Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck job hunting?

Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by raverbashing on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:43AM (#36903703)

> "I really thought after Google, I should be employable"

Well, I can see the employer side as well

"After Google" you'll complain about the lack of chef on site, about how the automation tools are not quite like how it was in Google, how "oh in G we used to do that differently" etc

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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by bdg on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:52AM (#36903758)

Yep. Had multiple ex-Faang folks who couldn't ship the most basic tickets in a startup because there weren't 10 invisible teams making their lives easier.

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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by rewmie on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:54AM (#36903765)

I recall reading something how some companies frowned upon FANG candidates because they were concerned the candidates were more trouble than what they were worth. Stuff like the toxic corporate mentality inherited from a FANG, and overestimation of their own ability even if they were actually good. We're talking about things like SDE1s acting like the principal engineer in their new role right out of the gate and nitpicking everything to try to portray themselves as problem solvers at the expense of their whole team. Something similar to a messiah complex coupled with entitlement. This rubs people the wrong way.

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Re:Ask HN: Is the market bad, or am I having the worst luck ... by optimalsolver on Friday July 28, 2023 @03:42AM (#36904041)

"Former Twitter Employee Can't Seem To Find Meditation Room At New Taco Bell Job"

https://babylonbee.com/news/former-twitter-employee-cant-see...

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