And yet the author has not posted (I scrolled back to October I believe) in “Who wants to be hired” nor would I bet they’ve scanned through the “Who is hiring”

And yet the author has not posted (I scrolled back to October I believe) in “Who wants to be hired” nor would I bet they’ve scanned through the “Who is hiring” thread. Maybe they post under a different name and I’m wrong but that seems like missed opportunity. For my own part I greatly prefer smaller companies and startups. I honestly don’t believe they are really that much more volatile than bigger companies (see layoffs) and I abhor the “process over progress” mentality at larger companies. That along with layers and layers of bureaucracy to get anything done. At a smaller company I have a direct impact and there is simply no room for people who aren’t competent. Side note: “Competent” is high praise in my book. Most people don’t meet that bar IMHO. I am not, nor am I looking for “10x” developers. I’m looking for people that care, can learn what they need to learn, can think critically, and can work well on a team with others. I have numerous other complaints with the blog post, not least of which being annoyed that employees at companies the author looked at didn’t have GitHub activity. Not everyone programs in their free time. I mean, I do but I know many extremely competent people who don’t. Judging a company by that seems silly. I got my current job through HN (in 2019) and I’m currently hiring others using HN and have managed to find a number people who are working their way through the interview process (side note: contact me if you are in the US and want to work with PHP/Quasar/Vue). It’s not easy work but it’s working and I’d bet it’s working better than using an incompetent conman, I’m sorry, I think the common term is “recruiter” or something like LinkedIn/Indeed. Yes, trying to get a job without using your network is more difficult but it not impossible either. That said, I have no clue what it’s like in Melbourne, maybe it’s different there. I’ll end with this: it’s just silly to drink shitty tea just so you can complain about it.