Enviro.Work
Productivity
job board
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
9 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 5 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score +0.10.
Idea: 6 for, 0 againstExecution: 1 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 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
Clean, minimal design that loads fast
From 1 comment
Just as an FYI: https://enviro.work/search/?page=2 I clicked on the search with nothing in the search box and then hit the link for page two. You probably want to switch Django…
mdasen on HN
Good idea for connecting environmentally minded people with work
From 2 comments
I think this is a marvellous idea. Environment and climate change is definitely something many of us would want to be able to affect in our daily jobs. On a more universal level,…
atakiel on HNThis is a great resource for anyone who is interested in an environment based career path
Habpower on HN
Objections
Some listed jobs are startups with unproven environmental impact
From 1 comment
While it’s a good idea, what determines if a job “benefits the environment”? A lot of jobs in the list - particularly any startup jobs - are at best unproven in their effect on…
mlthoughts2018 on HN
Anonymous site with no About page
From 1 comment
There's no way to know who you are from the page, it's completely anonymous. For me that's always a big big warning sign for any site.
carapace on HN
Search and pagination bugs and debug error pages
From 3 comments
Thanks for making a thing and sharing it here! I get a 500 when clicking on pagination at the bottom (randomly page 4, 11, etc). Also it would be cool to sort by geography, maybe…
_curious_ on HNGreat Idea. Bug Report: if I search for "Software" and then go to page two, the url does not include the search-term, which leads to a "ValueError at /search/" That debug/error…
St_Alfonzo on HNJust as an FYI: https://enviro.work/search/?page=2 I clicked on the search with nothing in the search box and then hit the link for page two. You probably want to switch Django…
mdasen on HN
Requests
Filter by location, role, sector and seniority
From 3 comments
Thanks for this, I'll be keeping an eye on it. I'm sure you're looking at the idea, but it would be nice to be able to add drop downs to quickly filter by…
VieEnCode on HNLooks cool! One very minor suggestion: Make it much easier to filter / search by location.
gwbas1c on HNThanks for making a thing and sharing it here! I get a 500 when clicking on pagination at the bottom (randomly page 4, 11, etc). Also it would be cool to sort by geography, maybe…
_curious_ on HN
Add tags such as environmental or climate change
From 1 comment
You might consider scraping and including US national park service and forest service jobs. While tangentially related to climate change, I would consider them roles that benefit…
toomuchtodo on HN
Include US national park and forest service jobs
From 1 comment
You might consider scraping and including US national park service and forest service jobs. While tangentially related to climate change, I would consider them roles that benefit…
toomuchtodo on HN
Questions
How are jobs found and curated?
From 1 comment
Awesome idea. Just wondering since I don't see an about-- how are these jobs found / curated?
mr_sign on HN
What determines if a job benefits the environment?
From 1 comment
While it’s a good idea, what determines if a job “benefits the environment”? A lot of jobs in the list - particularly any startup jobs - are at best unproven in their effect on…
mlthoughts2018 on HN
Alternatives named
Existing environmental job boards
From 1 comment
Hi HN! Most of us want to do more in the battle against climate change - it’s tough when your work life is unrelated. Right now, if you want to find a job that helps the planet,…
ericvanular on HN