Hacker News: slowerturniphttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=slowerturnipHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:17:44 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by slowerturnip in "Did they ghost you?"]]>I hear this advice given quite a bit, but another perspective: I have never been pleased to receive a thank you email from a candidate. I do not want to receive something in my inbox that does not require me to act. It's a micro-annoyance, and if it's a bad day, I might have grumpy thoughts about the candidate being a brownnoser.

Show up to the interview clothed, be pleasant and polite, show off your game, and leave it at that.

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