What do you mean? I had a job the entire time, and I interviewed at MSFT and NFLX in the meantime. Otherwise i would just periodically check in with my G recruiter trying to balance some urgency with politeness.
I didn’t get an offer from NFLX but they came across extremely well, i’m very bullish on the company solely based on the culture and talent I met.
>I didn’t get an offer from NFLX but they came across extremely well, i’m very bullish on the company solely based on the culture and talent I met.
The MSFT experience was the exact opposite!
Maybe the complacency combined with the large organization side?
It feels like MSFT would be 'safer' if less exciting.
Pretty sure it wasn't to impress anyone, but to save keystrokes. In both cases the stock ticker is shorter than the company name, and everyone instantly knows what you're talking about.
MS and Netflix is only 1 character longer than MSFT and NFLX while being more understandable on HN, and compared to the rest of the comment and its length, those savings are irrelevant.
Not making a judgement call on the use of the stock markers, just doubting it's done for the efficiency.
I didn’t get an offer from NFLX but they came across extremely well, i’m very bullish on the company solely based on the culture and talent I met.
The MSFT experience was the exact opposite!