Ask HN: Should I talk to a reporter about my last company? He is doing a piece about the departure of our founder and the subsequent exodus of engineers. I was part of that exodus and had a pretty negative experience. I can't see any advantage to talking about it though. |
Even if you have no idea of writing a book now, writing it down now would probably encapsulate a bunch of details that will have faded years from now. And at that point you'd be in a good position to decide to share it or not.
Does the company have Glassdoor reviews? Are those reflective of your experience? If so, then there's a warning to new hires out there already, at least.
If this reporter is talking to other coworkers of yours, you may also find out some information you weren't expecting to hear, or prepared to learn. Are you okay with that as well?