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>but it also seriously limits his chances of finding employment as a programmer. That doesn't sound quite right. TOO HOT FOR FACEBOOK!!! could look great on th
by JonnieCache 15y ago
>but it also seriously limits his chances of finding employment as a programmer.
That doesn't sound quite right. TOO HOT FOR FACEBOOK!!! could look great on the right résumé.
The whole thing is just what we've come to expect from facebook by now tbh.
- surfingdino 15y agoI'd say it limits his chances of finding any employment where facebook is used for communication.
- ww520 15y agoIf that limits his chances of finding a programmer job, his talent is very limited.
- surfingdino 15y agoEmployers often do background checks and if they find out he was banned by Facebook that may work against him.
- cookiecaper 15y agoBackground checks ping public records for things like convictions and residence history. There is no way a "ban from Facebook" would show up on one of these.
- vectorpush 15y agoBackground checks these days pretty typically include your name being googled, especially if it's in tech.
- killerdark 15y agoNo it doesn't. Source: Living in CA, had several Background checks (CA allows the subject to receive a copy of the background check).
- ww520 15y agoHow do employers find out the ban? I thought it's a private matter. Does Facebook have a list of all banned developers?
- surfingdino 15y agoHe published the info on the internet. Will be easy to find using Google.
- ww520 15y agoSo it's like he put it in his resume. I am sorry. I feel sorry for the guy, and I don't know whether Facebook is justified in banning him. But if Facebook doesn't want to play ball, just move on.
- a_a_r_o_n 15y agoI found it and I wasn't even looking for it.
- Agathos 15y agoIn the future, all restaurants are Taco Bell and all computer systems are Facebook.
- joemoon 15y agoFor anyone curious, this a reference to Demolition Man: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFiDoOgRTpk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFiDoOgRTpk
- k-mcgrady 15y agoIt could cause problems for him if the company he wants to work at uses the Facebook API. The work might be done through the company's account but the company may not want to risk Facebook finding out he is part of their team and shutting them down.
- vectorpush 15y agoTrue, but it does suck to be banned from the ubiquitous platform in which you've spent time becoming highly specialized. edit: Apparently he developed a browser plugin that doesn't use Facebook's API, so it looks like this may actually be a decent endorsement.
- qqqqqq 15y agoYes it does. But programming is one of those nice fields where you can usually pick up the pieces and relearn things pretty quickly if doors happen to close on you.
- therandomguy 15y agoHighly specialized in facebook API? If you are a half decent developer you can easily pick up any API in few days if not in few hours.
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- chris_engel 15y agoNot on facebook. It feels like IE6 in development. About one billion pittfalls and the documentation is not helpful most of the time.