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I understand the authors frustration, and it's not really about money as some here believe. In my 6 jobs as a programmer I've also seen so many incompetent ma
by raducu 11y ago
I understand the authors frustration, and it's not really about money as some here believe.
In my 6 jobs as a programmer I've also seen so many incompetent managers, so much time wasted, so much bullshit, so much backstabbing and narcissists galore.
But the problem is not really about THEM managers, but about ME and my maladaptive cognitive schemas (commonly known to everybody as lack of social skills, subjugation to authority, procrastination, lack of discipline and so on).
The bitterness results from the fact that even if you're a great programmer, most companies will try to stamp you into a predictable, replaceable and interchangeable little cog and will use you as it sees fit.
If you're not happy with that, if you think you posses great insight and you can do better, you either develop your own product or you take on some sort of leadership role.
- pier25 11y agoSpot on. The problem is being able to influence things in a creative way. https://youtu.be/u6XAPnuFjJc https://youtu.be/u6XAPnuFjJc I'd rather be the captain of my small pirate ship than a cog in giant battleship. But I'm in my mid 30s now, maybe that will change when I get to 40.
- zaphodX 11y agoI am in my early 40s, and I thought 40s would be different as I will have less home pressures, and more time to myself. Also, I will be mature to take on challenges. Doesn't work that way. Please start today.. don't hope for a things changing in 40s as it will come to your very very fast.
- programmer_man 11y agoAnother option: caption of your own pirate ship, inside a giant battleship.
- jimbokun 11y agoThis is probably why Jony Ive's title is a three letter acronym starting with "C". Only way to make sure his creative decisions are actually implemented.