“All the non-work related stuff (which is quite remarkable and commendable) is likely to scare a lot of hirers.”
It’s hard to tell. Some employers find it indicative that I’m not a narrow drudge. It also tells them that I know how to write extremely clear and readable design documents. One person that I ran into at a party had gone to work for a company where I used to be; he described my 140 page document used for introducing engineers to the company and the product as “the finest technical document in the telecommunication industry.”
I admit that it may keep me out the door in the 80% of software engineering jobs where leftists run things. But it isn’t like I’m likely to get a job in those places anyway. Perhaps we are better not wasting each other’s time. I remember one job solicitation I received about 1999 for a south of Market Street in San Francisco dot-com company. One of the unique benefits of working there was that they described as a “clothing-optional workspace.” Thanks for letting me know how weird you guys were; I didn’t bother to apply.
