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Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies by darth_avocado on Tuesday September 30, 2025 @05:11PM (#45431306)
The more likely outcome is going to be that these people will be left behind. If you came in with extreme views like say for things like DEI, would you be able to work that well with a female manager or a black coworker? If you came in with extreme views about lofty wage expectations or not working extra as a salaried employee, how likely are you to be hired or be put up for promotion? Keep in mind, we are not talking about reasonable takes, we are talking about extreme views that are formed solely through online spaces and not personal experiences.
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Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies by bluefirebrand on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @01:07AM (#45434424)
> not working extra as a salaried employee

This is not an extreme view :/

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Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies by paulhebert on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @02:02AM (#45434748)
Agreed. I’m a senior dev. With rare exceptions I work 8:30 to 4:30.

My previous job gave us every other Friday off.

I get things done, do a good job and get nothing but positive feedback from my bosses.

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Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies by darth_avocado on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @12:59PM (#45440095)
> Keep in mind, we are not talking about reasonable takes, we are talking about extreme views that are formed solely through online spaces

You’re taking it out of context. I’m not talking about a 996 culture or regular overtime, I’m talking about ocasional extra push to make things work. Any full time salaried employee will tell you that it is completely acceptable to work extra here and there, when you are allowed to take it slow at times.

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Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies by LtWorf on Thursday October 02, 2025 @01:53AM (#45446695)
No it's not acceptable. At the very least they must let you take that extra time off at a moment of your choosing.
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Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies by LtWorf on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @02:40AM (#45434988)
> or not working extra as a salaried employee

Getting paid to work is a normal expectation…

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Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies by monkeyelite on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @10:40AM (#45438280)
Framing DEI skepticism as an inability to work with minority or protected groups makes me think you don’t understand the position well.
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Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies by darth_avocado on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @12:55PM (#45440054)
Framing some of the extreme views of DEI as DEI skepticism makes me think you don’t understand the extent of radicalization that young unemployed people are going through.
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Re:Hiring only senior engineers is killing companies by monkeyelite on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @01:05PM (#45440178)
I think you may be imagining a disruptive person who can’t work with others, and then associating it with a political position.
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