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Good to know there are hiring managers out there who think like this. Thanks for the reply. May I ask what industry you work in?
by syndicatedjelly 2y ago
Good to know there are hiring managers out there who think like this. Thanks for the reply.
May I ask what industry you work in?
- dgfitz 2y agoI just want to know the company name so I don't accidently ever apply there.
- eep_social 2y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40211188 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40211188
- parpfish 2y agoThe company that demands cutting edge experience is a strava for skateboarders app? I thought he was going to say that it was something like a foundational R&D lab or cybersecurity firm
- cmrdporcupine 2y agoYeah sounds like the measure of "cutting edge experience" here is defined as "has recently thrashed around in latest trendy JS framework"
- cmrdporcupine 2y agoNo kidding. I'd be happy to walk through the stuff I have on github but I also don't want my coworkers measured by whether they do the same. If anything, personal projects can end up being distractions from focusing singularly on work. Even though I'm entirely in favour of them, I also remember when I had a newborn at home and a family member in hospital, and such projects were not at all feasible.
- parpfish 2y agothere's also the issue where the stuff i put on github is for hacky throwaway stuff and not representative of my professional standards for a "real" job. it'd be like interviewing a chef and judging their abilities based off of what they made themselves for dinner last night rather than what they cook in a restaurant