Who wants a great engineering team in Bucharest?
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And, something off topic that I'd very much like y'all not to interpret as sexist (it's quite the opposite): I love how many women are in engineering in Romania. 3 out of the 13 on that list, if I'm not mistaken, a ratio which matches my personal experience (my employer in the Netherlands has 100 engineers of which 3 are female).
Somehow, I feel that being nerdy is simply more generally a part of mainstream society in Romania than in most of the rest of the western world. If only the pay wasn't so ridiculously low, I'd gladly move over. In the summer. I think.
I've seen a correlation between "non-Western country" and number of women in tech, but I don't even know how you would measure political correctness to measure a correlation.
It seems to me that the US (regarded as one of the less politically correct western countries) has quite a low level of women in tech, while (based on my limited research) countries that most would regard as more politically correct (eg Scandinavian countries) have similarly low levels.
That contrasts notably to places like India and Eastern Europe, where women in tech levels seem much higher.
This, i think, comes from our communist past. Back then, jobs were allocated by the state and if you were unlucky, you could have ended up somewhere in the country side. An engineering degree would guarantee a job in a factory in a city. Also add the communist propaganda and Ceausescu's dream to make Romania a heavily industrialized country.
Also, technical + low wages sounds like a great place to hire workers for your startup.
I have heard and read the "I'll do everything I can to help you find something else", "do not hesitate to reach out to me", "I can make some introductions if you want", etc. from CEOs and VCs, to little actual help.
Here, he's pointing out and recommending the employees specifically and by name, with contact info. Much much better than what's typically done.
More so than that, I think it's great that he has resisted the urge to make this about Seesmic. It doesn't round up with any sort of "We'll be carrying on their great work..." line etc.
The post is just about these people, exactly the way it should be.
I wish them all the best of luck.
Check the Seesmic products on IOS, Android and WP7; you maybe won't love the product but the software is very good.
It's a great move from Loic and a real opportunity for any company looking for a mobile developer (or team).
edit: Of course; mad downvotes and no explanation. Classic Hacker News.
It's a respectable move, that doesn't seem all that common.
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I believe that is why it is relevant.