Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderI looked for resources a few years ago and found a post by a software engineer talking about "Fearless Salary Negotiation" [1]. The engineer said: "it's a small book, cost me around 40 bucks which were immediately compensated by the fact that I managed to negotiate a higher salary". I wanted to ask for a raise: I had been working in that startup for 4 years and had never had a raise. I thought "if that book helps me get…
I am a teacher in the UK, working in the private sector. This industry has many ticking time bombs: the pension scheme is collapsing, regulatory burden means small schools must consolidate or die, and above all a class action sword of liability must surely be hanging over the closed-shop hiring practices. These are some of the anti-competitive informal rules about moving schools: A new prospective employer (usually the head of the school you are applying to) expects to be able…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 637
- Total comments
- 269
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-11 | Ten Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer | abhi3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-05-14 | Ten Rules for Negotiating a Job OfferFirst breakout | andyxor | 182 | 59 |
| 2024-07-27 | Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer | r0f1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025-04-05 | Rules for Negotiating a Job Offer (2016)Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | rzk | 449 | 210 |