RemoteIsHeaven

> How many things are on my own plate that I haven't done anything about yet? A lot

sure but that's not how leadership works.

Part of leadership is prioritization and ownership.

> My career trajectory was Dev -> Senior -> Lead -> Director -> Senior. I left a company and purposefully looked for my next job further down the ladder, after having profound burnout that made me question whether I wanted to keep working in the industry at all

Any chance you had terrible, even substandard leadership where you were Director (assuming that's where you had the profound burnout) and you would absolutely have loved it otherwise?

Right on the money!

I also suggested building good, strong relationships.

> which ones have the highest returns

Build good, strong relationships.

As geeks we dont tend to value human relationships.

However, good, strong relationships will pay out dividends and change your life for the better.

They will encourage you to improve yourself, improve your health, improve your knowledge.

On the other hand it's also important to realize bad actors and act accordingly.

Check out my latest ASK HN thread for an idea on handling bad actors.

> How do I decline cofounder requests?

Are you signalling that you are looking for cofounders?

Does your project page/contact page say "Thank you for your interest in being a cofounder but I'm currently not interested."?

> How do I decline cofounder requests?

Are you signalling that you are looking for cofounders?

Does your project page/contact page say "Thank you for your interest in being a cofounder but I'm currently not interested."?

I used to do a lot of drywall work and N95 respirators are just not designed for regular extended use.

If mounted properly, they will restrict the airflow and raise the temperature of your face. I would perspire heavily.

Also, unless proper handling techniques are used, the chances of contaminating the insides of the mask with the virus and then continuing to breathe it will worsen the situation compared to not wearing it at all.

A N95 respirator is not something to slap on willy nilly without training.

I think a regular person who has never worn a N95 respirator before and does not use proper handling techniques is exposing themselves to increased risk than wearing a simpler surgical mask that's more intuitive to use.

If "FakeCo" was to post on Indeed/LinkedIn or even cold email me, I won't even take a second look at it, but, if they post on HN, I will not only check them out but go as far as give their take home assignments a serious shot because HN has a special place in my heart and I want to help my fellow entrepreneurs.

I am very confident in saying this is just not me - a lot of you treat the posts in the monthly "Who's Hiring" pretty seriously as well!

However:

Reading reports on HN, it seems like, certain companies have realized we take the posts in the monthly "Who's Hiring" pretty seriously and are actively exploiting our goodwill.

Currently, there is absolutely no way for us to communicate to each other when we come across these companies.

THIS is an attempt in fixing that.

Secondary objectives of this thread could be to:

i. Inform us if the project manager has asked the non-technical interviewer to ask technical questions from a list. What's the runtime of QuickSort? Best case, worst case or average case? What's the partioning strategy you want me to use? Aux storage needed? Does it say I have to say "O(n log n)" on the list?

ii. Warn us that a post is really for a H1B PERM and no real application is being sought. It's just a honeypot to produce as evidence in case the DHS ever comes knocking asking questions if an US Citizen was considered for the position

iii. Warn us that the architect you get to speak with at the end of the 18 hour interview pipeline hates anyone who ever coded in Java as it's "pure poison for the mind" and wants to ensure you forgot all the "bad habits" that Java taught you and "C# with LINQ" is the real solution to all the world's problems

iv. ... you get the idea

I DONT expect quality control on Indeed/LinkedIn/WhatHaveYou and treat these sites with the respect they deserve.

I DO really respect HN and believe it's important to be able to verify and maintain the integrity of "Who's Hiring" with what we can

Please suggest away and if all these experiences are just me, no one here had to go through any of this, I am really sorry for wasting your time.