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Working at a startup, you really see how they hire and fire to stay afloat
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:00 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood Basically a huge investment comes in so the company feels pressured to grow fast and hire a larger workforce. But it’s hard to find the right people, so they just hire guys who kind of fit the description and then fire them if they suck. I’ve only been here four weeks and I’ve already seen two guys on my “team” who were hired AFTER me get let go. And they were nice enough guys who the company wined and dined and strung along as if everything was okey dokey. lol at this shit. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993787) |
Date: October 17th, 2019 9:01 PM Author: aqua mischievous theatre laser beams Just wait until investor money runs out (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993795) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:01 PM Author: red supple area mexican what kind of retard would work for a “startup” anyway (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993796) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:01 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood I’m that kind of retard (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993799) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:02 PM Author: beady-eyed den trying to get on with a startup now. Seems chill (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993809) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:13 PM Author: Fragrant university keepsake machete Startups can be good for switching niche/focus or breaking in to the industry. Or for some ridiculous per. Hour contract rate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993881) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 2:56 AM Author: Indigo Comical National Security Agency (Not the creator of this site) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38994843) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:02 AM Author: Topaz well-lubricated electric furnace sup (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38994846) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:40 PM Author: razzle-dazzle multi-billionaire (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38997121) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:01 PM Author: beady-eyed den what field? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993801) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:02 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood Fintech. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993814) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:03 PM Author: beady-eyed den can you confirm this is not Stripe? Thank (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993820) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:03 PM Author: aqua mischievous theatre laser beams Stripe has not been a startup for many years. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993824) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:08 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood It’s not Stripe. I can’t say much, it’s cutting edge tech. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993849) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 11:17 PM Author: Wonderful messiness Reeks of crypto (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38994348) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:03 PM Author: aqua mischievous theatre laser beams You're like 5+ years too late. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993822) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:03 PM Author: Stimulating Internet-worthy Marketing Idea Orchestra Pit whats the next thing then (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38996967) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:02 PM Author: Fragrant university keepsake machete How badly did they suck? I can’t imagine what you’d have to do to get fired from tech in 4 weeks. Short of literally not knowing anything. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993816) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:04 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood They were pretty bad to be fair, not sure how they made it in the door. Actually I’m sure it was because our hiring guy is not technical at all. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993825) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:05 PM Author: aqua mischievous theatre laser beams Not in bay area I assume? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993830) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:09 PM Author: Fragrant university keepsake machete Sounds like a shitshow amateur hour company. Get out before they take you down with them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993855) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:34 PM Author: Appetizing territorial sandwich address “Tell me a time you added value while creating a new paradigm despite facing adversity.” (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993963) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:04 PM Author: dashing menage what did they do to get fired? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993826) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:06 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood Just don’t know how to pick up on the way things work and start contributing. Some of them make goofy PRs that expose them as basically frauds. Still feel bad for them though. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993837) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:08 PM Author: Fragrant university keepsake machete It’s bullshit bc if they were female they’d probably be working at Google (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993850) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:09 PM Author: stirring office PR? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993853) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:10 PM Author: Fragrant university keepsake machete Pull request (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993856) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:10 PM Author: stirring office Ty (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993861) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:10 AM Author: Maize Domesticated Partner Coldplay Fan (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38994854) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:11 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood Pull request. You submit a feature update to the codebase via a versioning system and it is reviewed and commented on by your colleagues. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993863) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:12 PM Author: Fragrant university keepsake machete How bad was it? Just like poor quality (public functions that should be private, random spaces etc) or actual insanity and broken shit? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993869) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:14 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood Like they were competent enough that they could probably skate by in some F500 shit company where nobody really matters. But when you’re building real shit and all eyes are on you it is very different. You are expected to be able to pull off real contributions and “add value”. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993885) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:16 PM Author: brindle theater famous landscape painting how did you get good at coding? doesn't it make you you want to killself? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993888) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:19 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood Everything makes me want to killself. I really don’t know how to answer that. I guess when you’re coding it is like you’re trying to solve a logical problem and there’s some modicum of satisfaction in seeing it work. But I don’t just code, there’s a whole lot of architecture and planning and research that goes into what I do. I have no idea why I do this anymore than I know why I like mustard more than ketchup. Nothing makes any sense. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993908) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 11:27 PM Author: Tripping Haunted Graveyard Forum It's because of your Clique/genotype. You are a Nerd. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38994385) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:01 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood I’m really more of a Loser. If I didn’t have to work I would probably just write losery liberal arts short stories and drink a lot. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38996961) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 8:38 PM Author: Tripping Haunted Graveyard Forum (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38998269) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:18 PM Author: Fragrant university keepsake machete They were probably use to just doing bug fixes or w/e. Feature building is a whole nother ball game. Crazy they didn’t have any technical examination (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993900) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:26 PM Author: onyx concupiscible cruise ship newt (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38997068) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:05 PM Author: milky odious parlor your fate will be totally different (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993828) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:07 PM Author: nudist stage it sucks but there isn't much place to hide in a startup
and if u keep someone around who isn't competent, this will just piss off everyone else who has to do / redo that person's work
this is the one good thing about biglaw -- u can just chill and press a button that says "non-responsive" for two years before anyone knows u even exist |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:18 PM Author: Cracking step-uncle's house Are they not concerned with getting bad publicity on reddit or hackernews etc (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993902) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:21 PM Author: Fragrant university keepsake machete Sounds like they’re just concerned with scamming their investors tbh (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993911) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:23 PM Author: Cracking step-uncle's house a couple of bad reviews and no more Berkree students are accepting your offers (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993922) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:29 PM Author: Fragrant university keepsake machete They have a non-technical person “doing their hiring” (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993941) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:32 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood That’s pretty normal in my experience. Though I went through 3 shithard tech interviews after talking to this guy and THEN an interview with the weird aspie CTO. Maybe it was different because I have a senior position. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993957) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:35 PM Author: Fragrant university keepsake machete The only companies I’ve ever seen hire without at least a conversation with an engineer are scam startups (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993967) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:38 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood I just said I had 3 interviews with engineers. I don’t know what you’re trying to prove - all startups are basically scams, I admit that unabashedly. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993978) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:45 PM Author: Fragrant university keepsake machete I’m talking about the two guys they just canned obviously (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38994003) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 9:22 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood They’ve had nothing but good publicity. Tbf they have a pretty strong product and the people here are sharp. But if adoption doesn’t take off I can’t really see it going anywhere. At least they pay me well. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38993914) |
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Date: October 17th, 2019 10:41 PM Author: excitant useless brakes dilemma Do you have a throwaway email? Mind if I bug you with a couple questions? Currently working on embedded stuff but thinking about moving into software. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38994189) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:40 AM Author: Shaky New Version Ticket Booth How can a lawyer who's a mix of everything with basic Python and coding skills get a job in a disruptive company doing cool stuff with cutting edge people? I'm actually serious. I hate my boring job and want to exercise my creative problem solving skills and build/develop cool shit. |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 5:17 AM Author: Maize Domesticated Partner Coldplay Fan lol do you really want to deal with Agile bullshit and mercurial product managers? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38994921) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 6:03 AM Author: diverse sanctuary mood just interview and tell them exactly this "I hate my boring job and want to exercise my creative problem solving skills and build/develop cool shit" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38994979) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 9:51 AM Author: vivacious bistre garrison 🤔 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38995409) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 1:07 PM Author: bateful pearl elastic band That's def not normal, and your company sounds like a mess.
The cost of bringing someone in is very high, and if they are just doing this regularly, they are wasting a ton of money/time. |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 1:26 PM Author: Electric base lmao uvt has your app taken off yet? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38996493) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 2:34 PM Author: drunken titillating jap most startups don't make it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38996817) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:00 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood I’m aware. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38996955) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:10 PM Author: Glittery point double fault Ljl it takes several months to get up to speed with a new code base. If a company has lots of funding but new hires are dropping like flies after only a few weeks (especially engineers) the startup is a complete scam that is defrauding investors. The new hires got baited and switched. They figured out it was fraudulent after a few days and then left quietly for some made-up reason. Whoever remains at the company is either completely clueless or a sociopath that isn’t bothered by the blatant fraud. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38997009) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:18 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood Nah it isn’t like that here at all. I’m not trying to defend it or anything, I really don’t give a fuck and will admit if I’m working in a sinking ship. These guys were outright fired. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38997039) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:22 PM Author: Glittery point double fault Ljl you are so naive. They were fired because they realized it’s a criminal fraud operation, and they were maybe given a small severance to stay quiet.
Prepare to get extorted by management. There’s a difference between a sinking ship and a massive fraud. |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:24 PM Author: diverse sanctuary mood We’ll see dawg, we’ll see. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38997058) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:31 PM Author: Glittery point double fault (retard getting surveilled and then poisoned by a psychopathic criminal fraud tech CEO)
If everyone else is running away as fast as they can, then you should run away too |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:27 PM Author: Fragrant university keepsake machete That’s the difference (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38997071) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:21 PM Author: Fragrant university keepsake machete Naw this is CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY but the fact they weren’t churning out features in the first 2 weeks is grounds for dismissal (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38997053) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:10 PM Author: Stimulating Internet-worthy Marketing Idea Orchestra Pit i almost took a sales job at a startup and im glad i didnt because i definitely would have been fired after 3 days (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38997011) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:27 PM Author: Fragrant university keepsake machete How would that happen? Literally not being able to conceptualize the product? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38997072) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:34 PM Author: Stimulating Internet-worthy Marketing Idea Orchestra Pit No just not making enough calls. I did great on the interview and they said I clearly knew how to pitch the product. I just knew I couldn't try to sell for 8 hours a day every single day--I can do it, but it takes a lot of mental effort to not be completely autistic and it's exhausting. I'd get up and like walk around every 20 minutes or something. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38997090) |
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Date: October 18th, 2019 3:36 PM Author: Fragrant university keepsake machete Sounds like a sweatshop. Can’t expect white ppl to work like that (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4365710&forum_id=2#38997098) |