3 ms·
She says she realized tech wasn't for her when she realized doing IT in her off-hours was unpalatable. Here's my question: Why? Because she is actually extreme
by Mz 9y ago
She says she realized tech wasn't for her when she realized doing IT in her off-hours was unpalatable. Here's my question: Why?
Because she is actually extremely competitive, something typically thought of as a male trait:
Which meant that I was never going to be as good at that job as the guys around me.
She didn't want a job where she was going to be considered second rate. She wanted to be in a job where she would be "the best" and get accolades for it, etc. She realized she didn't love tech enough to have the biggest bragging rights, so she went someplace where she could outcompete others.
You know, like Bro culture gets accused of being.
- flukus 9y ago> She didn't want a job where she was going to be considered second rate. She wanted to be in a job where she would be "the best" and get accolades for it, etc. She realized she didn't love tech enough to have the biggest bragging rights, so she went someplace where she could outcompete others. That's the opposite of extremely competitive. Extremely competitive people don't go into the easy lane and the certainly aren't worried about putting in extra time to be the best. Extremely competitive people will seek out challenges and put in a lot more training effort.
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- slededit 9y agoWith rare exceptions like Michael Jordon's baseball career - most competitive people don't seek out situations they can't win.
- ianai 9y agoI think the previous comment was about lack of commitment to trying to compete. I don't know exactly what she was doing or where, but I think it's possible to have a work/life balance in IT.