[buggy6257]

Not specifically the HN who's hiring etc threads, but through YCombinator's job board I was approached, interviewed, and hired. Loved the company, work was fun (even if not my favorite language), but I upset the CTO by questioning his Golden Boy, the CTO stole an idea wholesale from me after telling me it was a bad idea, and then fired me with no specific reasons.

If it weren't for that CTO I'd likely still be working there.

[throwawayy1009]

This is an issue I'm having right now with a small startup. The founder calls all shots and some people upset him and got fired promptly (for what I'm told, not so fair reasons). I'm always working like I'm stepping on eggshels. It's making me really wary of applying to other startups in the future.