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by chpmrc 8y ago
It's clearly written in the beginning of the form: > We are collecting stories from devs all over the world and plan to release all data to the public (for free!) so that no more fellow devs will have to suffer We never ask you to d
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by chpmrc 8y ago
That's terrible! I'm glad you're doing ok now. The golden rule is to never quit your job until you have a signed contract in your hand. I'm pretty sure that in most countries companies can't legally mandate that emp
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by chpmrc 8y ago
Well that's a funny story :) We're very aware that the market is filled with harassing cutthroats and that's exactly what we're trying to put an end to. If you have time it would be great if you could share one or two of
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by chpmrc 8y ago
Thank you for the insight. Websites like Glassdoor already do a good job of giving you an overview of potential employers but the same doesn't exist for recruiters. Normally you might be in contact with 10-20 recruiters for a few month
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by chpmrc 8y ago
Please see my answer above. This will NOT be a public shaming list. We will only release the data regarding the companies and reach out to the individual recruiters to show them the data, hoping this will make them reflect on how they appro
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by chpmrc 8y ago
We will only release data about companies, not individual recruiters. We will then use their name to (try to) get their contact details and send them a link to the data so that they can be more aware of how their actions affected (and how m
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by chpmrc 8y ago
This sounds a lot like the kind of stories we are looking for! We would really appreciate if you could share the story with us.
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by chpmrc 8y ago
We are very curious to hear what happened!
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by chpmrc 8y ago
Wow this is a great resource! Thank you for sharing it. Let's keep in touch for future collaboration on this.
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by chpmrc 8y ago
Don't worry, it won't turn into a public shaming list, we already thought about that. We will update the form to make this clear.
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by chpmrc 8y ago
We actually asked ourselves the same questions. The natural evolution of this tool would be to allow for reviews of recruiters/agencies. Regarding point 1) there are ways to fight unjustified negative reviews (e.g. "I didn't
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by chpmrc 8y ago
There are a lot of guides to help you figure out whether a recruiter is serious or not. A recent thing that happened to me was that a recruitment agency refused to let me have a chat with their client before I provided some references. It s
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by chpmrc 8y ago
Haha one day they will and you'll understand how big of a problem this has become :) good luck!
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by chpmrc 8y ago
What we learned is that open data is one of the most powerful tools we have for proposing and implementing change. We hope that with this initiative we'll be able to slowly change how recruiters approach talent acquisition. Pledges wou
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by chpmrc 8y ago
Agreed. We're eagerly waiting for your story :)
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Ask HN: Dontrecruit.me – A website to collect stories about bad recruiters
94 points by chpmrc 8y ago|139 comments
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by chpmrc 8y ago
Which is arguably more reliable than "official" data.
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by chpmrc 8y ago
https://www.numbeo.com/crime/in/Tulsa Yeah...No.
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Ask HN: A company used my source code for their product. What can I do?
41 points by chpmrc 8y ago|40 comments
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by chpmrc 8y ago
Some more (constructive) feedback: way too much text. The design of the landing page does matter (even for developers :) some of us at least). There should be a better way to convey the message.
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by chpmrc 8y ago
Did Google just install your tool? https://simpleanalytics.io/google.com :)
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Ask HN: Where to find data-driven smartphone reviews?
4 points by chpmrc 8y ago|1 comments
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by chpmrc 8y ago
That's because kids are not educated on how to properly use them. It's like saying that YouTube is not being used to learn stuff. You can watch crappy videos or you can learn how to multiply like Japanese kids. It's all about
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by chpmrc 8y ago
Tools are never a hindrance. Their misuse is. And I don't need a citation since those are just tools for consuming content and the "learning" part depends on the content, not on the tool. Try playing Math workout and tell me
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by chpmrc 8y ago
You prefer other devices, not everyone does. Most people nowadays own a smartphone but not a laptop. And books are arguably less engaging than apps for a generation that grew up not reading them (hard to swallow, since I'm an avid read
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by chpmrc 8y ago
You can consume and produce good content with smartphones as well. Just not the same kind you would with a laptop. Are you saying that "playing" Duolingo on my phone isn't teaching me anything?
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by chpmrc 8y ago
How about educating kids on the proper use of such powerful tools, including the concepts of FLOSS (and, in general, how to question and think critically)? TV is not the problem, having more kids watching Jersey Shore rather than some good
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by chpmrc 8y ago
Typical prohibitionist mindset. Lots of people use X, we don't like X, we ban X instead of understanding how to properly and moderately integrate X into our lives. Smartphones and tablets are GREAT learning devices. If we keep blaming
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by chpmrc 8y ago
This is exactly what I said...?
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by chpmrc 8y ago
That surely helps but at the end of the day it depends on your personality. Some people can go a lot longer working completely alone (e.g. if you have a family), others prefer working in a more social environment (e.g. solo travellers), at

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