Comment by leeoniya
21 days ago
> denying your labor.
that's still boycotting. but it needs to be active rather than passive to send a message. not applying for work is not enough, you have to decline at offer stage on stated principles. i dont think most would go through that effort.
only the highest level individuals who Big Tech tries to poach can do this without much time invesment because they effectively have offers at first contact.
I don't think anyone is obligated to go through the entire interview process just so they can decline the offer.
Yes, you'd waste a few hours of some expensive engineers' time, and more hours of relatively cheap recruiter time - but sending the recruiter a big ol' fuck you on first contact gets the message across just fine.
not sure if recruiters will give a shit. they cast really wide, low-effort nets. until you get to offer stage you're a nobody, and to get to offer you usually have to expend non-trival time/effort.
You'd be surprised: Next time a recruiter from some big tech corp sends you an e-mail try explaining why you don't want to join them.
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