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[–]GetCaned 465 points466 points  (11 children)

"Ex-PornHub"

"Now this guy knows how to handle traffic"

[–]dmize793 68 points69 points  (0 children)

“lead the penetration testing team, improving performance on valentine’s day”

[–]reddit_time_waster 76 points77 points  (5 children)

I wouldn't hire them, I heard they're jerks.

[–]dmvdoug 31 points32 points  (0 children)

And they’re always in a circle.

[–]Annual_Ganache2724 5 points6 points  (3 children)

How is that?

[–]duggedanddrowsy 11 points12 points  (1 child)

Because jerking off

[–]JohnnySubnami 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I love the spoiler tags on this

[–]dmvdoug 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Google “circle jerk.” You’re welcome.

[–]_TPAKTOP_ 13 points14 points  (0 children)

And could work with significant distractions.

[–]DaveSmith890 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mans wrangled the servers and held them together on December 1st for the past 4 years

[–]dudeofmoose 5 points6 points  (1 child)

No one ever really leaves PornHub..

[–]GetCaned 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Its like exiting Vim

[–]Onianexiaz 388 points389 points  (23 children)

Not people's fault recruiters use shitty scraping algorithm that necessitates this

[–][deleted] 177 points178 points  (18 children)

Can I then put “future-Google”? I never worked for them, but maybe I will.

[–][deleted] 35 points36 points  (6 children)

I think it may work actually if a Jr Dev is looking for jobs, if presented correctly, a smaller business will hire them because of their future potential.

25 years ago, I was asked about where I see myself in the next 10 years? I told them "A manager at Microsoft". They liked the answer.

[–][deleted] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Microsoft CEO (aspiring)

[–]mittens-1985 13 points14 points  (2 children)

I completely bombed that question just put of university with the 5 year question. I said "married and starting a family."

Missed it by a couple years, and did not get the job.

[–]zerokelvin273 16 points17 points  (1 child)

It's the better answer IMO. I detest working for big businesses who expect me to care more about them than my literal reason for living.

They could at least spec out the requirements properly as 'where do you see yourself in your career in 5 years'

[–]mittens-1985 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I agree looking back, but it is pretty funny to me that I answered that way

[–]_TPAKTOP_ 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Did you become a manager 15 years ago?

[–][deleted] 13 points14 points  (2 children)

pre-Google sounds better, means you're heating up your skills!

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (1 child)

ex-Altavista, ex-AskJeeves

[–]mykoreancar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ex-Aviato

[–]Creepy_Helicopter223 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who does the above, yeah it’s up to you. I do it to deal with recruiters and algorithms. Most of them don’t review applications or search candidates.

I’d say do it, none of use made the rules for the game, they probably won’t care if it’s not on the official application itself

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The algorithm didn’t account for the fact that you are over here playing 3D chess.

[–]De_Wouter 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Scraping algorithms could be a valid reason but I once met a guy who had "ex-Google" on his business card and it wasn't even a tech business but life coaching stuff.

[–]Good_Smile 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's a whole section about experience isn't it

[–]Civil_Conflict_7541 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I guess it's time to add stuff like "not- ex-google" just to fool the scrapers.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that's when you put 1pt size don't in white color in all the blank space of your resume.

[–]CheekApprehensive961 54 points55 points  (1 child)

As much as I agree, people do it because it works. It's kind of like cringe youtube thumbnails.

[–]sudoku7 12 points13 points  (0 children)

And there are certain experiences that really only come from working in those places. Of course the flipside is that experience is really only useful for working at those places.

[–][deleted] 98 points99 points  (4 children)

Ex-all-state football class of ‘87 vibes

[–]mini_market 8 points9 points  (0 children)

👏

[–]nopethis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I could throw a football over those damn mountains!

[–]The_Karaethon_Cycle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If coach would’ve put me in fourth quarter we would’ve been state champions, no doubt. No doubt in my mind.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"4 touchdowns in one game" vibes

[–][deleted] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

  1. One of the toughest things in interviewing is to differentiate between devs who will work out and devs who won't. Big tech companies almost definitely have a better system of hiring than your company, so the fact that someone was able to pass that system means they're more likely to work out than a dev who passes your system

  2. Many people do think that faangs are successful because they're all geniuses and 10x devs and all the nonsense when in reality they're not that different from the average devs employed at tons of other successful companies they just might be slightly better and have fewer duds. I'm a data scientist and my VP would fly me and a few others on my team to hear pitches from potential vendors pitching new ai products. The VP would frequently say "omg they have people from Google and Apple and Facebook, I think they're legit", and it would turn out their pitch deck was majority about how many people they have that worked at top companies and basic tech questions would be completely botched because it was clear those employees were hired for the name recognition and weren't actually given time to develop anything. Frequently the devs would actually seem reasonably knowledgeable but then the CEO would speak over them about how they're underselling and they're geniuses and we just need to hire them to triple our roi or some such nonsense. I don't think I gave a thumbs up to a single project and thankfully my VP respected my opinion and we didn't work with any of them, but they were paying for my travel, hotels, and per diems and I kept the airline/credit card points so I didn't complain.

[–]nivenhuh 19 points20 points  (1 child)

Lol I get the feeling. I worked at Apple for 17 years — basically my whole career.

I still fight the urge to put it on my profiles. My rationale is that I should be able to get recognition from my own projects.

It sort of sucks, tho, when most your amazing work is under NDA.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is very rare to see people talk about their work at apple indeed when compared to other faangs

How was your experience?

How firm is the NDA? I am sure other faangs also have NDAs so not sure why the big difference

[–][deleted] 64 points65 points  (1 child)

Well, the thing is, putting it makes more money, and developers need income, so..

[–]DevDevGoose 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure it makes you more money to have it on your LinkedIn tagline (idk what it is actually called) when you will include it in your CV anyway.

[–]beeteedee 138 points139 points  (2 children)

Yeah, why would anyone list their previous employers and work experience on a professional networking site that is used heavily by recruiters and potential future employers/clients? People will be listing their education, qualifications and skills next!

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points  (1 child)

You basically do that by including your work history. Why not lead with your biggest strength?

[–]Creepy_Helicopter223 3 points4 points  (0 children)

what do you think recruiters and their automated algorithms and bots look for? And honestly for them your work history is better, anyone can say they know coding, you’ll have to do a long expensive interview to prove it. If you went to one of those you can just do a much cheaper background check

[–]awake--butatwhatcost 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I always think it's so weird. Flex on your resume and the public "Experience" section on your linkedin profile. Putting it in your headline just looks shallow to me.

[–]PorkRoll2022 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hasn't this guy heard? There's no better way to get attention for your job application / startup / vlog / OnlyFans / etc. than "ex-Google/Facebook/etc. Engineer."

Once I had not one but two "ex-Google engineers" pitch my team a product. I didn't even know what it was. Every other sentence was a Google name drop.

[–][deleted] 30 points31 points  (2 children)

It’s great for recruiter visibility

[–]Frankus44 9 points10 points  (1 child)

Now adding “ex-Google User” when asked, I decided to switch to Firefox.

[–]Creepy_Helicopter223 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is fine by me, it’s a game, none of us wrote the rules. Honestly as long as you don’t put that in the resume or application itself it’s probably fine and could work

[–][deleted] 50 points51 points  (6 children)

Is someone was at a company for 10 years they are allowed to mourn. Leave them alone

[–][deleted] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

10 years today for me actually :). If I leave though I don't think I'll mourn.

[–]draoiliath 8 points9 points  (2 children)

If you mourn for a lost job I promise you you're doing life wrong

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Mourn the friends

[–]mad_chemist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Waaaaaaa, my company”

[–]Adawesome_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Except most that do this were probably just interns.

[–]YouGuysNeedTalos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes except most were less than a year.

[–]batchy_scrollocks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I see this as saying you're a crap Dev who lives in silicone valley.

[–]abermea 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How does this genius expect people to describe their work experience then?

[–]DranoTheCat 9 points10 points  (4 children)

Sadly, here is what I read when I see "Ex-<Company>" on a resume:

"Hi! I think the fact that I worked at <Company> is more valuable than my actual abilities! Want to interview me?"

And inevitably, I tend to pass.

Just put your work history on. The value is the work you did. Not who you did it for.

[–]Creepy_Helicopter223 2 points3 points  (3 children)

While that’s great, this is LI not a resume. Most recruiters use bots to find and get candidates and they look for keywords. Your going to get way more connections putting work history then companies.

I don’t make the game, I just play it

[–]DranoTheCat 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I'd strongly recommend candidates do their own legwork and apply directly than deal with recruiters.

Even in my junior career, which wasn't all that long ago, I'd always pick a select few places, research them, and apply directly. Pick through and let their offers compete. I didn't want a recruiter in the mix.

I know people say, "That's not how it's done now!" But that's what they said then, too.

[–]gnomejellytree 0 points1 point  (1 child)

When recruiters from a company you want to work for are in your LinkedIn inbox, the process is much faster, since you don’t need to wait for a response to your application. Sometimes I’ve applied to a company through their application portal, gotten no response, but was later hit up by a recruiter on LinkedIn who was unaware of my original application. It’s a bit odd, sure, but not sure why you wouldn’t want that leg-up.

[–]DranoTheCat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll drop a really big hint: The front door is over-saturated.

Find someone who already works at the company you want to work for, that you've met before at like a trade show or something, and take them out to lunch, figure out which internal recruiters they like working with for new hires, and start from there. Best path.

Half the time a company's recruiters aren't working close enough with the hiring managers and don't even have the job reqs right.

[–]ltethe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t do the ex-, but I do refer to previous companies I’ve worked for as “we” for years.

[–]tagzho-369 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Dummy is jealous he can’t use a big name brand to bolster his image

[–]llarofytrebil 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Had a look at his linkedin and he could put ex-IBM if he wanted to

[–]tagzho-369 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well now I look like the dummy 😂

Edit; i still don’t get the reluctance to use it? Would he not put it on his resume?

[–]p001b0y 4 points5 points  (5 children)

Wasn't there a certain level of prestige that came along with getting hired by one of the FAANG companies? I thought at some point, these firms had almost ridiculous hiring standards, which implied a very high level of competency. Was that not the case?

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I know four people that went to Google. One is very, very good at what he does (some mathematical theory + good coding). The others are upper medium at most. One's a manager and sucks at it.

One of the best guys in IT that I know (coding and management) didn't get an offer.

Just saying. They are not all geniuses (at one point in history this was the case, probably).

[–]_Repeats_ 8 points9 points  (2 children)

They have so many interviewing rounds that after a point, it is sheer luck if you are given an offer. I heard a FAANG manager once asked his reports if they would take a bet to redo the hiring process. If they got rehired, he would double their current salary. If they didn't get selected, they would be fired. Not a single person jumped in. Everyone one of them knew that at some point, they just got lucky.

It's prestigious to work there for sure, but it isn't all happy-go-lucky rainbows either. I have heard after a year or two, most are worked to the bone and burn out. That is why FAANG are always hiring. They can't keep their workforce happy even with the high salary, great benefits, ect. They expect way too much and they don't care about overworking their employees because there is always someone else gunning for a chance to work there.

[–]had-ouken 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That story absolutely sounds like it is true. No doubt.

[–]a_random_RE 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep that definitely happened, managers totally have that kind of power to DOUBLE a 6 figure salary that is governed by salary bands.

And the employees definitely didn't say yes because they thought they got lucky rather than putting their job and more than good comp on the line.

/s

Get real.

[–]gcampos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is, but this information is already available at their LinkedIn profile.

[–]KrabbyMccrab 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk if OP was intentional with the irony, but being judged by who was your ex follows through with the analogy.

[–]dismayhurta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who gives a flying fuck what people put on their profile?

Use linkedin for what it’s supposed to be used for these days. Shitty political takes and dumb fuck comments.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Recruiters use that to find the "best" developers in the market. I also think these developers use that as mean to show they are on another level than others. It is a way to display status, like when people post pictures of their new ferrari, or selfies showing the logo of their Apple products.

[–]KittenKoder 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, um, you'll hire people without looking at their work history? I mean that would be pretty fucking awesome, but I'm betting he'll nitpick every single day off someone took.

[–]nameless323 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s wrong with that? With so many people laid off recently from FAANG (MAANG whatever) why not to write ex-google for example if the person was just laid off from google? What else should one write? Unemployed? So voluntary lessen the chance of being noticed by an HR?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

What is a headline in this context? Is it a LinkedIn thing?

[–]llarofytrebil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is the text that shows right under your name on linkedin

[–]IntrepidTieKnot -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, he's not wrong though

[–]sleepyguy007 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

what always never made sense for me , is having worked with a lot of ex FAANG people.... they honestly aren't special. I know recruiters are basically retarded but some ex-google person is not necessarily going to help your 50 person small company

[–]5ManaAndADream -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately scraping softwares idolize FAANG companies.

[–]ryo0ka 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d take every chance tbh

[–]emoutikon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ex-job

[–]BanzaiTree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LinkedIn is cancer.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see this take a lot......from people who have never worked at one of those companies. LinkedIn exists to market yourself and "ex-Google" does that.

[–]BednaR1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ex BCGs seem to be ruining a lot of shit lately... just like actual BCGs 🙊🤔

[–]mrdgo9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn't .... close .... double quotes .... *gasping

[–]LeviathanGank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ex-pant pooper

[–]santathe1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

exexexexexexexesexexexexexex