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Re:Ask HN: Is the job market brutal? or is it just me? by hef19898 on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @02:49PM (#35529561)
Can confirm, defence (related) and security clearance requirements largely limit the applicant pool. One, because for some reason Lockheed is dirty while Palantir or Facebook isn't. And because a lot of people are, by virtue of country of birth, ineligible of getting a security clearance. Also decent money and job security.

But while I draw my moral.line at small arms (those have the nasty habbit of ending everywhere, and the likes of Heckler and Koch have their long list of export scandals), others draw their line at weapons in general. Both view points are fine, as is working for the likes of SIG Sauer.

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Re:Ask HN: Is the job market brutal? or is it just me? by mmanciop on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @03:33PM (#35530259)
> Lockheed is dirty while Palantir or Facebook aren’t

Said nobody with any common sense, ever. Palanthir or Meta are in my eyes as bad on CV as… as… wait is there a way I don’t go Godwin’s in this thread?

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Re:Ask HN: Is the job market brutal? or is it just me? by taylodl on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @04:54PM (#35531409)
Agreed. Where I work we hire people from Lockheed all the time. Meta? We wouldn't touch them. Move fast and break things isn't the mentality we're looking for when working with what the Department of Homeland Security has classified as National Critical Infrastructure.

If our service goes down, civilization goes down. We can't afford to hire people who've spent a career playing games.

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Re:Ask HN: Is the job market brutal? or is it just me? by dangwhy on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @08:18PM (#35533511)
> Meta? We wouldn't touch them.

is this your employer's policy? Or do you just fail them in in the interview regardless of their performance.

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Re:Ask HN: Is the job market brutal? or is it just me? by taylodl on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @09:28AM (#35539309)
Their performance would be considered very carefully - and I'm not talking about leet coding exercises. We don't prioritize solving silly problems. We prioritize people who can get stuff done, using a technology portfolio that ranges from ultra-modern to 15 year legacy and make it all work together. The ability to estimate and deliver are highly prized.
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