High-taste hiring means everyone must now build an audience and sell their personality
michellechen · x · 2026-10-11
A viral take argues that the tech industry's shift toward hiring for "taste and skill" is turning all professionals into OF-style creators: doing your job well is no longer enough — you also have to build an audience, sell your personality, and make people emotionally invested in you.
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