Johnny Boursiquot

Like, hey, by the way. No, I think if that happened and you meet up with that person like Johnny did, like absolutely be the person that tells him that as long as it's true. Right. Because it does feel good to know that. And it is validating. I think there was a Google engineer recently who I don't remember that I'm fuzzy on the details, but like they either left or was laid off.

Like, hey, by the way. No, I think if that happened and you meet up with that person like Johnny did, like absolutely be the person that tells him that as long as it's true. Right. Because it does feel good to know that. And it is validating. I think there was a Google engineer recently who I don't remember that I'm fuzzy on the details, but like they either left or was laid off.

Went and started, and they're like a machine learning guru, went and started a thing. And Google had to pay something like $2.5 billion to get them back onto the employee payroll, basically, to rehire this person. So there's some validation of like, well, that was a big mistake, right? You should have just kept me around in the first place. The details are fuzzy, so that could be.

Went and started, and they're like a machine learning guru, went and started a thing. And Google had to pay something like $2.5 billion to get them back onto the employee payroll, basically, to rehire this person. So there's some validation of like, well, that was a big mistake, right? You should have just kept me around in the first place. The details are fuzzy, so that could be.

It's a setup. Yeah, that's even a better story. What happened to Silicon Valley? I hear that's a good show. It is a good show.

It's a setup. Yeah, that's even a better story. What happened to Silicon Valley? I hear that's a good show. It is a good show.

Speaking of Silicon Valley, Johnny, what's going on in Silicon Valley with these fake job postings? I mean, you've been onto this for a little while because I've heard you talking about it on GoTime, and then I covered it in news this week because there was an Ask Hacker, speaking of Paul Graham, there was an Ask HN. which was posted seven days ago, who is pretending to be hiring.

Speaking of Silicon Valley, Johnny, what's going on in Silicon Valley with these fake job postings? I mean, you've been onto this for a little while because I've heard you talking about it on GoTime, and then I covered it in news this week because there was an Ask Hacker, speaking of Paul Graham, there was an Ask HN. which was posted seven days ago, who is pretending to be hiring.

And it turns out there's people out there with jobs that are not real jobs. I mean, what's going on, man?

And it turns out there's people out there with jobs that are not real jobs. I mean, what's going on, man?

Something smells fishy here. Did you see the comment thread on that hacker news post? Because there's a lot of people validating, validating your intuition. Yeah. The top comment, now this is also anecdotal, so none of this is like journalism or anything like that. However, these are people who are working in these places. This is a person consulting with a startup in the Bay Area.

Something smells fishy here. Did you see the comment thread on that hacker news post? Because there's a lot of people validating, validating your intuition. Yeah. The top comment, now this is also anecdotal, so none of this is like journalism or anything like that. However, these are people who are working in these places. This is a person consulting with a startup in the Bay Area.

They say, we have nine job openings listed on the website, but in reality, one position is really open and the bar is sky high. By that, I mean that the founders would hire the right person, but the other eight positions are just there for signaling, and nobody looks at the applications we get. Yikes. Yeah.

They say, we have nine job openings listed on the website, but in reality, one position is really open and the bar is sky high. By that, I mean that the founders would hire the right person, but the other eight positions are just there for signaling, and nobody looks at the applications we get. Yikes. Yeah.

For when I'm asked, the CEO told me to say that we are prioritizing finding the senior dev first, and that position has been open for six months. So that's the situation. I mean, that's about as clear as validation. At least one company is explicitly doing exactly what you think they're doing.

For when I'm asked, the CEO told me to say that we are prioritizing finding the senior dev first, and that position has been open for six months. So that's the situation. I mean, that's about as clear as validation. At least one company is explicitly doing exactly what you think they're doing.

Yeah, it's smoke and mirrors. Right. And it seems to be the reason is because it makes them look better. Right. That's what most of the people are saying on this thread is that because VCs are using, I mean, this goes back to Goodhart's Law, right? When a measure becomes known, it's no longer a good measure. Is that VCs are now looking at company health, it sounds like,

Yeah, it's smoke and mirrors. Right. And it seems to be the reason is because it makes them look better. Right. That's what most of the people are saying on this thread is that because VCs are using, I mean, this goes back to Goodhart's Law, right? When a measure becomes known, it's no longer a good measure. Is that VCs are now looking at company health, it sounds like,

And they're saying, well, if the company is hiring, then that's a healthy company. And so it's an indicator of company health. And so then the company is like, oh, that's an indicator of company health. Let's act like we're hiring. Bam. Just no good candidates out there. Yeah, exactly. For the right one.

And they're saying, well, if the company is hiring, then that's a healthy company. And so it's an indicator of company health. And so then the company is like, oh, that's an indicator of company health. Let's act like we're hiring. Bam. Just no good candidates out there. Yeah, exactly. For the right one.