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Last Flexport jobs posting on HN was 19 days ago.

• bdcravens 3y ago
  I assume the previous CEO had no handle on what was going on with their hiring (as evidenced by the rescinded jobs and 200 jobs on their website despite a hiring freeze), so a founder stepped in, assumed that role, and is trying to clean up that mess.
  • mritun 3y ago
    I’d like to assume that there was no mess to begin with.
    • bdcravens 3y ago
      Always ideal, but he'd likely still be CEO if there wasn't (and related to far more than just hiring)
• adw 3y ago
  I feel like Flexport should lose their right to post wanted ads here permanently over this. It’d be a largely symbolic punishment, let’s be real, but unethical behavior like this shouldn’t be allowed to pass.
  • roflyear 3y ago
    Oh, good luck with that. I'd make the bet you'll see a post from them by the end of the year. Didn't they remove commenting on those posts a year or so ago? I used to remember being able to comment on them, but I don't think you can anymore...
    • foota 3y ago
      I don't think I've ever seen them commentable (going back 6 or 7 years) Edit: yikes 9 years
      • roflyear 3y ago
        Ah. Maybe different posts.
    • wolfgang42 3y ago
      It’s certainly not new; here’s dang explaining to someone that you can’t comment on job posts back in 2015: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10298769 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10298769 And here he is explaining why: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32586658 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32586658 > The short version: job ads are boring. [...]
  • 1letterunixname 3y ago
    Well, YC did boot out Medobed and HomeJoy & FlyMaids more or less self-destructed after double-dealing customer data. If YC doesn't denounce egregious unprofessional behavior, then it teaches other batches that it's allowed. Also: Qui tacet consentire videtur. (Silence gives consent.)
    • phonon 3y ago
      Adora Cheung became a YC partner though...?