> I certainly don't think the barb about your willingness to employ people who write things on Github issues threads that you disagree with is helping anyone understand any part of this situation.
It seems to be one of HN's go-to insults. "Look at this person's behavior, I would never hire them," as if everyone wants to work at your startup.
Do you really think that when people say "I would never hire that person" that there is an implication of "everyone wants to be hired by me (and by extension my company)?"
> Do you really think that when people say "I would never hire that person" that there is an implication of "everyone wants to be hired by me (and by extension my company)?"
Nailed it. Just because someone, a team, or a company has hiring criteria doesn't mean they assume everyone wants to work at their company. It means they have an idea of who they are looking for.
But what if they respond with a snack I've never heard of and interest me so with its description that I've just found my NEW favorite snack.
Additionally what if they inform me about my snack with information that means I can't morally choose it anymore, or that it's dangerous to my health? I now have the opportunity to switch my viewpoint, or reduce the weight that it has in my criteria.
It begins the discussion if you as the person starting the thread are interested in having it and not just looking to be agreed with. I, whether I'm in the minority or not, am always looking to start the dialog. Being agreed with is boring.
You're right. The obvious answer is to never communicate with other people... ever. Communication with other people implies that you are full of yourself and looking to show off to other people how awesome you are.
I didn't say I disagree with his statement. I'm saying, maybe more implied, that I'm not going to hire someone who displays a lack of interest in finding a real solution to a real problem that has to do very much with what they're trying to build. And on top of that shows a serious streak of entitlement and a lack empathy towards the very service they're essentially abusing and not even paying for.
I wonder how many times CocoaPods has ruined someone's day/night on some GH team. I wonder how many dinners some mom or dad has missed with their kids because their service alarms are going apeshit. I don't think it's hyperbole to say that if you are a top 10 repo at Github, you are responsible for ruining individuals days and taking time away from their families if you are hammering the system.
Now, these are entirely my opinion and I'm not saying alloy is bad at what they do. I'm saying that is a collection of attitudes that I'm not going to put on my team.
I think it is a hyperbolic statement to say they're responsible for ruining people's days.
Let's think this through and ask ourselves a few question.
1. Did they go out there way to do damage?
2. Are they responsible for deciding the infrastructure and how well it can handle with load?
3. Did they force said people to work at GitHub?
4. Is the open source culture and hosting a major part of GitHub business plan?
5. Are they responsible for staffing to ensure people are scheduled to work when work needs some?
Even as a non-manager I was employed in a position to make hiring decisions. Do you ever get brought into interview loops? You're part of hiring decisions. You may not have final say, but you are hopefully very much listened to.
It seems to be one of HN's go-to insults. "Look at this person's behavior, I would never hire them," as if everyone wants to work at your startup.