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Jesse Powell
@jespow
Some job candidates check my tweets for political views. My tweets are mostly about dangerously stupid/evil govts and crypto. It's not a great format for nuance though. Would it be good or bad for recruiting to set up a sort of campaign site that lays out all my views in detail?
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Jesse Powell
@jespow
Cool! Great question. We've hired a lot of people who I disagree with on certain topics. It doesn't matter because we are on the same team, with the same goals at work. If I thought someone's personal views would lead them to selfishly sabotage the team, I would not hire them.
4:39 AM · Jan 14, 2022Twitter Web App
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SantaMonicaMM
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I think you just answered your own question. Not sure why your personal views on political matters would or should be relevant to a candidate. It’s not like Kraken is a small mom & pop shop where one person’s personal views will directly impact all company culture.
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Jesse Powell
@jespow
The thinking goes... "If I contribute to your wealth, you might use that to support causes I'm opposed to outside of work.", and maybe they think disagreement on a topic could disadvantage them at work. They might also want an idea of how the CEO will respond to moral ambiguity.
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