I applied for an Engineering role at Gitlab. I didn't make it past the initial interview screening and politely asked for feedback in order to grow professionally.<p>I never heard back from the recruiter or company after that yet their handbook says:<p>"If the candidate asks for further feedback, only offer frank feedback. This is hard, but it is part of our company values."<p>I always wondered if it was because I questioned the policy of paying people differently based on their location (more specifically, some algorithm's idea of the rent in their area) rather than the work they do.
Gitlab Unfiltered[1] is pretty cool. Say what you want about Gitlab, but they go hard on the openness aspect of things. I can't think of another company that is on the same level as them - streaming meetings and other stuff on Youtube almost seems like overkill.<p>1. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtZ0sc1HHNtGGWZFDRTh5A/" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMtZ0sc1HHNtGGWZFDRTh5A/</a>
Valve is famous for their handbook, too: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2012/4/21/2964991/valves-handbook-for-new-employees-leak" rel="nofollow">https://www.theverge.com/2012/4/21/2964991/valves-handbook-f...</a>
I like the section on the CEO: <a href="https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ceo/#flaws" rel="nofollow">https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/ceo/#flaws</a>
Related from 2016: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12091638" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12091638</a>