guy who doesn’t like the homeless setting up camp in his neighborhood but will still hand them money or food when they ask
guy who doesn’t like pigeons in his yard, but still regularly leaves out birdseed
i'm currently hiring a swe for my team at a small org
818 applicants in 3 days
all cover letters clearly ai generated
i'm going to have to add some kind of criteria to the app process to filter out bots
this unfortunately creates a strong negative selection effect where young women in tech are avoided by good men and mostly receive engagement / “mentorship” by men with less-than-professional intentions
I show up to the job site 52 minutes late.
The foreman, a pot long past simmering on a good day, tilts his head as he digs into me.
“Well look who decided to grace us with his presence. Where the hell were you?”
“Sir, I apologize. I couldn’t sleep. My Eight Sleep stayed hot all