Johnathen Evans-Guilbault
@johnathenfevans.bsky.social
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I’m going to try something a little different.
I think we could all stand to have more positive thoughts and ideas, especially when so many things “feel” different than what we expected.
Let’s see how this goes.
I think we could all stand to have more positive thoughts and ideas, especially when so many things “feel” different than what we expected.
Let’s see how this goes.
AMA time.
Open HR. RefScore. Why I left federal HR. Why France. What's taking so long.
Ask me anything. Building in public means answering the hard questions too.
I'll respond this weekend.
Open HR. RefScore. Why I left federal HR. Why France. What's taking so long.
Ask me anything. Building in public means answering the hard questions too.
I'll respond this weekend.
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
AMA time.
Open HR. RefScore. Why I left federal HR. Why France. What's taking so long.
Ask me anything. Building in public means answering the hard questions too.
I'll respond this weekend.
Open HR. RefScore. Why I left federal HR. Why France. What's taking so long.
Ask me anything. Building in public means answering the hard questions too.
I'll respond this weekend.
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Racist garbage continues to emanate from this President and his White House.
February 6, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Racist garbage continues to emanate from this President and his White House.
Q1 2026 — Open HR launches.
Months of building. Learning. Breaking things. Fixing them.
If you've been reading along, thank you.
If you want to be first — early access is open.
open-hr.work
Months of building. Learning. Breaking things. Fixing them.
If you've been reading along, thank you.
If you want to be first — early access is open.
open-hr.work
Open HR - Bientôt disponible
L'infrastructure RH de demain.
www.open-hr.fr
February 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Q1 2026 — Open HR launches.
Months of building. Learning. Breaking things. Fixing them.
If you've been reading along, thank you.
If you want to be first — early access is open.
open-hr.work
Months of building. Learning. Breaking things. Fixing them.
If you've been reading along, thank you.
If you want to be first — early access is open.
open-hr.work
The pilot is live.
72 hours of debugging later, Open HR is ready for its first 100 participants.
I'm building employment infrastructure from Bordeaux — a world where your work reputation belongs to you.
€60/year, locked forever for pilot participants.
youtu.be/tpvURYgpf3c
72 hours of debugging later, Open HR is ready for its first 100 participants.
I'm building employment infrastructure from Bordeaux — a world where your work reputation belongs to you.
€60/year, locked forever for pilot participants.
youtu.be/tpvURYgpf3c
February 1, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The pilot is live.
72 hours of debugging later, Open HR is ready for its first 100 participants.
I'm building employment infrastructure from Bordeaux — a world where your work reputation belongs to you.
€60/year, locked forever for pilot participants.
youtu.be/tpvURYgpf3c
72 hours of debugging later, Open HR is ready for its first 100 participants.
I'm building employment infrastructure from Bordeaux — a world where your work reputation belongs to you.
€60/year, locked forever for pilot participants.
youtu.be/tpvURYgpf3c
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The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are part of the autocratic war to control the narrative. The more lawless governments become, the more they seek to silence inconvenient facts and people and invent the reality they need.
January 31, 2026 at 7:39 PM
The arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are part of the autocratic war to control the narrative. The more lawless governments become, the more they seek to silence inconvenient facts and people and invent the reality they need.
Something that keeps me up:
The gig worker whose platform doesn't issue references.
The freelancer whose clients vanished.
The career changer starting fresh.
The person whose company closed.
All real work. All invisible to the next hiring manager.
RefScore is for them.
The gig worker whose platform doesn't issue references.
The freelancer whose clients vanished.
The career changer starting fresh.
The person whose company closed.
All real work. All invisible to the next hiring manager.
RefScore is for them.
January 31, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Something that keeps me up:
The gig worker whose platform doesn't issue references.
The freelancer whose clients vanished.
The career changer starting fresh.
The person whose company closed.
All real work. All invisible to the next hiring manager.
RefScore is for them.
The gig worker whose platform doesn't issue references.
The freelancer whose clients vanished.
The career changer starting fresh.
The person whose company closed.
All real work. All invisible to the next hiring manager.
RefScore is for them.
20,000 Bosch jobs. 16,000 Amazon jobs.
Different industries. Identical problem.
Your work reputation shouldn't disappear when your employer decides you're redundant.
@open-hr.work
www.politico.eu/article/bos...
Different industries. Identical problem.
Your work reputation shouldn't disappear when your employer decides you're redundant.
@open-hr.work
www.politico.eu/article/bos...
January 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
20,000 Bosch jobs. 16,000 Amazon jobs.
Different industries. Identical problem.
Your work reputation shouldn't disappear when your employer decides you're redundant.
@open-hr.work
www.politico.eu/article/bos...
Different industries. Identical problem.
Your work reputation shouldn't disappear when your employer decides you're redundant.
@open-hr.work
www.politico.eu/article/bos...
16,000 Amazon layoffs announced today.
What stays behind when you leave: your internal reputation, your peer feedback, every time someone vouched for you.
What follows you: almost nothing.
That's the gap @open-hr.work exists to close. Your work reputation should be yours.
What stays behind when you leave: your internal reputation, your peer feedback, every time someone vouched for you.
What follows you: almost nothing.
That's the gap @open-hr.work exists to close. Your work reputation should be yours.
January 28, 2026 at 3:57 PM
16,000 Amazon layoffs announced today.
What stays behind when you leave: your internal reputation, your peer feedback, every time someone vouched for you.
What follows you: almost nothing.
That's the gap @open-hr.work exists to close. Your work reputation should be yours.
What stays behind when you leave: your internal reputation, your peer feedback, every time someone vouched for you.
What follows you: almost nothing.
That's the gap @open-hr.work exists to close. Your work reputation should be yours.
Why no AI rating in RefScore?
Because I wouldn't trust it for myself.
An algorithm can't know if you're the person who stays late to help a struggling teammate. Only your teammate knows that.
Humans validating humans. That's the only thing I trust.
Because I wouldn't trust it for myself.
An algorithm can't know if you're the person who stays late to help a struggling teammate. Only your teammate knows that.
Humans validating humans. That's the only thing I trust.
January 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Why no AI rating in RefScore?
Because I wouldn't trust it for myself.
An algorithm can't know if you're the person who stays late to help a struggling teammate. Only your teammate knows that.
Humans validating humans. That's the only thing I trust.
Because I wouldn't trust it for myself.
An algorithm can't know if you're the person who stays late to help a struggling teammate. Only your teammate knows that.
Humans validating humans. That's the only thing I trust.
Week 3 of building Open HR in public.
This week I learned: identity verification providers have 47-page contracts.
I read every page. Twice.
Still not sure what "indemnification of consequential derivatives" means, but I signed it anyway.
Startup life.
This week I learned: identity verification providers have 47-page contracts.
I read every page. Twice.
Still not sure what "indemnification of consequential derivatives" means, but I signed it anyway.
Startup life.
January 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Week 3 of building Open HR in public.
This week I learned: identity verification providers have 47-page contracts.
I read every page. Twice.
Still not sure what "indemnification of consequential derivatives" means, but I signed it anyway.
Startup life.
This week I learned: identity verification providers have 47-page contracts.
I read every page. Twice.
Still not sure what "indemnification of consequential derivatives" means, but I signed it anyway.
Startup life.
Building Open HR, week 2.
Decided this week: all data stays in the EU. Full stop.
It's more expensive. It's slower to set up. But employment records follow people for decades.
The infrastructure should match the stakes. That's the decision I can live with.
Decided this week: all data stays in the EU. Full stop.
It's more expensive. It's slower to set up. But employment records follow people for decades.
The infrastructure should match the stakes. That's the decision I can live with.
January 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Building Open HR, week 2.
Decided this week: all data stays in the EU. Full stop.
It's more expensive. It's slower to set up. But employment records follow people for decades.
The infrastructure should match the stakes. That's the decision I can live with.
Decided this week: all data stays in the EU. Full stop.
It's more expensive. It's slower to set up. But employment records follow people for decades.
The infrastructure should match the stakes. That's the decision I can live with.
February is around the corner.
Open HR pilot launch is on the other side.
Every commit, every compliance check, every screen — it's all pointing at that moment.
When someone asks what building in public actually looks like, it's this. The daily grind before the milestone.
Open HR pilot launch is on the other side.
Every commit, every compliance check, every screen — it's all pointing at that moment.
When someone asks what building in public actually looks like, it's this. The daily grind before the milestone.
January 23, 2026 at 6:57 AM
February is around the corner.
Open HR pilot launch is on the other side.
Every commit, every compliance check, every screen — it's all pointing at that moment.
When someone asks what building in public actually looks like, it's this. The daily grind before the milestone.
Open HR pilot launch is on the other side.
Every commit, every compliance check, every screen — it's all pointing at that moment.
When someone asks what building in public actually looks like, it's this. The daily grind before the milestone.
Solo founder reality check:
In the last 48 hours I've made decisions about:
- Mobile architecture
- Data encryption standards
- EU compliance requirements
- ID verification contracts
- Translation priorities
None are "exciting." All of them are necessary.
February pilot doesn't build itself.
In the last 48 hours I've made decisions about:
- Mobile architecture
- Data encryption standards
- EU compliance requirements
- ID verification contracts
- Translation priorities
None are "exciting." All of them are necessary.
February pilot doesn't build itself.
January 22, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Solo founder reality check:
In the last 48 hours I've made decisions about:
- Mobile architecture
- Data encryption standards
- EU compliance requirements
- ID verification contracts
- Translation priorities
None are "exciting." All of them are necessary.
February pilot doesn't build itself.
In the last 48 hours I've made decisions about:
- Mobile architecture
- Data encryption standards
- EU compliance requirements
- ID verification contracts
- Translation priorities
None are "exciting." All of them are necessary.
February pilot doesn't build itself.
This week building Open HR:
Finished the invitation acceptance flow for references.
3 screens. 2 languages. 1 clear path from "someone invited you" to "you've agreed to help."
Small wins stack up. February pilot is coming.
Finished the invitation acceptance flow for references.
3 screens. 2 languages. 1 clear path from "someone invited you" to "you've agreed to help."
Small wins stack up. February pilot is coming.
January 21, 2026 at 7:02 AM
This week building Open HR:
Finished the invitation acceptance flow for references.
3 screens. 2 languages. 1 clear path from "someone invited you" to "you've agreed to help."
Small wins stack up. February pilot is coming.
Finished the invitation acceptance flow for references.
3 screens. 2 languages. 1 clear path from "someone invited you" to "you've agreed to help."
Small wins stack up. February pilot is coming.
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JUST NOW: Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social arrives at the start of the new Tennessee legislative session with a huge “ABOLISH ICE” flag
January 13, 2026 at 6:01 PM
JUST NOW: Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social arrives at the start of the new Tennessee legislative session with a huge “ABOLISH ICE” flag
Exactly.
The UN needs to intervene quickly and assert its collective authority.
The UN needs to intervene quickly and assert its collective authority.
Always follow the money.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
January 5, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Exactly.
The UN needs to intervene quickly and assert its collective authority.
The UN needs to intervene quickly and assert its collective authority.
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The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
December 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The biggest divide in America today is not between “right” and “left,” or between Republicans and Democrats.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
It’s between democracy and oligarchy.
The old labels — “right” and “left” — prevent most people from noticing they’re getting the shaft.
Know the truth.
To all near and far, known and unknown, seen and unseen, heard and unheard, I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Be safe. Enjoy yourselves and your company during this time. You’re loved and important to at least one person in this world.
Hugs 🫂 bisous 😘 from a stranger in France.
Be safe. Enjoy yourselves and your company during this time. You’re loved and important to at least one person in this world.
Hugs 🫂 bisous 😘 from a stranger in France.
December 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
To all near and far, known and unknown, seen and unseen, heard and unheard, I wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Be safe. Enjoy yourselves and your company during this time. You’re loved and important to at least one person in this world.
Hugs 🫂 bisous 😘 from a stranger in France.
Be safe. Enjoy yourselves and your company during this time. You’re loved and important to at least one person in this world.
Hugs 🫂 bisous 😘 from a stranger in France.
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One of the things that needs to become clear in 2026 is that big changes are possible if you pitch them. Talk positively. Explain the pros and cons like an adult. Be enthusiastic. Repeat the idea. Answer questions about it. Sell the notion that we can make things better. People want to buy in.
December 23, 2025 at 5:37 AM
One of the things that needs to become clear in 2026 is that big changes are possible if you pitch them. Talk positively. Explain the pros and cons like an adult. Be enthusiastic. Repeat the idea. Answer questions about it. Sell the notion that we can make things better. People want to buy in.
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@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
QOTD (Book) - Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present" by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders.
QOTD (Book) - Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present" by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders.
December 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
@ruthbenghiat.bsky.social
QOTD (Book) - Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present" by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders.
QOTD (Book) - Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present" by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, scholar on fascism and authoritarian leaders.
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As an anti-Trump voter, the only critique of the Democratic Party that I am interested in right now is that they are not doing absolutely everything possible to put themselves between this regime and the people harmed by it
Take that “crossover” appeal and shove it where the sun don’t shine
Take that “crossover” appeal and shove it where the sun don’t shine
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
As an anti-Trump voter, the only critique of the Democratic Party that I am interested in right now is that they are not doing absolutely everything possible to put themselves between this regime and the people harmed by it
Take that “crossover” appeal and shove it where the sun don’t shine
Take that “crossover” appeal and shove it where the sun don’t shine
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Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Kind of wild that while food assistance was withheld from millions of families, one Trump-supporting billionaire (Ellison) saw his net worth grow more this year than the entire SNAP budget. And the YTD gains of the other four richest men would’ve fully covered salaries for all 2M federal employees.