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Reaction to the name and not the site: it would be cool to see a listing site for jobs that are truly asynchronous: as long as you get the job done your actual

Reaction to the name and not the site: it would be cool to see a listing site for jobs that are truly asynchronous: as long as you get the job done your actual hours don’t matter.

greenish_shores 2y ago
THIS. Otherwise it's a huge clickbait and absolutely nothing more. We need more "specialized" IT job marketplaces, as most currently existing seem to be fulfilling exactly the same role and not a single one is bringing anything new. For example there was something like "AnonFriendly" posted here on HN some time ago, I really liked this idea.
duxup 2y ago
Would you make exceptions for say "OMG something went wrong need someone to look at this now / all hands on deck!" kinda panic situations? Stuff happens, humans make mistakes, can only be fully async so much IMO. I'm not hiring anyone or anything like that, just curious.
- afavour 2y ago
  Yeah, I think that would be a totally reasonable caveat. It's all a theoretical thought. But I feel like pre-pandemic a lot of companies were wishy-washy with remote: yeah, we do it, some more than others, whatever works... post-pandemic a lot of workplaces have codified in vs out of office days, that kind of thing. Async feels similar. A lot of "hey yeah, it's all cool, as long as you get the work done" sentiments, but then daily video standups at 10am, team meetings multiple times per week, etc. I'm just curious what a codified version of that would look like.
  - duxup 2y ago
    I hear you there. Everything is async until there's a bunch of stuff that isn't and ... wait a minute.
iLoveOncall 2y ago
> as long as you get the job done your actual hours don’t matter The number of hours goes both ways, it also protects you from having to work 100 hours every week. I'll hire you to work to just get the job done, with no actual hours required in the contract, but you better believe you'll get 3 weeks worth of work to do in a week.
finack 2y ago
Ah, so you want a service that forces employers to tell the truth. I think that's called "Congress", but it looks like it's been abandoned for a few years now.
skeeter2020 2y ago
this is pretty naive for anyone who's ever held any sort of job - they don't work like that.
- afavour 2y ago
  I'd wager people would have said the exact same thing about remote work a decade or so ago. "You want a job, you go to an office. That's how it works"

Reaction to the name and not the site: it would be cool to see a listing site for jobs that are truly asynchronous: as long as you get the job done your actual hours don’t matter.

greenish_shores 2y ago

THIS. Otherwise it's a huge clickbait and absolutely nothing more. We need more "specialized" IT job marketplaces, as most currently existing seem to be fulfilling exactly the same role and not a single one is bringing anything new. For example there was something like "AnonFriendly" posted here on HN some time ago, I really liked this idea.

duxup 2y ago

Would you make exceptions for say "OMG something went wrong need someone to look at this now / all hands on deck!" kinda panic situations? Stuff happens, humans make mistakes, can only be fully async so much IMO. I'm not hiring anyone or anything like that, just curious.

afavour 2y ago
Yeah, I think that would be a totally reasonable caveat. It's all a theoretical thought. But I feel like pre-pandemic a lot of companies were wishy-washy with remote: yeah, we do it, some more than others, whatever works... post-pandemic a lot of workplaces have codified in vs out of office days, that kind of thing. Async feels similar. A lot of "hey yeah, it's all cool, as long as you get the work done" sentiments, but then daily video standups at 10am, team meetings multiple times per week, etc. I'm just curious what a codified version of that would look like.
- duxup 2y ago
  I hear you there. Everything is async until there's a bunch of stuff that isn't and ... wait a minute.

iLoveOncall 2y ago

> as long as you get the job done your actual hours don’t matter The number of hours goes both ways, it also protects you from having to work 100 hours every week. I'll hire you to work to just get the job done, with no actual hours required in the contract, but you better believe you'll get 3 weeks worth of work to do in a week.

finack 2y ago

Ah, so you want a service that forces employers to tell the truth. I think that's called "Congress", but it looks like it's been abandoned for a few years now.

skeeter2020 2y ago

this is pretty naive for anyone who's ever held any sort of job - they don't work like that.

afavour 2y ago
I'd wager people would have said the exact same thing about remote work a decade or so ago. "You want a job, you go to an office. That's how it works"