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Ask HN: Is Twitter Hiring?

9 points by kyleyeats 4y ago

There's nowhere I'd like to work more right now than Twitter (I'm aware this might not be the prevailing opinion). Is it possible? Should I try to apply now or wait for things to cool down?

rogerkirkness 4y ago
I agree. If not for startup it would be extremely fun to get on that crazy train. Presumably it's through relationships until they need to volume hire, which seems like it probably won't happen anytime soon.
electrondood 4y ago
If you want to work for a teenage edgelord who publicly embarrasses and fires employees on Twitter in front of millions of people for contradicting him (I thought he bought Twitter to save "free speech" though...?), then have at it.
- kyleyeats 4y ago
stjohnswarts 4y ago
give it a month, if it's not bankrupt, they might start hiring some (good) people
- masukomi 4y ago
  i think anyone that chooses to work for that [expletive] anytime soon is by definition not "good people". They may be "competent" people... but not "good". Supporting that behavior, and a platform that he's actively trying to modify to support racist, and anti-semetic speech is by definition, "bad".
  - curtisblaine 4y ago
    > i think anyone that chooses to work for that [expletive] anytime soon is by definition not "good people" Why not? Twitter is at an exciting turning point (that might end well or bad, but still exciting) and working on the solutions they implemented at scale is something that many engineers are interested in. Before the layoffs, a number of top engineers publicly announced they were leaving Twitter because they not comfortable working under Musk or returning to office, suggesting that there currently might be openings at a very senior level, which, again, is appealing. Musk himself is a controversial character (who I don't personally like), but he isn't a criminal or a dictator and I don't see pressing ethical arguments against working for a company he owns. > and a platform that he's actively trying to modify to support racist, and anti-semetic speech When did he say that he specifically wants to support racism or anti-semitism on Twitter?
    - kyleyeats 4y ago
      The post you're replying to is just trying to get around HN's rules for calling people a racist or anti-Semite directly. So instead there's two groups of people, and one thinks this, and I'm not in the other one... The post is shameful, should have been flagged, and is definitely not worth your thoughtful reply. But thanks for posting it anyway.
klyrs 4y ago
Why are you asking HN this question? Don't they have a careers page or a linkedin account? Or is your question purely performative?
- kyleyeats 4y ago
  It's easy: They're firing people who don't want to come in to the office. I live in SF, I'm looking for a job and I'm willing to get on the bus. Somewhere, there's an HNer on a team with one of these openings. I don't have a LinkedIn account because I do work in UX and the decentralized web so it feels hypocritical. Their careers page screams "pre-Elon" to me: https://careers.twitter.com/ https://careers.twitter.com/
  - klyrs 4y ago
    Lol, you're "bus people" in Elon's eyes. And he disparages "the decentralized web." Good luck.
    - kyleyeats 4y ago
      You're the one who cares about his opinions on things, not me. And yeah dweb has kinda been a mess since venture capitalists took a two-billion-dollar shit on us and called it web3. Whatever, we'll bounce back.
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      - klyrs 4y ago
        Why do you think I care about his opinions? You're the one who wants to work for him. People in his employ who don't simp for him don't last long. Frankly, I think this is all hilarious. I don't even use twitter. If you want to work for a guy who thinks 2fa is "bloatware," and fires people for disagreeing with him, I guess I can see the appeal of having ring-side seating as the company burns to the ground. https://www.smartcompany.com.au/industries/information-technology/twitter-two-factor-authentication-elon-musk/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/industries/information-techn...

9 points by kyleyeats 4y ago

There's nowhere I'd like to work more right now than Twitter (I'm aware this might not be the prevailing opinion). Is it possible? Should I try to apply now or wait for things to cool down?

rogerkirkness 4y ago

I agree. If not for startup it would be extremely fun to get on that crazy train. Presumably it's through relationships until they need to volume hire, which seems like it probably won't happen anytime soon.

electrondood 4y ago

If you want to work for a teenage edgelord who publicly embarrasses and fires employees on Twitter in front of millions of people for contradicting him (I thought he bought Twitter to save "free speech" though...?), then have at it.

kyleyeats 4y ago

stjohnswarts 4y ago

give it a month, if it's not bankrupt, they might start hiring some (good) people

masukomi 4y ago
i think anyone that chooses to work for that [expletive] anytime soon is by definition not "good people". They may be "competent" people... but not "good". Supporting that behavior, and a platform that he's actively trying to modify to support racist, and anti-semetic speech is by definition, "bad".
- curtisblaine 4y ago
  > i think anyone that chooses to work for that [expletive] anytime soon is by definition not "good people" Why not? Twitter is at an exciting turning point (that might end well or bad, but still exciting) and working on the solutions they implemented at scale is something that many engineers are interested in. Before the layoffs, a number of top engineers publicly announced they were leaving Twitter because they not comfortable working under Musk or returning to office, suggesting that there currently might be openings at a very senior level, which, again, is appealing. Musk himself is a controversial character (who I don't personally like), but he isn't a criminal or a dictator and I don't see pressing ethical arguments against working for a company he owns. > and a platform that he's actively trying to modify to support racist, and anti-semetic speech When did he say that he specifically wants to support racism or anti-semitism on Twitter?
  - kyleyeats 4y ago
    The post you're replying to is just trying to get around HN's rules for calling people a racist or anti-Semite directly. So instead there's two groups of people, and one thinks this, and I'm not in the other one... The post is shameful, should have been flagged, and is definitely not worth your thoughtful reply. But thanks for posting it anyway.

klyrs 4y ago

Why are you asking HN this question? Don't they have a careers page or a linkedin account? Or is your question purely performative?

kyleyeats 4y ago
It's easy: They're firing people who don't want to come in to the office. I live in SF, I'm looking for a job and I'm willing to get on the bus. Somewhere, there's an HNer on a team with one of these openings. I don't have a LinkedIn account because I do work in UX and the decentralized web so it feels hypocritical. Their careers page screams "pre-Elon" to me: https://careers.twitter.com/ https://careers.twitter.com/
- klyrs 4y ago
  Lol, you're "bus people" in Elon's eyes. And he disparages "the decentralized web." Good luck.
  - kyleyeats 4y ago
    You're the one who cares about his opinions on things, not me. And yeah dweb has kinda been a mess since venture capitalists took a two-billion-dollar shit on us and called it web3. Whatever, we'll bounce back.
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    - klyrs 4y ago
      Why do you think I care about his opinions? You're the one who wants to work for him. People in his employ who don't simp for him don't last long. Frankly, I think this is all hilarious. I don't even use twitter. If you want to work for a guy who thinks 2fa is "bloatware," and fires people for disagreeing with him, I guess I can see the appeal of having ring-side seating as the company burns to the ground. https://www.smartcompany.com.au/industries/information-technology/twitter-two-factor-authentication-elon-musk/ https://www.smartcompany.com.au/industries/information-techn...