dsattt

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by dsattt 3y ago
They are going to be really shocked in 6 months when they start looking for a job.
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by dsattt 3y ago
This guy sucks and the Glassdoor score proves it. He also invented FizzBuzz, the plague of tech interviews.
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by dsattt 3y ago
The FizzBuzz guy with 3.3 on Glassdoor?
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by dsattt 3y ago
How much would you pay?
35.
by dsattt 3y ago
That’s funny, because I’m going to start using them to apply for jobs.
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by dsattt 3y ago
My guess is one of your ads packages or APIs is doing something and you missed it.
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by dsattt 3y ago
And every company thinks it’s the next billion dollar unicorn.
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by dsattt 3y ago
That means it’s working as intended.
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by dsattt 3y ago
I bet an executive was really proud of this. A lot of things in tech are dumb.
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by dsattt 3y ago
> Lots of coding experience; bosses have always been happy with my work. I've written stuff about programming online that has been well-received. Several personal projects under my belt, and plenty of OSS contributions too. That’s
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by dsattt 3y ago
There are no good sites, all of them focus on making money.
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by dsattt 3y ago
Those companies pay below the market.
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by dsattt 3y ago
Companies want cheap code monkeys that do leetcode. I don’t see this working.
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by dsattt 3y ago
You hired code monkeys.
45.
by dsattt 3y ago
There are plenty of 4x engineers available, you’re just bad at hiring.
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by dsattt 3y ago
They are not hard to find, you just reject them before you can see them.
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by dsattt 3y ago
I'm done as well. This entire field is toxic garbage.
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React Native developers are so bad their own instructions don't work
2 points by dsattt 3y ago|0 comments
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by dsattt 3y ago
This is a fake job. Please stop wasting people's time.
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Unemployed for 8 months with 10 years experience. How is your job search going?
35 points by dsattt 3y ago|40 comments
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by dsattt 4y ago
It's not courage, it's just plain sales and being likable. These days being likable gets you anything you want.
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by dsattt 4y ago
Any recommendations? What is a niche language that guarantees a job these days?
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by dsattt 4y ago
I was thinking the same thing. Everybody is so desperate to ship features fast that any hint against it triggers a mob with a bloodlust.
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by dsattt 4y ago
How can I find the roles looking for top tier talent?
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by dsattt 4y ago
Look at my post from last year. Most people told me there must be something wrong with me. Everybody is looking for red flags and reasons to dismiss and reject people. It's like cancel culture, but for people with experience.
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by dsattt 4y ago
Looks like most hiring managers just want worker drones. Mediocre people with average skills, not too good and not too bad. Just enough knowledge to do the work and not make waves. This may not be what the executives want, but they are so d
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by dsattt 4y ago
I truly believe most software development careers die at 35 or 40 years old max. Currently looking to jump to something else because this field does not like experience. People say they want experienced people, but they don't hire them
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Ask HN: How to overcome job search exhaustion?
108 points by dsattt 4y ago|140 comments
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by dsattt 4y ago
It cannot be fixed because it's an ego trip. HR wants to feel important, interviewers want to feel smart and the executives want to make a bargain.
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by dsattt 4y ago
Looking for a purple unicorn and not hiring anybody, keeping jobs posted for years.

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