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by 4wsn 1310 days ago
> In my opinion, these things work best quietly. Reach out on 1:1 basis to people you know and expand network. Don’t sob in public.

I concur but I noticed recently that with a lot of younger folks, it seems like a cultural shift.

Maybe encouraged is a strong word, but at the very least it's far more acceptable to make these things public than, say a decade or two ago.

I can't say it's wrong, per se, because I see the reasoning behind it. But there's a cultural clash.

I haven't hired anyone in a while, but if I had to posts like these would definitely result in a hard pass, no matter their skills.

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As a member of the younger generation, I would give you a hard pass for holding such a sentiment.
I know, that's implied. That's why I said it's a cultural class; both parties are unable to co-exist.

It's nothing personal. It's just, outside of FAANG and fields with a FAANG-like culture, the expectation is generally professionalism. At least in my field, if customers Google a company they don't want to see posts by employees of this nature. This sort of thing just doesn't fit.