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I understand you're not looking for a software engineering position. But for what it's worth, being in a company with an almost toxic work culture right now, he
by sreejithr 10y ago
I understand you're not looking for a software engineering position. But for what it's worth, being in a company with an almost toxic work culture right now, here's some stuff I'll vent out.
Talk to a lot of people in the company. Can't overstate this enough. People you work with/work under should NOT BE ASSHOLES. Assholes are a pain to deal with everyday and will take a toll on your emotional health.
I talked with my interviewer, who happens to be my manager, and asked him what he feels about Docker (not that Docker is the most bleeding edge tech). He said he didn't like it and would never implement it in <my-company> because some other dude in his previous firm introduced it there and he doesn't like that dude. Ouch! I should've taken the hint. Look for people who debate with you based on knowledge/data and not with emotions.
If your interviewer/founder bathes you in startup buzzword crap, RUN! If they say, we're "open", "transparent", "humble", "impact", "growth hacking" etc 5+ times in the conversation, he's just faking it to make it sound hipster. I learned this the hard way.
Boy, I ranted. I should really get a job change. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯