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> Recruiters contacting me with “perfect fit” position in languages not on my profile. You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but not everybody is bothered
by jlarocco 3y ago
> Recruiters contacting me with “perfect fit” position in languages not on my profile.
You're certainly entitled to your opinion, but not everybody is bothered by that. Most languages popular nowadays (C#, Javascript/Typescript, Java, C++, etc.) are popular partly because most devs can jump between them pretty easily.
Definitely not defending Linkedin, though. A coworker of mine writes posts about his stance on abortion. I don't know what Linkedin's policy is about it, but it's super awkward, and I just stay far away.
- abirch 3y agoLinkedIn after 2020: it's the new proctologist as a service that nobody wants.
- radiator 3y agoI thought he actually meant that they contact him in foreign languages.
- nsxwolf 3y agoOn multiple occasions I have responded to a "perfect fit" type message on a tech stack mismatch, only to have it lead to a phone screen where everyone is confused why we're talking.
- jlarocco 3y agoDepends on the situation. My current job is primarily using a new-to-me language (C#) on a platform I hadn't used in 10 years (Windows), and though I have some buyers remorse (Windows is still terrible), everybody was on the same page about my skills, I've picked up C# easily enough, and it's worked out fine so far.
- CoastalCoder 3y ago> A coworker of mine writes posts about his stance on abortion. Pro or against? [That was a joke. Please don't answer.]
- starcraft2wol 3y agoI think the real joke here that one would be socially acceptable for HNers so we already know what they posted.
- codeTired 3y agoFrom my experience when I respond to them that I don’t know a certain language and code in C# and know some Java I get instantly ghosted. It’s not even worth my time to respond.