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Comment by tapoxi | Hacker News Reader

It's both funny and cringey. Is it unprofessional and a dick thing to do? Yes. It's also hilariously absurd.

Every time I see something like this, the onus of being professional lies solely on the employee. I just don’t care anymore. I’ve met enough “unprofessional” people that were the most productive in their team to know that unprofessional is used as “stepped out of line” these days.

"Unprofessional" is business speak for "I don't like you personally, but can't find any technical fault with you."

Wearing shorts is "unprofessional". Why? I don't know. I sling code, pants aren't helping or hindering with that. I grabbed shorts this morning, let's not make it complicated.

There are enough companies that accept shorts.

There are. The point being is that "professional" is usually a dog-whistle for something else.

Got the same opinion about it. Unprofessional? Yes. Hilarious? Also yes.

Is it even hilarious? Hasn't everyone who's used a recruiter joked, at some point, about them finding their old job?

I've had a recruiter try to get me to interview from a job I'd just given notice on (before my notice period was even up!) However, I didn't actually _take the interview_; that's what makes this case funny.

When it happens, you usually say "how funny would it have been if I had interviewed again with them?"

Today we found out, it would have indeed been hilarious. (But yes, a dick move)

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