Let me clarify what I mean. If we apply for a job, this means we are in competition. Competition may have two outcomes: either we win the competition or we los

Let me clarify what I mean. If we apply for a job, this means we are in competition. Competition may have two outcomes: either we win the competition or we lose. If we lose, we have to be fair and respect that someone else has done better (whatever this means). As the loser (or second winner ;o) you may think about how to improve, but what does killing mean in this context? If someone has the notion to kill he is not smart enough to win a competition and he knows it. Who wants to identify with this? In his post Seth Godin misses some points imho. In most jobs, and especially in most developer jobs, work means being added to a team. Team - this has to do with fairness again. Now, who wants a self proclaimed superstar in his team? What you need is a smart contributor who does not have to be the best and most shining everytime. If you talked yourself into a situation where you think you are so great that you don't even need a resume, you are definitely out of the team game. If, on the other hand, you have a cool working business, website or any reference and companies approach you, you may not want to work for companies any more.