I have some very anecdotal experience. I've inquired about some openings over the 14 or so years I've been around here- I think I had one good experience out o

I have some very anecdotal experience. I've inquired about some openings over the 14 or so years I've been around here- I think I had one good experience out of a few in terms of an interesting interaction. When I was looking for a new position I never got anywhere through HN. I've posted once (using a "work" account) and my post got downvoted and I don't think we got any applications, the post was real, in good faith, tried to adhere the best I can to the standards. I've stopped doing that. I think initially (~14 years ago) when I saw this (Who is hiring) I thought- this is great. It's a community thing. But I think just like much of the Internet, things are not what they used to be, and the HN "community" while sometimes still comes through here and there is not really a thing (or maybe it used to be but isn't anymore). EDIT: Worth noting I am in Canada so maybe if you're in SV you have a different sample.