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Re:Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do? on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @03:11PM (#29258264)
> Might try to be tricky and get you to sign your code away

My code is GPL, lol

Re:Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do? on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @03:09PM (#29258236)
I get reminded of Telegram and especially VK, which used to only hire coding competition winners
Re:Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do? on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @03:08PM (#29258221)
Why would they accept my consulting gig though if they can hire someone to do it themselves?
Re:Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do? on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @02:57PM (#29258120)
1) Funny

2) Agree it's a stupid thing to brag about. Reminds me of Theranos

3) Yes, that's the vibes i'm getting. But they'd like me to spend time on their project, not the open-source project

Re:Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do? on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @02:53PM (#29258078)
Make an offer
Re:Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do? on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @02:32PM (#29257781)
Why send a personal letter then?
Re:Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do? on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @02:28PM (#29257727)
I have this feeling that they're spoiled because of all the money they've got

Good thing is, i don't care about money as much as they do!

Re:Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do? on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @02:26PM (#29257697)
Cool, thanks mate!

Do you have an idea how i can bring it up in a polite manner?

Re:Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do? on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @02:23PM (#29257665)
Great, will check the course out

I don't think competing in answering questions anybody can learn is my skill or is a great skill to have. I'm a creative guy!

Wish you much luck with girls!

Re:Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do? on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @02:16PM (#29257559)
Yes, i'm thinking about it right now

But i'm certain that i will keep doing open-source, regardless if i get hired or spin it off into a startup myself

Re:Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do? on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @02:13PM (#29257516)
In addition to that post:

1) They said they only "hire the best" (i'm certainly great, but not the best)

2) They bragged about how they have "more money they could ever spend"

3) They expect me to compromise my side projects and consulting activities, because "Series B startups are a whole different type of experience"

Re:Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do? on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @02:02PM (#29257370)
All my commercial activities relevant to that open-source project i have done via handshakes, no interviews
Re:Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do? on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @01:56PM (#29257283)
Nice idea. I'm thinking of offering to complete a take-home project or go through some of my open-source work line-by-line

BUT, i have no idea if they're willing to agree or would just drop me after that altogether

Re:Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do? on Wednesday November 17, 2021 @01:51PM (#29257215)
Share the secret with me?

Ask HN: Ridiculous job interview. What do I do?

Who: Series B startup with ~$100 million in funding, me open-source developerWhat: engineering manager writes me e-mail that goes like: “we found your open-source project and want to offer you a job”In a meeting they explain how they were interested in using my open-source project and want to hire me so i could carry out a similar work for themThen they go on and explain i’d have to do 4 more...

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