Open source projects aren’t doomed to lousy UX forever.

Shoves GNUImp behind a desk with a foot.

Just look at recent releases of Gnome and KDE. We can have nice things, it just takes time.

You’ve nailed it. That’s they key bit that organizations of all kinds are going to figure out.

Any profit goes back to employees and paying users.

You just described a normal non-profit, but doomed. Lol.

Organizational committment to remaining non-profit seems to be critical to the recipe.

Oof. I would “I was tired” all day long if it lets me do the right thing while keeping Russian agents from throwing me out of a third story window.

We each need to resist in the ways we can, and give each-other a ton of benefit of the doubt. (Each-other being defined as everyone trying to do peace and collaboration and not ordering rockets to be fired at hospitals).

You’re right. But if someone I care about is choosing between suicide and explode their relationships, I hope they choose explode their relationships. I’ll be there when they figure out whatever is next. (I know because I have been for someone who did. I’m not delighted with how they handled things, but I’m glad I still have them.)

Let the record so reflect!

I think the algorithm shit is why we have this right wing surge.

Yep. Billionaires have always had their thumb on the scale, but they’ve now found a particularly effective scale to tip.

Yeah. As Dave Ramsey says “If they’ve wiped your butt, you’re probably not going to change their mind.” Lol.

As a hiring manager who receives these kinds of introductions, here’s my thoughts (largely confirming what you’ve already read here.):

• These introductions are great. Keep it up.
• Bob is probably more sensitive about it than Bob’s boss. To Bob, this was uncomfortable. To Bob’s boss, it was just a normal Monday.
• It’s a good idea to buy Bob lunch or dinner to say thanks, and get a tip or two on refining your approach.

But don’t take any of it too seriously. As hiring manager, I see this a lot, and I enjoy it.

It feels great that people want my time.

And I’ve been the job searcher myself plenty of times.

You did a good thing. You can probably refine your technique, but don’t sweat it.

Unless someone is vocally racist during the intro, making any connection at all is a better impression than not doing so.

I let them know and will hunt down the hiring manager once my friend applies.

As a hiring manager who has experienced this kind of introduction or “name drop”, I want to add my perspective:

It’s great. Keep it up.

I got introduced to one of my best team leads that way. (To be very clear, I didn’t know the colleague making the introduction. We worked together but had never quite crossed paths. I still buy them a thank-you lunch occasionally as a thank you for their bravery, and selfishly in case they or another peer of theirs is job searching.)

Disclaimer: As a manager, it’s my job to apply fair hiring practices, and I’m committed to that. I don’t have many great answers, but I know today’s computerized HR filters aren’t fair to anyone, anyway. We need to do better, and personal references are probably the best tool for candidates, right now.