[imwillofficial]

Unfortunately, here on planet earth, people are not always reasonable, logical, or act in their best interests.

We must calibrate our messaging to have the intended effect. If what you’re putting out isn’t being received as intended, modulate the signal.

[sdoering]

Exactly. That is why such a entry in your resume works like a great filter.

If I had worked in NSFW and an application would get rejected because of that I would sincerely thank my former job for saving me a job in an environment I would not want to touch with a ten foot pole.

If people in (even small power) like HR drones abuse their position as to flag a resume because of such a former experience I doubt there is a company culture of honesty, openness, respect or value of the individual.

To me personally a great filter to have.

If one is desperately in need of a job. OK - remove it and try to jump ship once secured in the current place.

[samhw]

> If people in (even small power) like HR drones abuse their position

I call this the traffic warden principle: Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. A really tiny amount of power, in one specific area of your life, corrupts even more.

(Also, FWIW, it's "people in (even small) power", not "people in (even small power)".)

[imwillofficial]

A great non-obvious take. I like it.

[wldcordeiro]

Good summary of my thoughts on this, thanks for jumping!

[toyg]

TBF, that calculation is only necessary in some circumstances.

Want to get into FAANG? Corporate HR is dominated by women, better clean up your act.

Wanna get hired by the hot bro-startup to be single-digit-employee? No purge necessary - if anything, those blue entries will score more points.