Ask HN: Ever been hired through a “who's hiring” post?

Re:Ask HN: Ever been hired through a “who's hiring” post? by estreeper on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @07:02PM (#12860187)

> What if I don't love writing web apps in RoR and just want a friggin job? I shouldn't send you a resume at all?

Probably not. If someone is doing something they don't like, they tend to stop doing it so well as time goes on. While it may work out for a while, people usually need to care at some level about what they're doing to do a good job. Not everyone, sure, but I wouldn't take the chance.

There is also a lot more to working than just doing a job. Working around people who don't care about their work is demoralizing.

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Re:Ask HN: Ever been hired through a “who's hiring” post? by clarry on Thursday November 03, 2016 @05:53AM (#12862632)

You could very well be working around professionals who take pride in doing their job well despite hating (or just not particularly liking) it. It might even look like they love the job.

Maybe it's not so common in SV startups that insist on hiring lovers. But in other industries it might be more of a rule than an exception.

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