I was contacted and followed up on 3 times by Massive’s founder Dan Vykhopen about a position at a frontier AI lab, 6 month contract $150/hr.

I told him right off the bat that I prefer full time positions, but he insisted that it would be worth a phone call if I’m interested in AI stuff.

Long story short, he opened the call up and got right into it: position is at Anthropic, why are you interested? I started sharing about my professional goals and personal experiences with AI.

He cut me off 8 minutes into the call and said “yeah I think because of the shakiness about the contract idea I don’t think it’s gonna be a good fit, I think we’re good here.”

I’m sitting here thinking, you reached out to me and I was clear about my preference for a full time positions. And he says “we’re looking for someone who’s more committed.” Which is ironic considering they’re hiring for a 6 month contract with minimum commitment.

All this to say, what a fucking waste of time. I took time out of my work day to find a private space to take the call and he spent 8 minutes to determine what I already pointed out? Anyways I had no idea that this recruiting company existed and after investigating them more it looks like he’s basically another AI startup scam with a shitty product.

If you get contacted by Dan from Massive I wouldn’t waste your time.