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Re:Tech employment now significantly worse than the 2008 or ... by Rohunyyy on Friday March 06, 2026 @10:11PM (#47284098)
Referrals are also getting games. If your company has a referral bonus, then I promise you pretty much every single referral you have looked at, is from a guy who DIDNT know the guy. I applied to 20 Big Tech companies last month. All from "referrals". Check out teamblind.com if you don't know (Be careful. The site is like a tech version of 4 chan. Well maybe not THAT bad.) The whole game is messed up.
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Re:Tech employment now significantly worse than the 2008 or ... by light_hue_1 on Friday March 06, 2026 @10:40PM (#47284260)
Most people are far more honest. I have never given a referral without knowing the person and what they can and can't do.

Sure, you can always find a website with someone shady on it. But that's always been the case.

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Re:Tech employment now significantly worse than the 2008 or ... by neilknowsbest on Saturday March 07, 2026 @10:33AM (#47288531)
Both of these views are consistent with each other. Most people are honest and issue few referrals. But the few people who are dishonest issue loads of referrals. Therefore, most of the referrals a company gets are from dishonest people.
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