Skip to content

Comment on Ask HN: If I were your dream hire, would you hire me? I live in Somalia

Comments

re: interview over skype -- isn't there some better local connection, eg at a cafe or school or library? As an interviewer, I'd be willing to be flexible around scheduling if you can figure out a quiet location w/ better internet. It's frankly better for me: I'll have an easier time with your accent and get a better read on your capabilities.

Don't take this the wrong way, but you were born in Jeddah so I assume you're muslim. If I were you and considering living in the US, you'll do far better if you stick to the coasts. And probably better on the east coast (nyc, boston), just because there's lots of visible muslims there so people won't be freaked out by you. My country can be very islamophobic (I'm sorry).

Wrong. Look up "History of the Somalis in Minneapolis" on Wikipedia.

one counterexample totally disproves this!

Want me to list examples of muslims being assaulted in the midwest / south? my list is bigger than your list of one welcoming city

AboutSource Built by g1lg1l

Hackerly is an independent reader for Hacker News, built on the public HN API. Not affiliated with Y Combinator.