vail130's comments

On: Show HN: Web crawler for social profile links

[vail130]

Pretty cool. Do you have any particular use-cases in mind? I could imagine it rolled into a bigger suite of social media management tools for brands. It could help them follow the people who follow them on other channels or something. Not sure about the consumer use-case, though.

[yask123 → vail130]

Thanks! Not sure who would use it :P It was just a fun project. But I do think there should exist such a service which aggregates and organises all social accounts.

On: If It’s Not an Offer Letter, It’s Not an Offer

[vail130]

My sentiments exactly!

On: More Than Two Years at a Company Is Bad for Your Career

[vail130]

lordCarbonFiber, that's a really good insight. My main point is that the most intense development of those soft skills happens when learning how to work with new people. After a couple years, if you haven't learned how to work with your colleagues, you probably never will.

On: More Than Two Years at a Company Is Bad for Your Career

[vail130]

strathmeyer, that's a good question. I've never heard of that practice...

On: More Than Two Years at a Company Is Bad for Your Career

[vail130]

steve371, it's definitely an opinion piece (by me). My goal is to share a synthesis of my experience, and also promote my startup, Tailspin.

On: More Than Two Years at a Company Is Bad for Your Career

[vail130]

jghn, that's a really good point! It's awesome that you've had the opportunity to keep evolving your role at your company.

[jghn → vail130]

I'll admit it's not something open to everyone in every situation. Otoh I've made some of my own luck as they say, so it is a bit of both sides.

One thing I'm not sure about is when I do eventually move on how to represent it on a resume as some places would value the longevity and some will be the opposite. If I had to do it now i think I'd do a hybrid, one block making it clear that there were multiple things in there, particularly highlighting the upward mobility. But there's no sure thing with resumes, no matter what you do someone will sing it

On: More Than Two Years at a Company Is Bad for Your Career

[vail130]

Tailspin is a tech job marketplace, so you're right that it would benefit from churn in the market. The market has plenty of churn, though.

On: More Than Two Years at a Company Is Bad for Your Career

[vail130]

A totally valid concern, but I've been at 4 companies in the past 4 years and it hasn't given me any problems :)

On: More Than Two Years at a Company Is Bad for Your Career

[vail130]

pshyco, totally agree! It is content marketing, but it's also what I actually believe and based on my own personal experiences (I wrote it).

On: If It’s Not an Offer Letter, It’s Not an Offer

[vail130]

pseingatl, that's a really good point! First, I think ignorance plays into it, in that I did not realize that there really was a contract in effect. Second, trying to fight it felt like a waste of time (the upside was limited and the downside was large). Still, I think dealing with attorneys sounds daunting and expensive, so that probably also led to me avoiding it.