Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by johnnyanmac 1611 days ago
You overestimate how much managers and employers browse social media. Especially non-tech organization, they may not even know what Reddit is.

And no, this isn't a unique experience, given how many people here alone chimed in on similar automation strategies in non-tech situations. It can be weird if you're in tech and you're managing billion line codebases, but you'd be surprised how much a non-tech company would value a 100 line automation script you whip up in a week. The only risk in that relationship is your skills growing stale for if/when you need to change jobs