How to ask for help from people who don't know you

Re:How to ask for help from people who don't know you by hershey890 on Thursday July 02, 2026 @05:05PM (#48767362)

I refer a lot of people and I would be more likely to respond to the first one. Provided they supply a job link, their resume, and they were well qualified and polite.

In the second one it’s really obvious to me that they just want a referral. It would annoy me that they are making me read extraneous information.

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Re:How to ask for help from people who don't know you by dingdongditchme on Friday July 03, 2026 @02:24AM (#48771538)

Yup. I read the second version twice and am still not sure what the ask is and what to do. Prime example of not having a clear ask and showing too much hubris behind some polite questions. "Have you ever considered making a better product?"

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Re:How to ask for help from people who don't know you by shwetarkadam257 on Saturday July 04, 2026 @12:57PM (#48786890)

I agree here as well first one is direct upto the point and doesnt beat around the bush

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