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Re:Takeaways from looking for a new senior role in tech by freewilly1040 on Monday December 27, 2021 @06:14PM (#29708129)
It's unclear to me what you'd like the recruiter to have done differently. They don't work inside the company and have no more access to unbiased information about it than you do as a candidate.

You identified some red flags yourself pre-hire and then bailed early when it turned out bad. It all seems pretty much fine.

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Re:Takeaways from looking for a new senior role in tech by int_19h on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @04:20AM (#29711931)
"they told me it was just a couple disgruntled former employees trying to make the company look bad" is still deceptive with this setup. If they really don't have any inside info, why make that claim?
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Re:Takeaways from looking for a new senior role in tech by thr0wawayf00 on Thursday December 30, 2021 @01:49PM (#29739898)
> It all seems pretty much fine.

I was terminated and feared what it would do to my career, it was most certainly not "pretty much fine."

> It's unclear to me what you'd like the recruiter to have done differently

This is my point, there's nothing you can make a recruiter do to truly act in your interest. Because they get paid when you sign, they're motivated to act on behalf of the company, not you the developer.

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