Found this “relevant” ad in TechCrunch’s front page:
Uploaded with plasq’s Skitch!
Why relevant? Well people that read TechCruch probably have acid reflux due to stress. Startup life is “exiting”!
BTW: first blog post, using skitch rather than regular upload.
Let’s face it Google is not the startup it once was. 16,805 employees(according to wikipedia) sound more like an enterprise. Enterprises still need a pitch to recruit talented people. Their “20% of your time side project” pitch is a becoming a thing of the past according to some:
Google recruiters are out of touch. This 20% [...]
John from the Seek Nuance blog comments on coding test during interviews:
I’ll bet you don’t code standing up at a whiteboard with someone watching the clock, without any tools. So why do you think it’s a good predictor of anything?
Apart from the recent layoff announcements made by Jerry Yang, a Microsoft purchase would probably lead to even more layoffs. This will be very devastating for a lot of people, but could actually refuel the Web 2.0 movement(noticed I didn’t say bubble?).
As a result of the layoffs a lot of engineers will probably polish [...]