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  • I don’t agree. I needed help about Fortran on Stack Overflow and I knew it was very fundamental, but I couldn’t figure it out. One dude on SO decided to be mean, when they could have answered the question. I was already struggling with depression, and this guy’s comment pushed over the edge and for the first time, I attempted suicide(not very well, but still).

    Being mean on the internet can cause real harm.




  • I remember receiving a call about a software dev position from a massive multinational corporation. But, I couldn’t have a proper conversation: I had a splitting headache and high fever due to cold. So, I told the guy to call me back in a couple of days, when I would be in a much better shape. He never called me back. And this perhaps not even that serious, all things considered.

    But still, why do recruiters have to treat the potential candidates so inhumanely?