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Re:Ask HN: Where does one find true entry level development ... by striking on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @01:56PM (#15020637)
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"
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Re:Ask HN: Where does one find true entry level development ... by crypticlizard on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @04:37PM (#15022219)
It's not malice, it's business and legal acumen.
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Re:Ask HN: Where does one find true entry level development ... by tchaffee on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @08:31PM (#15024016)
If that's what the legal department recommended to me as a business owner to add in protections for being able to fire employees, I would fire the legal department.

How many applicants will be inspired to lie because of my absurd requirement on the job spec? Of those applicants, how many will I hire? Do I only hire applicants who have lied in order to be protected so I can later fire them? I wouldn't hire someone who lied on their application in the first place!

I've never had a legal department recommend something so silly as this, and I challenge you to find one that does. If you want certain protections for the company in an employment agreement, you put them in a contract.

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Re:Ask HN: Where does one find true entry level development ... by ouid on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @02:11PM (#15020783)
"never say never"
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Re:Ask HN: Where does one find true entry level development ... by striking on Tuesday August 15, 2017 @02:20PM (#15020875)
Bieber's Razor?
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