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by websitescenes 4y ago
"I’d ask what type of accommodation are you looking for in the technical interview?" 100% this. I've administered close to 30 technical interviews and this was generally my approach as well. This is what surprised me when int
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by websitescenes 4y ago
I am literally angry with this attitude, yes; accurate observation. I do believe that companies need to change to accommodate those with disabilities. Is that so far fetched? Ableism is a systemic issue that should be addressed.
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by websitescenes 4y ago
Even if they come from reputable and we’ll respected individuals in the field?
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by websitescenes 4y ago
And basically telling someone with particular needs to “get over it” is not helpful nor productive. Your comment is a red flag.
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by websitescenes 4y ago
A red flag?! Really? Someone being totally invested in your product is a ”red flag”? I think we’re looking for very different types of opportunities.
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by websitescenes 4y ago
I think asking for references would easily remedy this.
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by websitescenes 4y ago
Is it though? I tend to let people go pretty quickly if they don’t work out. But I’ve found some real gems because I’ve taken a chance on someone in the past. How do you quantify the cost of missing out on good people that you just assumed
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by websitescenes 4y ago
That’s definitely not me. I can run circles around most in backend, front end and even devops. My issue is with interview formats that are not conducive to my special needs and not representative of my true skills. Most tests are very neuro
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by websitescenes 4y ago
I mean don’t most places have a 30 day trial period or something built in? Seems like minimal risk to me.
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by websitescenes 4y ago
I even had a YC “mental health” company refuse to consider and accommodate my request for a different technical interview format because of my ASD/ADHD..
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by websitescenes 4y ago
This is something I have been trying to do. I made https://websitescenes.com for that purpose but maybe it’s not giving the impression I had hoped. Also considering open sourcing some NFT tooling I’ve been working on. Super open
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by websitescenes 4y ago
I’ve been finding that the senior tests are typically the hardest technical interviews. While it’s almost always something that I could easily do on the job, I find it hard to perform on the spot and observed because of my ADHD/ASD. I
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by websitescenes 4y ago
I am really invested in the things I do and put everything I have into them. I prefer to think like a product owner so contacting is out. While I’d have more autonomy, I’d have less say on the product and would find that unfulfilling. I had
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Ask HN: How to get job without technical interview?
16 points by websitescenes 4y ago|38 comments
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by websitescenes 4y ago
Sounds like a complete lack of recognition for expertise, specialization and experience. Same attitude that leads people to distrust science.
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by websitescenes 5y ago
Agreed, read more carefully and makes me feel like this comment is misplaced.
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by websitescenes 5y ago
“Readability matters; maintainability matters; functionality matters more. The longer you talk about proper tab spacing, the less time you're talking about algorithm optimization.” Totally agree, these things matter most. Maybe I misse
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by websitescenes 5y ago
Wow, this post has triggered some emotion from me. I find it incredibly traumatic working with “engineers” that have this point of view. The pain individuals like this inflict on others is real! What they are really saying is that they don’
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by websitescenes 5y ago
The only difference is that if I’m wrong, some people got free stuff but if you’re wrong, people are languishing in despair with little to no lifeline. Are you willing to bet other peoples lives on the idea that your experience is truth? It
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by websitescenes 5y ago
Victim blaming is THE classic tactic used to ignore the very real situational plights of many, if not most, Americans.
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by websitescenes 5y ago
100% this. APIs have existed and served content to front ends waaay before the term Jamstack was coined. The author seems to be over applying what is actually a narrow flavor.
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by websitescenes 6y ago
Technical debt != maintenance.. Maintenance is just maintenance. Technical debt is having to jump through arbitrary hoops to satisfy a code base or piece of technology instead of being able to directly address the problem at hand. With that
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A startup is like riding a mountain bike(medium.com)
2 points by websitescenes 6y ago|0 comments
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by websitescenes 7y ago
Maybe I should explain, I think I misused "random" here. What I benefit from is rhythmic, repetitive patterns. Whether they are visual or audio they seem to really help. For instance, I listen to the same song on repeat for half t
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by websitescenes 7y ago
I grew up with this disability and was diagnosed with ADHD at a young age. Are you sure that this is something new are are you just more aware of your tendencies with age? Either way, what helps me is the right environment and preparation.
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by websitescenes 7y ago
Agreed, keeping your customers supported is #1 priority. This is a super hard lesson for many new engineers as they always want to use the latest and greatest bleeding edge tech. Unfortunately that want rarely aligns with the businesses nee
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by websitescenes 7y ago
I always found logistics interesting. Moving stuff around efficiently seems to be a real art. Many opportunities to use data. We use a few different logistics companies and I kick around the idea of bringing it in house sometimes.
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by websitescenes 7y ago
I have exactly the opposite experience with B2B. We’re working with financial institutions and large dealers and what they use is typically white listed and controlled by an IT department. Typically, they can’t just change and use whatever
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by websitescenes 7y ago
Good lord, looks like I’ll have to wait a few years to use this update then. We have a decent amount of legacy browser users that need support. Wish that Bootstrap supported these still widely used browsers. Had the same problem with v4.
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by websitescenes 7y ago
I think he means that this snippet of code doesn’t account for diffing like React does and would fail if scaled out. I think the OP is aware of that though.

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