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> We are writing intensive (but we still believe in spoken collaboration) This is so hard to get off the ground without stern, respected leadership when dealin
by imbnwa 3y ago
> We are writing intensive (but we still believe in spoken collaboration)
This is so hard to get off the ground without stern, respected leadership when dealing with disparate levels of interest in engineering (even though that’s everyone’s job, from Quality to Product), based on my little sample of experience
- dcre 3y agoAt Oxide, it was there from the beginning, plus it's built into the hiring process (the application is mostly writing), so there's strong selection pressure toward people who are into it. So I'm sure it's tough without those things.
- imbnwa 3y agoDo you mean a cover letter is both required and taken seriously or is there a further component as well?
- dcre 3y agoI mean our application consists almost entirely of filling out this relatively long questionnaire, and we take it very seriously. This is the software engineer one. They vary slightly by role. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xtofg-fMQfZoq8Y3oSAKjEgDQCRHx-GMSmPcxdEea4A/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xtofg-fMQfZoq8Y3oSAKjEgD...
- imbnwa 3y agoFascinating