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[-] Dojan@pawb.social 7 points 15 hours ago
[-] Arsecroft@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 15 hours ago

lots of pinkertons around lately

[-] Feyd@programming.dev 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Not really. "A year to get a job" is just not what most of us are observing for devs with 10 years of experience, so it's natural to think something is odd here.

[-] Dojan@pawb.social 1 points 1 hour ago

How many of most of us here are black, then? Dude seems disillusioned with the corpo ballet we're all asked to hop through because that's the status quo. Things don't actually have to be that way, it's not some kind of law of nature.

Suppose if you're happy with the status quo, then I'm glad for you. To me it still reads like corpo shillery. The devil doesn't need an advocate.

[-] Feyd@programming.dev 1 points 36 minutes ago

I didn't comment on the "corpo ballet", but I can assure you I think it is a stupid and dehumanizing as anyone else. I'll thank you not to put words in my mouth.

[-] Pomal@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 hours ago

Just watched several friends take two+ years to get a job, with FAANG on their resume and over a decade of experience, in the US. You probably have some selection bias.

[-] Feyd@programming.dev 1 points 40 minutes ago

Possibly. Several people I know were laid off and had a job in a month... I don't know anyone that hunted for more than a few....

[-] lysdexic@programming.dev 5 points 13 hours ago

so it’s natural to think something is odd here.

I glanced over a few other blog posts from the blog. The guy is describes himself as a troublemaker and has a whole blog post on how it is hard to be nice to people.

And the guy has a track record of posting highly racist comments to boot.

This is from the last half a dozen blog posts.

Perhaps the guy is going through a mental breakdown. Perhaps not. But I'd be hard pressed to pick this guy over any other candidate.

[-] Pomal@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

Sauce? I read through several posts on the blog and didn’t find what you’re talking about

[-] lysdexic@programming.dev 1 points 1 hour ago

Sauce? I read through several posts on the blog and didn’t find what you’re talking about

You must have done a poor job reading them.

I'll leave you with this facepalm read.

https://www.jacky.wtf/essays/2026/nice-for-what/

[-] Pomal@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

But that first half is a reminder (to myself) that not everyone deserves constant good will or benefit of the doubt. Folks like Kissinger definitely would have gleefully eradicated Haiti (if not turned into a plantation-as-country) and folks who hold offsets of his ideals do not need to be given any sort of grace.

If you think his writing is any of what you posit, then I’d recommend taking a look in the mirror to search for your humanity.

[-] lysdexic@programming.dev 1 points 45 minutes ago

If you think his writing is any of what you posit,

It does. Most of us don't go around writing essays rationalizing how we treat others like shit, and framing basic decency in daily interactions as "expending of energy", and then make it believe everyone else should just be ok with this.

It's a colossal red flag. Then the racist rants make it all the worst.

Don't take my word for it. Perhaps take the hiring managers' word?

[-] Pomal@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 hour ago

Sorry I didn’t cherry pick the fifth to last essay?

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