From 18cb0e31c11e22f2bd084f5f0c98e9887f543e76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gergely Polonkai Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:12:24 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add a work preferences page --- content/pages/resume.html | 4 +++ content/pages/work-preferences.rst | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ pelicanconf.py | 1 + 3 files changed, 59 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/pages/work-preferences.rst diff --git a/content/pages/resume.html b/content/pages/resume.html index 1de73d0..5764de5 100644 --- a/content/pages/resume.html +++ b/content/pages/resume.html @@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ +
+ If you’re a recruiter (and why else would you be here?), you may want to read my preferences before reading on. It will save both of us valuable time. +
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I am Gergely Polonkai (sometimes referred diff --git a/content/pages/work-preferences.rst b/content/pages/work-preferences.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..eaa5bf5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/pages/work-preferences.rst @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +List of conditions and preferences, for recruiters +################################################## + +:url: work-preferences/ +:save_as: work-preferences/index.html +:status: published + +If you are a recruiter looking to hire me, i first want to say thank you. This means you are not +just blindly select people to contact but you’re doing research on them. I appreciate that. + +Below is a list of conditions and preferences that’s good to know before we talk. These are the +things i won’t bend in, no matter what. + +* I’m a family man, and with a wife who has a much stricter schedule it is i who transport the + children between schools and home. This means that: + + 1. i need a really flexible schedule + 2. i work remotely. If that’s not an option for your client, stop right now; that’s something + i won’t reconsider anytime soon. Occasional visits to HQ is OK, though. + +* i use a Fedora Linux workstation for work. I won’t install any corporate spyware on it like + activity or time trackers. Corporate-specific apps for things like messaging and VPN might be + OK (but many of those are suspicious). I’m willing to run different operating systems in + virtual machines for testing purposes, but changing my working environment must be my choice, + not my employer’s. +* Python is my main programming language, but i’m happy to learn new ones. I won’t, under any + circumstances, work with Java, PHP, and Perl, unless the job is to migrate away from those + languages (and even then i might refuse based on other circumstances). +* if i have to do some coding on a whiteboard during the interview, solve problems that are + already solved in a lot of places (like implementing a linked list), or solve some brain teasers + i’ll hang up without a warning. That method is plain wrong and no serious interviewer should + use it. Not even for hiring beginners. I have a bunch of openly available projects, or you can + put my skills to the test in a realistic setting. I guess the work you’re hiring for is not + “writing nonsense programs on whiteboards”. +* i will never work for Google/Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Oracle, Meta/Facebook, any banks, or + financial institutions. If you are trying to recruit me for one of these, just stop; both of + our times are more precious than that. I can tell you why, in case you are interested, though; + but for that, an email should be enough. +* i do understand that a lot of you recruiters are bound by NDAs and such, but if you find me fit + for a position and don’t mention the company who you’re recruiting for, the position is out of + question. This way i can’t do *my* part of the research, to check if *i* want to work with that + company at all. In this case i’ll assume the worst (see the previous point) and decline + immediately. +* money is not everything; you definitely can’t change my mind about all the things above by + offering more. However, if you’re recruiting in Hungary (or *from* Hungary hoping that it will + be cheap), be prepared that my expectations are probably higher than you might think. My wife + is a teacher and that’s an expensive hobby in this country which i’m wilfully support + financially (among other things). + +Please also keep in mind that i’m happily employed at the moment, and am not actively looking for +a change. I might be interested in your offer, but there’s a high chance that i’ll just refuse. + +If all the above are OK with you, feel free to contact me. Also, instead of writing me an email, +you might want to `book a time slot <{filename}appointments.rst>`_ instead. diff --git a/pelicanconf.py b/pelicanconf.py index 1e77bef..becb623 100644 --- a/pelicanconf.py +++ b/pelicanconf.py @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ LINKS = ( HIDDEN_PAGES = ( 'pages/appointments.rst', + 'pages/work-preferences.rst', ) # Social widget