work from the start? My other blog posts about freelancers [0, 1] are to say that they did a good job and other people should hire them, so I'd imagine if they were thinking about the writeup, they'd want it to put more effort into making sure it's positive. [0] https://mtlynch.io/how-to-hire-a-cartoonist/ https://mtlynch.io/how-to-hire-a-cartoonist/ [1] https://mtlynch.io/editor/ https://mtlynch.io/editor/
- baobabKoodaa 4y agoThose things are not mutually exclusive: I'm sure they intended to do good work from the start and they were scared of a bad review after they botched the job. When you terminated the contract they obviously wanted to minimize the damage.
- __derek__ 4y agoThe sibling comment captured what I would have written, so I'll just note that this submission has ~10x more points/comments than the one about having a positive experience hiring an editor.