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I don't know. It's probably in a gray area zone. What conclusions would you draw yourself, if you were about to hire this person and that post came to your att

by troels 14y ago

I don't know. It's probably in a gray area zone. What conclusions would you draw yourself, if you were about to hire this person and that post came to your attention? If I was hiring and I googled the persons name and found this, I would perhaps be slightly concerned. Not alarmed enough that it on its own would sway me either way, but I would probably pay a bit more attention to the persons attitude in general. To me it suggest either a lack of courtesy or an overblown ego.

philwelch 14y ago
Is there an unspoken understanding that job interviews are some secret process that we shouldn't openly discuss? I'm honestly mystified by all of this--I understand that it's considered a faux pas by some, and would never post something like this myself, but this just seems like something that's bad judgment only because everyone thinks it's bad judgment.
- learc83 14y ago
  I think it's kind of like discussing your salary. It's considered wrong because in general management doesn't want everyone to know just how arbitrary compensation is. If you really dig into it, you'll find huge variations in pay for similar skilled, experienced, and hard working employees just based on who did the hiring, how much was asked for, and when they were hired. When I was in college I had a job where I made about 50% more than most people I was working with--I didn't really work harder (everyone worked hard) nor was I much more skilled. I just negotiated a bit better, and was hired by the right manager.
- troels 14y ago
  I suppose there is an element of trust, the moment you engage in what is basically the start of an employment. Just like you don't bad-mouth a former employer, you don't do so with an almost-former-employer. Try to turn it on its head - Wouldn't it clearly be out of line if a potential employer discussed a candidate openly? On a scale of misbehaviors, this is probably far on the "good" end, but still. Who should gain from this post? If Airbnb, why not mail them directly? If he is "warning" potential hires, aren't he in effect hurting Airbnb? If he wanted to discuss hiring practises in general, why not anonymise them?

by troels 14y ago

philwelch 14y ago

Is there an unspoken understanding that job interviews are some secret process that we shouldn't openly discuss? I'm honestly mystified by all of this--I understand that it's considered a faux pas by some, and would never post something like this myself, but this just seems like something that's bad judgment only because everyone thinks it's bad judgment.

learc83 14y ago
I think it's kind of like discussing your salary. It's considered wrong because in general management doesn't want everyone to know just how arbitrary compensation is. If you really dig into it, you'll find huge variations in pay for similar skilled, experienced, and hard working employees just based on who did the hiring, how much was asked for, and when they were hired. When I was in college I had a job where I made about 50% more than most people I was working with--I didn't really work harder (everyone worked hard) nor was I much more skilled. I just negotiated a bit better, and was hired by the right manager.
troels 14y ago
I suppose there is an element of trust, the moment you engage in what is basically the start of an employment. Just like you don't bad-mouth a former employer, you don't do so with an almost-former-employer. Try to turn it on its head - Wouldn't it clearly be out of line if a potential employer discussed a candidate openly? On a scale of misbehaviors, this is probably far on the "good" end, but still. Who should gain from this post? If Airbnb, why not mail them directly? If he is "warning" potential hires, aren't he in effect hurting Airbnb? If he wanted to discuss hiring practises in general, why not anonymise them?