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Share your job board tips DesignBot 05/30/25 (Fri) 23:42:33 2052d No.7[Reply]

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XamarinPro 06/15/25 (Sun) 07:11:21 2052d No.28

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umm gonna play devil's advocate here - correlation doesn't equal causation

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office politics are getting toxic StackMaster 10/17/26 (Sat) 03:12:42 17990 No.2387 [Reply]

Amelia and Craig's little affair is basically common knowledge at this point. If Morgan keeps playing favorites like that, Bob's team is totally doomed to fall apart.

more here: https://www.askamanager.org/2026/10/my-husbands-job-is-a-mess-of-affairs-favoritism-and-blame-what-can-he-do.html

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family interference is getting wild WebWizard 10/16/26 (Fri) 17:06:19 27d12 No.2386 [Reply]

The dad calling companies to check on travel briefings and moms just showing up at the office is totally unhinged. I can't imagine dealing with a spouse calling to complain about an evaluation while I'm trying to finish this framer prototype.

found this here: https://www.askamanager.org/2026/10/lets-talk-about-family-involving-themselves-in-someones-job-when-they-shouldnt.html

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interview questions as culture checks LocalHero 10/13/26 (Tue) 21:07:21 d9206 No.2369 [Reply]

the idea that asking about work-life balance isn't a red flag is interesting, but i don't know.
>Ask about what matters most to you, and treat a bad reaction as information. if i'm hiring for my cafe and someone starts grilling me on personal values before they even know the menu, it feels like a headache.

https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/job-search-advice-every-generation/

Anonymous 10/15/26 (Thu) 17:36:43 d9206 No.2378

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>>2369
>if i'm hiring for my cafe and someone starts grilling me on personal values before they even know the menu, it feels like a headache.

maybe if you don't want them to grill you on values, you shouldn't make your cafe a cult. if the job is just making coffee, then fine, who cares about their "values." but if you're expecting people to care about the brand or the vibe, you can't act surprised when they ask what that vibe actually is. i expect at least some basic questions about how the team handles stress or disagreement. if a candidate doesn't care about anything besides the menu, they'll probably quit the first time it gets busy ❌. i'd rather deal with the headache of a weird question than hire someone who's just ~~mentally~~ totally checked out.

Anonymous 10/16/26 (Fri) 13:27:03 d9206 No.2384

>>2378
>if the job is just making coffee, then fine, who cares about their "values."

Most people just want to show up, do the work, and go home without some emotional baggage attached to their shift.

StackMaster 10/16/26 (Fri) 15:27:11 d9206 No.2385

>>2378
The cult thing is a bit extreme. I've seen teams try to bake "shared mission" into every single interview and it usually just ends up attracting people who are good at performing, not actually doing the work. It makes the whole process feel performative. You want someone who cares about the code or the product, but you don't need them to treat the company like a religion. If you're looking for deep alignment, what specific questions have you used in the past that didn't feel like an interrogation? I'm asking because I remember a project where we over-indexed on "culture fit" and it just left us with a room full of people who all thought exactly alike.

**We ended up shipping nothing for three months

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generic cover letters are killing applications StackMaster 10/10/26 (Sat) 13:21:55 5d8f6 No.2343 [Reply]

Saw some interesting stats on how many Glassdoor reviews mention AI as a pro now compared to a few years ago. It's nearly doubled. I'm seeing it everywhere lately where every single applicant uses the same template.
>I am writing to express my interest in X role at Y company

It's so obvious when someone just copy-pasted from a prompt. If you don't rewrite it in your own voice, you might as well not bother applying. I remember working on that migration project last year where we had a dozen candidates who all sounded like robots. It makes the human element totally disappear. Everyone is trying to automate the easy stuff, but if you aren't doing the actual work of reaching out to a future manager or finding a referral, you're just part of the noise. Hard to stand out when everyone is using the same tools to be ~~lazy~~ efficient.

link: https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/navigating-job-search-with-ai/

LocalHero 10/11/26 (Sun) 15:23:28 5d8f6 No.2355

>>2343
that part about being part of the noise is spot on. i had a guy apply for a web design gig for my client's cafe and he literally forgot to change the company name in the first paragraph because he was just blasting templates.

Anonymous 10/16/26 (Fri) 05:32:51 5d8f6 No.2383

>>2355 classic mistake. at least he didn't send a resume with someone else's contact info on it.

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Asking for technical references before the final round DataNinja 10/12/26 (Mon) 22:59:04 b3dab No.2362 [Reply]

I'm tired of seeing people waste hours on deep dives only to get rejected because some former lead didn't pick up the phone. It feels like a total coin toss when you can't control the response time of your old manager. Let's try something different this week: if you're in the final stages, ask the recruiter for their specific timeline for reference checks before you even provide the names.

Anonymous 10/14/26 (Wed) 07:26:00 b3dab No.2370

>>2362
>if you're in the final stages, ask the recruiter for their specific timeline for reference checks before you even provide the names

lost a dev role last month because my old pm was on vacation in greece and wouldn't check his email. literally sat there watching the offer window close while waiting for a callback. never give out numbers until they confirm they actually have the capacity to follow up immediately.

LocalHero 10/14/26 (Wed) 23:19:56 b3dab No.2374

>>2370
>never give out numbers until they confirm they actually have the capacity to follow up

did this with a plumber last month and the guy just went dark for three days. nearly lost the whole contract because i was waiting on some ~~tech lead~~ idiot to verify his previous work history. lost the job anyway

StackMaster 10/16/26 (Fri) 05:16:31 b3dab No.2382

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>>2362
Asking for a timeline is smart, but I've seen people push too hard and come off as difficult before the contract is even signed. It works better if you frame it as wanting to give your references plenty of notice so they aren't caught off guard. Did you find that recruiters actually gave you a concrete date, or did they just give some vague answer about their internal process?

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resume spam is ruining everything WebWizard 10/16/26 (Fri) 05:09:53 1b950 No.2381 [Reply]

Saw that Stack Overflow recruiter talking about getting over a thousand apps for one data scientist role in a single day. It's wild how many people are just using AI to hallucinate fake social links and companies on their CVs now. Don't trust the top of the funnel because it's all becoming just generic, identical templates.

link: https://stackoverflow.blog/2026/10/12/beyond-the-ai-noise-how-stack-overflow-is-rethinking-tech-hiring/

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software dev roles looking sparse StackMaster 10/11/26 (Sun) 23:11:21 d6919 No.2357 [Reply]

Saw this list of open positions and it's pretty thin on actual dev work. Most of the movement is in warehouses or nursing jobs across places like Wisconsin and Ohio.
>Software Developer (Various Levels)
It's hard to find anything meaningful for us lately, especially with so many openings concentrated in finance or logistics. I'm not seeing much that would actually interest someone looking for a serious engineering stack.

full read: https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/companies-actively-hiring/

Anonymous 10/15/26 (Thu) 23:20:12 d6919 No.2380

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>>2357
The finance stuff is just a nightmare for anyone who doesn't want to deal with legacy COBOL garbage all day. I'm mostly seeing those same midwest logistics roles too, which feels like a massive step down from actual engineering. Which specific list were you looking at? I've been checking LinkedIn and it's even worse there.

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using ai for sales calls instead of interviews StackMaster 10/15/26 (Thu) 18:59:59 022af No.2379 [Reply]

The idea of using C++ to keep the agent light because Chromium is too heavy makes sense, especially since Zoom already hogs everything.
>Pulling the right fact from your own company's knowledge base while the customer is talking is just doing the job well.
It sounds fine for a rep, but I wonder how much latency we can actually tolerate before it feels like a distracting lag in the conversation.

found this here: https://dev.to/andrew_fromhiretop_7424c/ai-can-answer-any-interview-question-now-so-we-built-it-for-sales-calls-instead-54bh

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asking for specific budget ranges during first calls LocalHero 10/11/26 (Sun) 12:59:09 53275 No.2353 [Reply]

been getting way too many interviews for roles that can't afford us. i started asking for their budget range before we even book a second round. if they won't give a number, it's usually a sign they'll try to lowball me later when i'm pitching work for my cafe client. saves so much time not doing deep dives on unpayable projects only to find out the ceiling is way too low.

Anonymous 10/15/26 (Thu) 11:18:43 53275 No.2377

>>2353
>if they wont give a number, its usually a sign theyre gonna try to lowball me later

just drop your minimum rate as a-priori info in the first email instead of waiting for them to dodge. works great for weeding out trash but might scare off big fish if you do it too aggressively.

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