This is my guess. He probably knows a sale is happening and doesn't want to provide value to the new owner. Probably because he has a competitive portfolio company or something.
This is nonsense.
Readit Newsa_small_island commented on Why Supermarket Bacon Hides Its Fat bloomberg.com/features/20... · Posted by u/marcopolis
Fat is good for you. Cut the carbs if you need to lose weight. Meaningless source of food.
a_small_island commented on Scammed By A Silicon Valley Startup medium.com/@PennyKim/i-go... · Posted by u/davidkhess
I feel bad for the employees. This song will repeat itself many times over. Selfish deluded egomaniac taking advantage of people and their livelihood. Good luck to the rank and file.
a_small_island commented on How Fuhu went bankrupt latimes.com/business/tech... · Posted by u/klenwell
The first giant warning sign is family running the business. The only time I've ever seen that work out well is Mattermark (nb: I don't work there, but heard it's a good place). I have seen it work terribly at multiple places.
The next trick is to just write all the glassdoor reviews yourself. See, eg, healthtap.
>See, eg, healthtap.
https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/HealthTap-Reviews-E453567....
Wish there was something more that could be done than just saying "I'll never work for or do business with this company and their executives" when I see these clearly fake reviews.
a_small_island commented on Startups that launched at Y Combinator S16 Demo Day 1 techcrunch.com/2016/08/22... · Posted by u/runesoerensen
Thank you for your response, Mr. Buchheit. I really appreciate it.
This is the answer I was looking for, one that explains your driving intentions. I'm nothing like a venture capitalist or investor, so I appreciate that I may not have any kind of good read on these companies' potentials.
All the best to each of them and to you.
Not a snark, but why do you address him as Mr. Buchheit and not Paul?
I can't believe how many typos there were in this article, do editors exist anymore?
a_small_island commented on Confirmed: Walmart buys Jet.com for $3B in cash techcrunch.com/2016/08/08... · Posted by u/brandonlipman
What's the likely scenarios for an employee whose been there for 2 years, an employee whose been there for 1 year, and an employee whose been there for 6 months? If we assume 1 year cliff on options.
a_small_island commented on Ask HN: Do employers care how long it took you to finish a degree? · Posted by u/JxGZV
It depends. If someone discloses to me on their resume that it took 8 years to get a bachelors, meaning they put 2000-2008 next to that line item, it's fair for me to ask about it. Besides, professional or not, you want them to ask it if they're inclined to ask it. Not because it's information for them, but because it's information for you. A candidate interviews the company as much as the company interviews them, and from my perspective as a candidate I want to know if these things matter to them and why. For instance, there are qualities I appreciate about non-traditional students - people who started college late, worked full time through, etc. I'm not trying to figure out if you're 45 or not. I'm looking for positive qualities, not trying to shake out the negative. I can distill the negatives when we talk about experience, and those have nothing to do with age or anything else.
Beyond that, when I'm interviewing someone, I know I can't or shouldn't ask certain things, and I don't want to make people uncomfortable or break any laws. So I will often casually mention that I'm married or have a kid if the opportunity arises while we make small talk. I never tie it to a follow up question either, because that's too close to the line for me. But I'm not trying to figure out your situation there either. I'm just putting it out there that I have a life outside of here, that I'm probably going to sneak out (very) early every so often, work from home sometimes to get some other non-work stuff done too, etc. and that I won't hold it against you for being a normal person either.
>Beyond that, when I'm interviewing someone, I know I can't or shouldn't ask certain things, and I don't want to make people uncomfortable or break any laws. So I will often casually mention that I'm married or have a kid if the opportunity arises while we make small talk. I never tie it to a follow up question either, because that's too close to the line for me. But I'm not trying to figure out your situation there either. I'm just putting it out there that I have a life outside of here, that I'm probably going to sneak out (very) early every so often, work from home sometimes to get some other non-work stuff done too, etc. and that I won't hold it against you for being a normal person either.
This is a strange thought process. It's illegal to ask about kids/relationship status and you apparently know that. You just attempt to fish for that information because you want them to know that _you_ personally WFH and have non-work stuff in your life? Why not just describe that work culture? Seems like you are trying to find out if they have kids or a wife, otherwise I don't understand the reasoning.
A _social_ network built by "ex-Google" engineers.
Bottled water (usually purchased in a 1.5l, 2l or 1gal container) is something I purchase only for convenience when I simply don't have access to any tap water at all.