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I suspect this is a small demographic - chances are startups don't want to hire people that wouldn't make it through a Google/MSFT/Facebook tech-screen. The pe

I suspect this is a small demographic - chances are startups don't want to hire people that wouldn't make it through a Google/MSFT/Facebook tech-screen. The people who would make it through are going to demand founder-level equity to compensate for the risk associated with the lack of money being offered.

opendais 12y ago
> I suspect this is a small demographic - chances are startups don't want to hire people that wouldn't make it through a Google/MSFT/Facebook tech-screen. I basically told a #LargeCorp to fuck off, politely, when they told me they wanted to do a tech screen during business hours [which would mean taking PTO off for it]. I've never had that issue with startups and/or small companies. They've been willing to cooperate and start things off at 4pm. I highly suspect I'm not the only person that isn't willing to take time off "for the chance to work at #LargeCorp".
- seivan 12y ago
  I see that way as well. Good to see I am not alone.
- chillacy 12y ago
  To be fair, nobody at LargeCorp wants to stay late to interview someone who probably won't even be on their team. It's a chore at that scale
  - opendais 12y ago
    If its so complicated you "finish late" if you start at 4pm? Well, I think your tech screening process could use some work then. There is something wrong if you can't finish a tech screen in an hour imo.
    - chillacy 12y ago
      Not defending it, just mentioning why it might be that way at large corporations. Also note that it'll take the interviewer extra time to do their writeup afterwards, so it does amount to extra work on their part. At smaller companies they'll probably have less bureaucracy, so they can make hiring decisions quicker with less paperwork. Also team members will care a great deal more, since they'll be personally working with the candidate.
vonmoltke 12y ago
> I suspect this is a small demographic - chances are startups don't want to hire people that wouldn't make it through a Google/MSFT/Facebook tech-screen. Considering how little Google and Facebook care about false negatives, even seemingly priding themselves on having candidates interview for the same job two, three, or four times over years, I doubt that demographic is really that small.

opendais 12y ago

> I suspect this is a small demographic - chances are startups don't want to hire people that wouldn't make it through a Google/MSFT/Facebook tech-screen. I basically told a #LargeCorp to fuck off, politely, when they told me they wanted to do a tech screen during business hours [which would mean taking PTO off for it]. I've never had that issue with startups and/or small companies. They've been willing to cooperate and start things off at 4pm. I highly suspect I'm not the only person that isn't willing to take time off "for the chance to work at #LargeCorp".

seivan 12y ago
I see that way as well. Good to see I am not alone.
chillacy 12y ago
To be fair, nobody at LargeCorp wants to stay late to interview someone who probably won't even be on their team. It's a chore at that scale
- opendais 12y ago
  If its so complicated you "finish late" if you start at 4pm? Well, I think your tech screening process could use some work then. There is something wrong if you can't finish a tech screen in an hour imo.
  - chillacy 12y ago
    Not defending it, just mentioning why it might be that way at large corporations. Also note that it'll take the interviewer extra time to do their writeup afterwards, so it does amount to extra work on their part. At smaller companies they'll probably have less bureaucracy, so they can make hiring decisions quicker with less paperwork. Also team members will care a great deal more, since they'll be personally working with the candidate.

vonmoltke 12y ago

> I suspect this is a small demographic - chances are startups don't want to hire people that wouldn't make it through a Google/MSFT/Facebook tech-screen. Considering how little Google and Facebook care about false negatives, even seemingly priding themselves on having candidates interview for the same job two, three, or four times over years, I doubt that demographic is really that small.