[cashsterling]

I really hope the best for Oxide and applaud their compensation model.

I applied to one of their roles which required me to write about 10 pages of text to answer all their questions... which I think is a big ask but I did it because "why not".

They took over 3 months to get back to me, but at least they got back to me (with an apology and a polite "no").

[senderista]

I never bothered applying because they explicitly said they didn't want candidates who didn't finish college.

[steveklabnik]

Where did we say that? My general understanding of our hiring practices is that we do not have minimum education requirements.

[senderista]

No, it was more like dropping out of college is a red flag.

[steveklabnik]

Hm, well I am not sure about that either.

[everial]

> The completion of a formal education is much more important than the institution

From https://rfd.shared.oxide.computer/rfd/0003 -- which was top of mind since I started looking at the postings after reading the article. ;-)

[steveklabnik]

It's not saying that doing so is a requirement, it's saying that, if you have a degree, the fact that you have one is more important than where it is from.

I dropped out of school, had terrible grades, and ended up going back and finishing, but still got like a 2.something GPA. The subject of school never came up. When I review applicants, I don't rate them poorly if they didn't get a degree.

[anonfordays]

That section is comedic gold. It reads like a character from Silicon Valley opining on hiring "only the finest." Poe's Law hilarity.

[gaws]

They require a lot just to apply, and they didn't get back to you until three months later? That's unacceptable.

[steveklabnik]

Three months is long. We are upfront that the process takes a while. Part of the reason is that while we ask a lot of people, we also then give a lot: reviewing everyone's materials takes a significant amount of time. But the goal is usually half of that, six weeks or so.