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Please don't call people Gurus. I've had at least three lousy experiences working with people who referred to themselves as Gurus. Some of them didn't even know
by some1else 10y ago
Please don't call people Gurus. I've had at least three lousy experiences working with people who referred to themselves as Gurus. Some of them didn't even know the dictionary definition of the word. I feel I have dodged a number of bullets since then, by developing a healthy prejudice against self-titled Gurus.
- skrish 10y ago+1 And "visionaries". May be it's just me, but my defenses go up whenever I read a profile with visionary in it.
- projectramo 10y agoThought leaders, ugh.
- CamperBob2 10y agoWhat about rock stars?
- pdimitar 10y agoNinjas! I run away screaming when I see this in somebody's profile.
- projectramo 10y agoTo be fair, that's because of the throwing stars, though. Everyone should be afraid of Ninjas.
- pdimitar 10y agoBut that's just the thing -- most people referring to themselves as ninjas are designers aspiring to be devs, and they are usually cute chubby smiling guys who tend to stumble on their own feet. Hardly something to be afraid of! <giggles>