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SHOW HN2016

256points
179comments
#89of 2,264 in 2016
Top 4%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical

12 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 44 critical, out of 81 comments about the project. Thread score -0.28.

Execution: 1 for, 22 againstIdea: 10 for, 6 againstPerformance: 0 for, 11 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 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

  • Useful idea for recruiters and researching firings

    From 2 comments
    • I first laughed out actually, but I think it's a good idea and I helped with a contribution. I like other people also think this would be a helpful tool for recruiters and could…
      dalys on HN
    • Might be useful for headhunters?
      tener on HN
  • Funny and clever concept

    From 2 comments
    • Site title alone was enough to make me smile today, thanks / hilarious to see on hacker news
      cdevs on HN
    • Should this be considered Fucked Company 2.0, nine years after the original site closed? Edit: The original name was apparently also a pun (Fast Company).
      p0ppe on HN

Objections

  • Anyone can post unverified firing rumours

    From 2 comments
    • It is defaced now. Some troll logged in and started posting spam. I'm really not sure why this is on front page of HN? This is just random messages board without any…
      ffjffsfr on HN
    • So this seems to be aimed at people looking for a job, in the hopes of avoiding said companie. What about all the poor folks in said companies that will fear of being let go…
      karakal on HN
  • Spam and junk posts with no moderation

    From 3 comments
    • Heads up and/or warning: front page is littered with spam, swearing and some racist terms. Consider it NSFW (for now) if your workplace filters for those things.
      petecooper on HN
    • Adding moderation, would be a really good addition. Right now, there are lot of junk descriptions posted over there.
      kp25 on HN
    • Someone is playing pen-testing on the site, filling it with loads of crap :P
      canni on HN
  • Slow or heavy JavaScript; blank page without JS

    From 2 comments
    • Sorry, but I am going to comment on a technical implementation rather than the content of a site. The site shows blank page without JS enabled. I did not understand why one would…
      codedokode on HN
    • The page should at least display a message like ``` "This page requires JavaScript." ``` and contact details when JavaScript is disabled.
      static_noise on HN

Requests

  • Moderation of posts

    From 1 comment
    • Adding moderation, would be a really good addition. Right now, there are lot of junk descriptions posted over there.
      kp25 on HN
  • Search by company name

    From 2 comments
    • Awesome. Really need the ability to search by company name - so we can find out how a company is before joining (or while inside).
      Illniyar on HN
    • Yes, searching will coming up as well.
      icoffee on HN
  • Email notifications

    From 2 comments

Questions

  • What is the business model?

    From 1 comment
    • What will the business model be? Extortion? This is one of those services that kind of bring the worst out of us.
      akhatri_aus on HN

Alternatives named

  • Fucked Company

    From 1 comment
    • Should this be considered Fucked Company 2.0, nine years after the original site closed? Edit: The original name was apparently also a pun (Fast Company).
      p0ppe on HN
  • thelayoff.com

    From 1 comment
    • There's also https://www.thelayoff.com/ which I think might be similar. It suffers from pretty poor quality user postings though.
      d99kris on HN

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