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Careers

311 objects in the archive · 306 ranked picks

Quitting, getting fired, managing, hiring — first-person career notes

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  1. 251
    Why I loved working at Google
    jng.squarespace.com20131 submissionHN thread
    49 pts
    51 cmts
  2. 252
    I quit my job to walk across the world doing live Google+ hangouts
    plus.google.com20131 submissionHN thread
    49 pts
    19 cmts
  3. 253
    How Hacker News and FreshDesk led me to quit my job and launch my own startup
    maaxmarket.com20151 submissionHN thread
    48 pts
    53 cmts
  4. 254
    My boss just gave me a warning. Is there a way to get faster at solving bugs?
    arstechnica.com20131 submissionHN thread
    48 pts
    42 cmts
  5. 255
    Why should I start my career at Microsoft, rather than a startup?
    blog.derrickko.com20121 submissionHN thread
    48 pts
    19 cmts
  6. 256
    Should I turn down a Amazon AWS job offer over this?
    gist.github.com20161 submissionHN thread
    47 pts
    66 cmts
  7. 257
    I quit my Netflix engineer $450k/year job, money wasn't worth the boredom
    businessinsider.com20221 submissionHN thread
    46 pts
    55 cmts
  8. 258
    Why I left consulting and joined a startup
    blog.keen.io20121 submissionHN thread
    46 pts
    47 cmts
  9. 259
    I quit my job today, oh boy
    tales-of-an-it-director.blogspot.com20081 submissionHN thread
    46 pts
    19 cmts
  10. 260
    My salary as a full-stack developer
    remotehunt.com20211 submissionHN thread
    45 pts
    117 cmts
  11. 261
    I quit my job. Today is Day #2.
    nevertryneverfail.com20141 submissionHN thread
    45 pts
    49 cmts
  12. 262
    Why I Got Fired: America's Compliance Nightmare
    gweezycapital.com20121 submissionHN thread
    45 pts
    48 cmts
  13. 263
    How our chatbot attracted 1M users without promotion
    venturebeat.com20161 submissionHN thread
    45 pts
    3 cmts
  14. 264
    Matt Maroon: Why I Quit Playing Poker For A Living
    thepokerchronicles.com20071 submissionHN thread
    44 pts
    60 cmts
  15. 265
    What I learned working at McDonalds for 4 years
    medium.com20151 submissionHN thread
    44 pts
    15 cmts
  16. 266
    i quit c975aac36408
    medium.com20151 submissionHN thread
    44 pts
    6 cmts
  17. 267
    Why I Left Rackspace and What About OpenStack
    dendrobates.wordpress.com20111 submissionHN thread
    44 pts
    3 cmts
  18. 268
    I have a job offer at a startup, am I getting a good deal? Part 1.
    venturehacks.com20081 submissionHN thread
    43 pts
    17 cmts
  19. 269
    I Quit My Day Job to Spend Two Years Coding My Dream Game It Sucks, Please Help
    thehardtimes.net20171 submissionHN thread
    43 pts
    16 cmts
  20. 270
    Why I Quit My CTO Job At Facebook And Started Quora
    businessinsider.com20101 submissionHN thread
    43 pts
    15 cmts
  21. 271
    Why I Left Indie Development
    nickbradbury.com20141 submissionHN thread
    43 pts
    5 cmts
  22. 272
    Why I Quit Intuit and Started CompanyLine
    blog.companyline.com20111 submissionHN thread
    42 pts
    17 cmts
  23. 273
    Programming Sucks and Why I Quit (2014)
    deirdre.net20151 submissionHN thread
    41 pts
    88 cmts
  24. 274
    My Job Offer Was Rescinded After I’d Given Notice
    thecut.com20211 submissionHN thread
    41 pts
    87 cmts
  25. 275
    I Quit Google Search for AI–and I'm Not Going Back
    wsj.com20251 submissionHN thread
    41 pts
    77 cmts
  26. 276
    This July I Was Fired from Simple AI (A Deeply YC Company)
    andys.blog20261 submissionHN thread
    41 pts
    20 cmts
  27. 277
    I quit my job seven months ago, this is what's happened
    danhough.com20141 submissionHN thread
    41 pts
    19 cmts
  28. 278
    Why I Quit Academia
    aardvark-lily-k2lz.squarespace.com20201 submissionHN thread
    41 pts
    15 cmts
  29. 279
    Uber reported to the state that I was fired for "annoying a coworker."
    anon-ex-uber.medium.com20261 submissionHN thread
    41 pts
    12 cmts
  30. 280
    If you wanna know why I am resigned from OpenAI
    twitter.com20241 submissionHN thread
    40 pts
    15 cmts
  31. 281
    Next Rise of Silicon Valley or Why I Quit My Job For Facebook's Death Problem
    huffingtonpost.com20101 submissionHN thread
    40 pts
    12 cmts
  32. 282
    Why I Left the U.S. 20 Years Ago and Why I Won't Be Coming Back
    huffingtonpost.com20181 submissionHN thread
    38 pts
    81 cmts
  33. 283
    Emirates president: The 5G snafu is the biggest screwup witnessed in my career
    cnn.com20221 submissionHN thread
    38 pts
    25 cmts
  34. 284
    I quit Android Development after 10 years and what I plan to do now
    levelup.gitconnected.com20221 submissionHN thread
    37 pts
    38 cmts
  35. 285
    I Quit Twitter and It Feels Great
    nytimes.com20181 submissionHN thread
    37 pts
    26 cmts
  36. 286
    I work at an accelerator. My boss asked me to predict the year 2043
    blog.raywu.co20141 submissionHN thread
    36 pts
    58 cmts
  37. 287
    I got fired for sharing my salary on TikTok
    nypost.com20221 submissionHN thread
    35 pts
    63 cmts
  38. 288
    I Quit My Job. Here’s How I Planned the Start as an Entrepreneur
    medium.com20201 submissionHN thread
    34 pts
    41 cmts
  39. 289
    Why I Quit a $450k Engineering Job at Netflix
    medium.com20221 submissionHN thread
    32 pts
    25 cmts
  40. 290
    I have never been treated this bad in an interview process in 20 years
    startupdreams.substack.com20231 submissionHN thread
    31 pts
    45 cmts
  41. 291
    I Joined the Peace Corps to Keep From Becoming an Asshole (It Worked, Mostly)
    thebillfold.com20121 submissionHN thread
    31 pts
    34 cmts
  42. 292
    I Quit a $500K job at Amazon to work for myself
    medium.com20191 submissionHN thread
    31 pts
    31 cmts
  43. 293
    Why I Quit DIY (2014)
    schoolofdecorating.com20211 submissionHN thread
    30 pts
    63 cmts
  44. 294
    Trying to propose remote working where I work at. Opinions?
    github.com20131 submissionHN thread
    29 pts
    53 cmts
  45. 295
    Why I left my new MacBook for a $250 Chromebook
    medium.com20161 submissionHN thread
    29 pts
    38 cmts
  46. 296
    How can I protect my H-1B and green card if I am laid off?
    alcorn.law20221 submissionHN thread
    28 pts
    71 cmts
  47. 297
    I quit my FAANG job because it'll be automated by the end of the year (2025)
    jagilley.github.io20251 submissionHN thread
    26 pts
    26 cmts
  48. 298
    Why I Joined the Static Blog Movement
    farrellkramer.github.io20141 submissionHN thread
    25 pts
    53 cmts
  49. 299
    I am tired of hearing banalities about remote working
    medium.com20221 submissionHN thread
    25 pts
    34 cmts
  50. 300
    Why I left Unity
    richg42.blogspot.com20161 submissionHN thread
    25 pts
    25 cmts