WorkDNA
Productivity
recruiting careers page
SHOW HN2020
67points
40comments
#895of 3,028 in 2020
Top 30%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
0 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 11 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score -0.46.
Idea: 0 for, 7 againstDocs: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea for engineers who want insight into teams
From 2 comments
I think solving this problem is a great idea and is something I've thought of building a product around myself. I just haven't acted on it and haven't gotten clear on what such a…
kovacs on HNI totally would love this as a candidate. But I don't see any incentive as a company to fill out a profile. I could write all this on my hiring page of my own web site already.…
codingdave on HN
Objections
Companies only publish positive things; content is marketing, not transparency
From 4 comments
Sorry OP, but my feeling is, without quantitative metrics, this is useless. As others have said, each company will choose only positive things, and it will be hard to tell…
dannykwells on HNHey! I like the general idea, just a small bit of feedback.. The comments are going to seem fake if they come from current employees. Something like glassdoor might be better…
Insanity on HNThey’re both a bunch of BS virtue signaling. I’ve yet to join a company that operates anything like it says it does from an external/marketing perspective. The only way to know…
whalesalad on HNYou’re building something that is inevitably going to be exploited by companies to bend the truth and paint themselves in the best possible light — just like every other…
paulcole on HN
Company values statements are generic and say nothing concrete
From 2 comments
My initial thoughts are that this does not actually tell me anything. Take this... "What traits do you value in engineering managers and leadership?" "Servant leadership is…
mountainboot on HNAfter being in the corporate world for a few years, I feel like if a company has to explicitly say their mission statement or whatever, they're a bad employer. It's like someone…
PascLeRasc on HN
Demo profile contradicts itself on work hours
From 2 comments
How does: > We all start by 9am and finish up by 6pm. Jive with: > Flexible Schedule And: > Strict 40 hour work week
paulcole on HNGives me a lot of faith they can’t even be bothered to get the details right in a demo.
paulcole on HN
Companies have little incentive to fill out profiles
From 1 comment
I totally would love this as a candidate. But I don't see any incentive as a company to fill out a profile. I could write all this on my hiring page of my own web site already.…
codingdave on HN
Requests
Quantitative metrics such as turnover, experience and promotion rates
From 2 comments
Sorry OP, but my feeling is, without quantitative metrics, this is useless. As others have said, each company will choose only positive things, and it will be hard to tell…
dannykwells on HNAlso core business hours, 8-5 vs 10-7 makes a huge difference in terms of commuting time.
JamesBarney on HN
Custom domain for the careers page
From 1 comment
What is your pricing? Also, can the resulting page be customized with company identity and/or hosted under own domain name? E.g. workdna.company.com
Feeble on HN
Questions
What is the pricing?
From 1 comment
What is your pricing? Also, can the resulting page be customized with company identity and/or hosted under own domain name? E.g. workdna.company.com
Feeble on HN
How is this different from keyvalues.com?
From 1 comment
What differentiates this from https://www.keyvalues.com ?
ummonk on HN
Alternatives named
keyvalues.com
From 3 comments
What differentiates this from https://www.keyvalues.com ?
ummonk on HNReminds me of keyvalues.com
soozzoos on HNexists since 2-3 years, inspired by it maybe?
s3nnyy on HN
Glassdoor
From 2 comments
Hey! I like the general idea, just a small bit of feedback.. The comments are going to seem fake if they come from current employees. Something like glassdoor might be better…
Insanity on HNSome of those things you can figure out on Glassdoor, though I guess having quantitative metrics are better than reviews from disgruntled employees. I like this idea, but…
ravenstine on HN
LinkedIn and Crunchbase data
From 1 comment
Sorry OP, but my feeling is, without quantitative metrics, this is useless. As others have said, each company will choose only positive things, and it will be hard to tell…
dannykwells on HN