# He asked a founder about openings. The reply was a warning label.

**[TRUE STORY]** — by An unemployed engineer · via r/developersIndia

An out-of-work engineer messaged a US startup founder to ask about vacancies and got something closer to a warning label than a job description: no personal life, ego left at the door, mandatory night shifts from a physical office, and a heads-up that he would be called dumb on a regular basis. He posted the exchange to r/developersIndia, where the crowd's verdict arrived quickly and unanimously — run.

*Source: [r/developersIndia · via Moneycontrol · July 2026](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/no-personal-life-no-ego-unemployed-engineer-shares-dm-from-us-founder-reddit-asks-him-to-run-13971408.html)*
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