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Potential criminal liability and resume stench. Would you hire ex scammer/ponzi to maintain your backend? I wouldn't.

rvz 4y ago
Yeah, I wouldn't hire someone from a company who caused mass genocide and ran a fake news propaganda machine and then and profited billions from it [0] and is also using Rust as well then. /s [0] https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/digital-threats/rohingya-facebook-hate-speech/ https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/digital-threats/r...
- black_puppydog 4y ago
  Having FB on your resume can leave a stench indeed. Depends a bit on context though, it's a big place. Going into crypto today, that's a pretty clear lack of judgement.
RestlessMind 4y ago
> resume stench This is such a bogus argument. I am working in Crypto and have no trouble getting offers from non crypto companies. My resume also carries other evils such as the surveillance overlord and the evil empire, among others. I always found it easy to waltz into a new job with those names. I have also hired dozens of people coming from companies which were pinatas of du jour. Neither I nor any of the other people involved (sourcers, recruiters, execs, HR) gave even a minimal amount of shit regarding "resume stench". If a candidate passed our hiring bar, we hired them. So stop spreading this FUD.
- rwaksmunski 4y ago
  I hire candidates based on skill, core values and judgment. I completely accept that others might use different criteria.
  - RestlessMind 4y ago
    So you think someone who worked at a crypto startup showed a lack of judgement? Do you have a blacklist of companies or sectors (adtech, surveillance tech, data collection, weapons manufacturers, pharma, lottery, porn, ...)? I would love to see that list.
    - rwaksmunski 4y ago
      > So you think someone who worked at a crypto startup showed a lack of judgement? Yes, yes I do. I've had a candidate with 2 crypto rug pull startups under his belt, otherwise brilliant and passionate about tech. He went back in for a hat trick. I do not think he displayed proper judgement, do you?
      - RestlessMind 4y ago
        Depends on the details of the prior two startups and the third one. It may or may not be poor judgement. But to get back to your original post, will you blacklist every single candidate who has had a stint in the Crypto space? Do you also think that someone who worked on two Google chat apps (which are obviously discontinued) and now working on their third one is showing a lack of judgement?
        rwaksmunski 4y ago
        > But to get back to your original post, will you blacklist every single candidate who has had a stint in the Crypto space? Not if they recognize the mistake and learn from it. > Do you also think that someone who worked on two Google chat apps (which are obviously discontinued) and now working on their third one is showing a lack of judgement? No, it's not fraud and the paycheck checks out. On the other hand, can you imagine? Do you know someone like that?
        RestlessMind 4y ago
        > if they recognize the mistake what if they don't think it was any mistake and was just an honest job? > can you imagine? Do you know someone like that? Yes, personally know someone at Google in that space who worked on multiple chat apps and nicely climbed the career ladder.

rvz 4y ago

Yeah, I wouldn't hire someone from a company who caused mass genocide and ran a fake news propaganda machine and then and profited billions from it [0] and is also using Rust as well then. /s [0] https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/digital-threats/rohingya-facebook-hate-speech/ https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/digital-threats/r...

black_puppydog 4y ago
Having FB on your resume can leave a stench indeed. Depends a bit on context though, it's a big place. Going into crypto today, that's a pretty clear lack of judgement.

RestlessMind 4y ago

> resume stench This is such a bogus argument. I am working in Crypto and have no trouble getting offers from non crypto companies. My resume also carries other evils such as the surveillance overlord and the evil empire, among others. I always found it easy to waltz into a new job with those names. I have also hired dozens of people coming from companies which were pinatas of du jour. Neither I nor any of the other people involved (sourcers, recruiters, execs, HR) gave even a minimal amount of shit regarding "resume stench". If a candidate passed our hiring bar, we hired them. So stop spreading this FUD.

rwaksmunski 4y ago
I hire candidates based on skill, core values and judgment. I completely accept that others might use different criteria.
- RestlessMind 4y ago
  So you think someone who worked at a crypto startup showed a lack of judgement? Do you have a blacklist of companies or sectors (adtech, surveillance tech, data collection, weapons manufacturers, pharma, lottery, porn, ...)? I would love to see that list.
  - rwaksmunski 4y ago
    > So you think someone who worked at a crypto startup showed a lack of judgement? Yes, yes I do. I've had a candidate with 2 crypto rug pull startups under his belt, otherwise brilliant and passionate about tech. He went back in for a hat trick. I do not think he displayed proper judgement, do you?
    - RestlessMind 4y ago
      Depends on the details of the prior two startups and the third one. It may or may not be poor judgement. But to get back to your original post, will you blacklist every single candidate who has had a stint in the Crypto space? Do you also think that someone who worked on two Google chat apps (which are obviously discontinued) and now working on their third one is showing a lack of judgement?
      - rwaksmunski 4y ago
        > But to get back to your original post, will you blacklist every single candidate who has had a stint in the Crypto space? Not if they recognize the mistake and learn from it. > Do you also think that someone who worked on two Google chat apps (which are obviously discontinued) and now working on their third one is showing a lack of judgement? No, it's not fraud and the paycheck checks out. On the other hand, can you imagine? Do you know someone like that?
        RestlessMind 4y ago
        > if they recognize the mistake what if they don't think it was any mistake and was just an honest job? > can you imagine? Do you know someone like that? Yes, personally know someone at Google in that space who worked on multiple chat apps and nicely climbed the career ladder.