Engineer shares his hiring principle: 'Zero jerks — take the work seriously, not ourselves'
salgar · x · 2026-11-04
Engineer salgar dug up an old job description he wrote and highlighted its hiring principle: 'Zero jerks: Life is too short. We take the work seriously, not ourselves.' He says he'll always stick by it, sparking discussion on attitude-vs-skills hiring culture.
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