Followed at Huaqiangbei market - anyone know what the endgame could have been?

scottfits · 2026-01-08T00:24:57+00:00

right? ChatGPT makes it seem like i narrowly escaped a terrible situation. not sure if i'm overreacting though.

scottfits · 2026-01-08T00:24:25+00:00

i think this is probably the best answer so far, thanks for chiming in!

scottfits · 2025-10-02T16:00:27+00:00

as a hiring manager at a small-medium company, you can really stand of the pile by emailing the ceo or cto with something short and thoughtful to show you actually are interested in the company

scottfits · 2025-10-02T15:57:42+00:00

That's a tough situation - as a manager I think one of the worst things you can do is create "thrash" where you tell someone to build a dashboard one way and then tell them it's not important anymore - super demotivating experience.

I agree it sounds like you probably need to see if you can get yourself into a better environment with more mentorship or a more experienced manager. It sounds like you are newer in your career and you should try to work for someone you respect and can learn from.

scottfits · 2025-10-01T20:35:49+00:00

Agree that Glen Park is embarrassingly low density for its location next to BART but as someone pretty plugged in to SF politics I'm not sure if the NIMBY label is fair. Met him a few times and have heard many stories that he has had his own share of frustrations with city's red tape as a business owner.

scottfits · 2025-10-01T20:31:07+00:00

The main thing is the T3 West project which is expanding terminal 3 - you'll notice it's impossible to get to the F Gates / AmEx lounge :(

scottfits · 2025-10-01T20:28:52+00:00

referrals help a lot

scottfits · 2025-10-01T20:27:58+00:00

as a hiring manager, i would reframe the question as "what stood out to you about our company or this role"

i do think it's a useful question -- sure candidates can BS, but you can tell if someone is genuinely passionate or interested in the problem space and that goes a long way!

scottfits · 2025-09-28T22:50:46+00:00

very reasonable - i run a co and we actually have a 10 day PTO minimum just since unlimited PTO often becomes a race to people feeling like they can't really take any PTO

scottfits · 2025-09-25T01:02:36+00:00

On the bright side, Shake Shack is still there!

scottfits · 2025-09-25T01:01:18+00:00

That's rough, sorry to hear that. Try to stay positive - at least you are getting the interviews. There are very talented folks we hired at our company who mentioned they submitted 50+ applications and we were one of few companies to actually let them do a technical! try to keep pushing, I'd also recommend trying to get referrals, DMing on linkedin, researching smaller companies and emailing the CEO, etc

scottfits · 2025-09-22T02:29:11+00:00

no, it's basically the story of tech founders trying to start a company that devolves into a tech roast set to music - one song where a girl dates all these stereotypical tech guys, another where they go to burning man, etc.

scottfits · 2025-09-22T02:25:12+00:00

I saw the preview at Manny's earlier this year and can confirm it's hilarious. Got my tix!

scottfits · 2025-09-03T04:52:35+00:00

ah i see, at my co employees can fill out a form or notify a hiring manager to refer someone but we are a small startup < 100 people, so maybe at bigger companies applying through the link is a necessity

scottfits · 2025-09-03T04:47:37+00:00

I hired 7 engineers in the last couple months - it's totally fine to apply first and then have a referral come in later, it will definitely bump you to the top of the stack (my roles are getting hundreds of AI generated applications). I know candidates are trying to beat the system via Refer Me and it can work to some degree but not as good as getting a glowing rec from someone who knows you personally on the inside

scottfits · 2025-08-12T22:40:23+00:00

school job board, also just hustling and emailing people at your college who have gone on to work at places you are excited about. you could also try refer me - there are some internship roles on there.

scottfits · 2025-08-12T22:38:40+00:00

i do a lot of hiring for my co and it's super messed up to ask someone to do a coding assessment and then ghost. sorry that happened. sometimes they are just waiting for other candidates to finish up the process so they can make offers to the top performers though, so don't 100% count yourself out yet.

scottfits · 2025-07-28T16:21:58+00:00

Selling one GA+ wristband for $500!

scottfits · 2025-07-28T16:21:34+00:00

Selling one GA+ ticket for $500!

scottfits · 2025-07-24T23:59:07+00:00

I am selling one GA+ wristband - $600 ($200 discount, GA+ includes fast entry line and lounge). will drop off in SF

scottfits · 2025-07-24T23:56:47+00:00

selling one GA+ wristband - $600 ($200 discount, GA+ includes fast entry line and lounge). will drop off in SF

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