Whosfiring
Web and SaaS
job market board
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
12 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 44 critical, out of 81 comments about the project. Thread score -0.28.
Execution: 1 for, 22 againstIdea: 10 for, 6 againstPerformance: 0 for, 11 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Useful idea for recruiters and researching firings
From 2 comments
I first laughed out actually, but I think it's a good idea and I helped with a contribution. I like other people also think this would be a helpful tool for recruiters and could…
dalys on HNMight be useful for headhunters?
tener on HN
Funny and clever concept
From 2 comments
Site title alone was enough to make me smile today, thanks / hilarious to see on hacker news
cdevs on HNShould this be considered Fucked Company 2.0, nine years after the original site closed? Edit: The original name was apparently also a pun (Fast Company).
p0ppe on HN
Objections
Anyone can post unverified firing rumours
From 2 comments
It is defaced now. Some troll logged in and started posting spam. I'm really not sure why this is on front page of HN? This is just random messages board without any…
ffjffsfr on HNSo this seems to be aimed at people looking for a job, in the hopes of avoiding said companie. What about all the poor folks in said companies that will fear of being let go…
karakal on HN
Spam and junk posts with no moderation
From 3 comments
Heads up and/or warning: front page is littered with spam, swearing and some racist terms. Consider it NSFW (for now) if your workplace filters for those things.
petecooper on HNAdding moderation, would be a really good addition. Right now, there are lot of junk descriptions posted over there.
kp25 on HNSomeone is playing pen-testing on the site, filling it with loads of crap :P
canni on HN
Slow or heavy JavaScript; blank page without JS
From 2 comments
Sorry, but I am going to comment on a technical implementation rather than the content of a site. The site shows blank page without JS enabled. I did not understand why one would…
codedokode on HNThe page should at least display a message like ``` "This page requires JavaScript." ``` and contact details when JavaScript is disabled.
static_noise on HN
Requests
Moderation of posts
From 1 comment
Adding moderation, would be a really good addition. Right now, there are lot of junk descriptions posted over there.
kp25 on HN
Search by company name
From 2 comments
Awesome. Really need the ability to search by company name - so we can find out how a company is before joining (or while inside).
Illniyar on HNYes, searching will coming up as well.
icoffee on HN
Email notifications
From 2 comments
Nice! Email notification for new posts with an account?
toomuchtodo on HNI just got email integrated, and will add that feature :)
icoffee on HN
Questions
What is the business model?
From 1 comment
What will the business model be? Extortion? This is one of those services that kind of bring the worst out of us.
akhatri_aus on HN
Alternatives named
Fucked Company
From 1 comment
Should this be considered Fucked Company 2.0, nine years after the original site closed? Edit: The original name was apparently also a pun (Fast Company).
p0ppe on HN
thelayoff.com
From 1 comment
There's also https://www.thelayoff.com/ which I think might be similar. It suffers from pretty poor quality user postings though.
d99kris on HN