Ask HN: How do you find "coders with families" in the Bay Area?
I've read very often on HN about the coders that get rejected from or reject startup jobs because entrepreneurs have unrealistic expectations of work hours (80+) from employees. When I post my jobs for engineers #1 and #2 for my startup, I keep getting younger less experienced coders that are willing to work those unrealistic hours. I don't seem to get those "coders with families" even applying to my jobs. Have they been scared off? Is this happening because it is a small venture-backed startup, so crazy hours/dedication are implied? How do I shake that impression? Is it a function of the skills requested? (1 Ruby data collection and 1 Rails) I would much rather get those experienced coders that will want to work 40 hours. That's plenty of time to get a ton done and if they don't get enough accomplished in that time it's probably my fault as the CT
Why it failed
I've read very often on HN about the coders that get rejected from or reject startup jobs because entrepreneurs have unrealistic expectations of work hours (80+) from employees. When I post my jobs for engineers #1 and #2 for my startup, I keep getting younger less experienc
- Kind
- startup
- Status
- Shut down
- Inventor
- danpinto
- Ended
- 2013
- Source
- hackernews