Re:Ask HN: I was hired and unhired in 2 weeks, for no reason
by georgespencer on Friday August 08, 2014 @06:04PM
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> They didn't withdraw an offer, they terminated someone who had accepted and was actively working for the company.
You're right. It's even worse for OP: he just got canned.
> Yes, they did. Is it okay to let the OP go quickly because they made a mistake: no resources to deal with visa issues, wrong domain expertise, etc? Yes.
Agreed.
> Is it okay to do this without compensation, especially after rescinding other offers, working his personal network, etc? No!
He took a job, and got fired. Every time you take a job you rescind other offers. Every time you get fired you probably look back and think "damn I wish I'd taken one of those other offers". The proximity is the issue here, and the insinuating that they could have known this earlier / not made the hire in the first place.
> The OP din't just do some code, he worked his professional network and went out on a limb for this startup.
He didn't go out on a limb, he had a job there as you point out. He was a salaried employee.
You're right. It's even worse for OP: he just got canned.
> Yes, they did. Is it okay to let the OP go quickly because they made a mistake: no resources to deal with visa issues, wrong domain expertise, etc? Yes.
Agreed.
> Is it okay to do this without compensation, especially after rescinding other offers, working his personal network, etc? No!
He took a job, and got fired. Every time you take a job you rescind other offers. Every time you get fired you probably look back and think "damn I wish I'd taken one of those other offers". The proximity is the issue here, and the insinuating that they could have known this earlier / not made the hire in the first place.
> The OP din't just do some code, he worked his professional network and went out on a limb for this startup.
He didn't go out on a limb, he had a job there as you point out. He was a salaried employee.