Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wondering what to do about it

Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi... by skeeter2020 on Monday June 20, 2022 @05:59PM (#31816655)

Yes, then they can focus on hiring those who*:

1. want to work from home to take their new bearded dragon to the vet.

2. have their moms contact me about work load.

3. pre-emptively book a sick day for Monday because they "plan to get really messed up this weekend".

People with kids are the worst employees!

* These have all happened to me in the past year.

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Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi... by sokoloff on Monday June 20, 2022 @08:49PM (#31818340)

If an employee wanted to work from home or take a half day off to take their pet to the vet, that’s cool. I’m glad they take care of their pet and I’ll see them the next workday.

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Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi... by caseyf7 on Monday June 20, 2022 @09:45PM (#31818822)

I’ve had moms show up and want their kid to give them a tour of the office, but inquiring about their child’s workload is next level helicopter parenting.

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Re:Ask HN: Having trouble getting senior applicants, wonderi... by boruto on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @04:46AM (#31821756)

Wait, Is this bad? I usually take my parents on one weekend to show where I work if the office is nice.

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