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good god i'm not reading all that - anyone have a summary?
by andrewcooke 17y ago
good god i'm not reading all that - anyone have a summary?
- Semiapies 17y ago"I have gotten fired for many ridiculous things. I am good at still getting hired. Buy my movie on how to do this."
- BigZaphod 17y agoSummary: It's essentially a very long ad for a self-help-style presentation about being awesome/valuable so you get the awesome jobs. It is reasonably entertaining in parts, though.
- thesethings 17y agoData points: * As pointed out by others, the people hiring programmers may not be so hot at it * As pointed out by others, the exact same skills can get you a really cool job, or a really bad job. * _Getting a job_ it a totally different skill than _Doing a job_ * Regardless of your programming skills (which i'm not here to talk about), i may be able to help you with your _job getting skills_ . * New Mexico: Wack Personal anecdotes: * i got fired for a bad reason that wasn't my fault * i got fired for a good reason that was my fault * i got fired once because of a combination of my own issues and the innate lameness of an environment * One time some crazy circumstances beyond my control, combined with a mild legal infraction on my part, led to hijinx The message: * Being appealing isn't magic. * Being found isn't magic * I'm not awesome, just skilled * I can help you get the same skills with one of three services you can pay for * don't just believe me, here are some examples