HACKER Q&A
📣 geuis

Why does EasyPost constantly advertise that they're hiring?


(Advertising here on HN to be specific)

Basically my question boils down to are they constantly growing and need staff, or is it a rough place to work at and they have lots of turnover? I'm interested in applying but kind of want to know more.

  👤 bitxbitxbitcoin Accepted Answer ✓
One answer might simply be because they can. YC companies are the only ones allowed to advertise job postings by post instead of once a month in the thread and some are more diligent about using this benefit than others. Doesn’t necessarily say much about the dev position as it does about the person in charge of HR.
👤 strangattractor
GlassDoor seems to have ok things to say about them. https://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/EasyPost-Reviews-E1300009....
👤 branon
Oddly don't recall seeing EasyPost on here very much, but I do see BuildZoom a lot
👤 faangiq
I take this as a zombie startup signal. Former high flyers that couldn’t reach escape velocity. Now doomed to undead mediocrity.
👤 metadat
You'll find this pattern with some YC companies. I recall DrChrono was like this for several years with the constant HN job listings for a DevOps engineer.

In my eyes, it's a red flag and not a great sign. If a company treats people fairly and pays market rates, the job listing is unlikely to stay open very long.

At the same time, a red flag is just that - a signal, not damning proof of anything untoward.