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Ask HN: Should I talk to a reporter about my last company?

5 pointsby ckirkseyabout 8 years ago
He is doing a piece about the departure of our founder and the subsequent exodus of engineers. I was part of that exodus and had a pretty negative experience. I can't see any advantage to talking about it though.

8 comments

coralreefabout 8 years ago
Devil's advocate: if the place was bad enough, you could save potential hires a lot of time and pain.
blakdawgabout 8 years ago
Sounds like lots of downside risk and very little/no upside for you.
zhte415about 8 years ago
Write it down and save it up into a book you might write one day.<p>Even if you have no idea of writing a book now, writing it down now would probably encapsulate a bunch of details that will have faded years from now. And at that point you&#x27;d be in a good position to decide to share it or not.
siegelabout 8 years ago
A vindictive employer could sue you for defamation. I really don&#x27;t see why you&#x27;d take that risk.<p>Does the company have Glassdoor reviews? Are those reflective of your experience? If so, then there&#x27;s a warning to new hires out there already, at least.
lsiebertabout 8 years ago
You can ask them to keep your name out of it as a condition of talking to them.
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DamonHDabout 8 years ago
I wouldn&#x27;t, in case someone not liking what you&#x27;ve said has money and chooses to get legally unpleasant. Years hence, you&#x27;ll have a fund of after-dinner stories to tell instead.
pryelluwabout 8 years ago
No, dont do it. Never talk to the press about anything negative. It will come back to haunt you.
danieltillettabout 8 years ago
Only ever talk to the press if the alternative of not talking will be worse.