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If she was the best sysadmin you ever worked with -- you could honestly say that she was better than you. Otherwise, you're saying you are the best sysadmin.
by stray 11y ago
If she was the best sysadmin you ever worked with -- you could honestly say that she was better than you.
Otherwise, you're saying you are the best sysadmin. So unless you consider yourself the best -- you indirectly did say that she was better than you.
And the implication is that even with mediocre technical skills, she managed to leverage her considerable social skill to become the best sysadmin you ever worked with.
Sounds like a person whose work has considerable merit.
- PaulHoule 11y agoI was not the sysadmin in this team, I was a developer. She was definitely a better sysadmin, I was a better developer. The point is that nobody is better than everybody else in every way.
- stray 11y agoCorrect. Sysadmins should be judged solely on the value they bring as a Sysadmin: on merit. Likewise with butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers (and even developers).