Hire Programmers Leaving Syria
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Hire Programmers Leaving Syria
Help programmers from Syria get jobs elsewhere
hireprogrammersleavingsyria.org#syria refugees#remote jobs#programmer jobs#visa sponsorship
How HN took it
5 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 10 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score -0.20.
Idea: 5 for, 6 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Initiative to help Syrians is welcomed and well meant
From 4 comments
Yesterday my wife and I were discussing the UK vote on intervening in Syria. It is such a horrible plight for people trapped in the middle of this, that both options of going in…
ibrow on HNThis is great, but I've been trying my very best to get hired in a decent web company in the US for the past year or so, and all my attempts have failed many times because of…
beshrkayali on HNThank you very much for this, I'm Syrian (programmer) and seeing this makes me feel really happy and grateful. I know this could possibly be a life changer for a lot of Syrians…
level09 on HNAWESOME. Huge Kudos for that Matt !
zakelfassi on HN
Objections
Why focus only on programmers rather than other professions
From 4 comments
Why are Syrian programmers the only ones worthy of help here?
Nrsolis on HNAnd what about those who didn't choose to have programming as a career?
pearjuice on HNWhy only programmers? What are you, "professioncist"?
m0skit0 on HNI'm going to clarify my question here: Why are Syrian PROGRAMMERS the focus? It would be just as easy to divide up the population into any other constituent subgroup and select…
Nrsolis on HN
Helping people leave rather than ending the civil war is the better goal
From 2 comments
help to make better situation there rather than.. displacing people from their country.
monk1991 on HNI'm going to clarify my question here: Why are Syrian PROGRAMMERS the focus? It would be just as easy to divide up the population into any other constituent subgroup and select…
Nrsolis on HN
Site listed no Syrian candidates and the contact email initially failed
From 3 comments
So... where are all the Syrian programmers? This website says none are available.
iloveponies on HNEmailing helpout@ failed permanently. Via your mail to link, just a heads up
nsp on HNThe email on the website didn't work.
dado_eyad on HN
Font contrast is too low to read
From 1 comment
Please consider making the font color higher contrast. Not everybody has a super bright LED display. It's hard to read for me.
susi22 on HN
Requests
Extend the help to other professions or to refugees generally
From 2 comments
A little lack of distance in this website, but I guess HNers may have better knowledge and network to help programmers. That said, I wish for a hireawarrefugee.org to pop up.
agumonkey on HNWe need this for every profession. Seriously, lets just take out all the civilians from a conflict and leave the place to those who willing choose to die for it. Open all the…
antocv on HN
Increase font contrast
From 1 comment
Please consider making the font color higher contrast. Not everybody has a super bright LED display. It's hard to read for me.
susi22 on HN
Questions
Why programmers specifically
From 2 comments
Why are Syrian programmers the only ones worthy of help here?
Nrsolis on HNWhy is that ever a useful question when someone is motivate to help someone else?
engrenage on HN
Alternatives named
Israeli startups hiring Syrians via mappedinisrael.com
From 1 comment
Israeli startups want to hire Syrians. Here are startups that are hiring: www.mappedinisrael.com
benjlang on HN