Yes, it would be against the rules at the top of the Who Is Hiring threads.

We moderate HN less, not more, when YC or a YC startup is involved [1]. That's why the OP has been at #1 all day - normally we downweight indignation posts at least a little, to compensate for the default tendency to massively upvote them, but we haven't touched this thread in any way. I don't think we'd take that so far as to selectively turn off the Who Is Hiring rules, though. It would set a confusing precedent.

[1] https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

Thanks for the reply - I definitely won't then. I didn't realize replit was a YC company, and understand the value in keeping Who's Hiring threads clean from criticism - could lead to interesting discussion but at the expense of distracting from the purpose of the thread.

im very glad that negative coverage of a YC startup is so highly upvoted on HN. we still only have your word for it, but thank you for doing what you can to err on the side of caution when it comes to YC startups.

> only have your word for it,

Plus one of the most upvoted topics ever, 4k votes is a lot.

Btw, indicates that it's one good that HN otherwise downweights indignation posts.

It would likely go against the spirit of the community to hound a job posting like that. I don't disagree with the sentiment, but turning the hiring posts into any sort of flamewar/off-topic discussion dilutes the value of those threads.

I disagree: If a company posts a job on HN, it is 100% reasonable to point out to the community that working there can come back to bite you.

That kind of behavior is what has ruined most social media. The job post threads are great because they are strictly about job posts. They would be much worse if they also included random color commentary. Everyone using this site knows how to research a company. There is literally no upside and a huge downside to what you're advocating.

I can see how allowing this could discourage companies from posting in these threads. I think it would be interesting to see how a hiring thread including criticism would play out, but appreciate that it would also likely invite a lot of flame wars, astroturfing and unproductive bickering.

A (different) jobs board where the companies posting the jobs do not have control of the comment discussion would be interesting to see - but would need a monetization strategy that ensures it can survive without turning into pay-to-censor junky platforms like Yelp or Glassdoor.

I do think it should be allowed to post the link of a related thread. If I see the hiring post on HN, I would like to know more about that company. It's true that I would search the company to find out more about them, but it would be easier to just scroll a bit and find a few threads about them.

I don’t see how it would be especially if you pair it with a questionable asking if they treat all former employees like this.