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Gently Advise HN: Flexport hiring posts need this chance to go meta

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Either all the Flexport hiring posts that hit HN are working great, they are hiring like gangbusters, and all is rosy (if this is true, write and share [another? date-less?] blog post about how great this process is on their blog!)...

Otherwise they should probably stop posting hiring posts (especially abusing to post links to random articles about Flexport instead of actual job listings?!!)

Keep up the good work rogue squadron!

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You could contact Flexport, and let them know that someone is spamming the HN boards with random "hiring" post that point to news articles about Flexport.

If you politely point out that it looks like another company is trying to sabotage their hiring by giving them a bad reputation, I would bet that someone would take notice.

If they are a legitimate company, that is... It is always possible that they don't give a damn about their reputation because the company does not actually care about their tech hires. In which case, anyone who isn't desperate and has a little sense would know to stay away from Flexport at all costs.

hey guys, Ryan Petersen here, CEO of Flexport. Sincerely appreciate this feedback. I'll make sure I always link the posts to our careers page going forward, and will try to cut back on the hyperbole. Apologies just trying to stand out in a crowded space and it's easy to get carried away.

I was lucky this time that a member of the community cared enough to call this thread to my attention.

Email me anytime if you have more feedback ryan@flexport

Thanks for the calm and reasoned response. I don't have a dog in this fight but it's nice to see this instead of reactive combativeness.

I gently agree with the "links to random articles about Flexport instead of actual job listings" part. Otherwise it feels like HN is experimenting with running ads.

Pretty sure that isn't the case, since they always put something like "Join our Team" in the post title - looks like whatever approval process HN has they are gaming

Additionally to not being job posts, the titles are heavily editorialized, someone that would break the rule for a normal post.

Might be worth talking with the moderators regarding the concern.

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