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Ask HN: Who here has gotten a job offer from 'Ask HN: Who wants to be hired?'

A user asks whether anyone has successfully landed a job through the 'Ask HN: Who wants to be hired?' threads, questioning if the posts are effective and inquiring about the quality of any offers received.

Background

- The "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired?" threads are a recurring feature on Hacker News (HN), a massively popular tech/startup community run by Y Combinator. Several times a year, HN posts a thread where job-seeking developers and tech workers can post their profiles, and employers can browse. - The OP is asking whether these threads actually lead to real job offers, or whether they're just a black hole where resumes go unnoticed. They're also curious about the quality of any offers that do come through — e.g., fair compensation, interesting work, reputable companies vs. sketchy startups. - This is a recurring anxiety in online tech communities: "lurking" (posting in public job-seeking threads) feels low-effort and low-commitment, but many suspect it yields few serious responses. The question is a reality check for anyone considering using the thread as a job search channel.

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