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I couldn't agree more. This article was extremely uncomfortable to read; if it was me being written about I would be embarrassed and probably more than a little

I couldn't agree more. This article was extremely uncomfortable to read; if it was me being written about I would be embarrassed and probably more than a little angry.

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BrandonM 16y ago
I would be like, "Wow, thanks for the advice and the ringing endorsement." The guy is obviously trying to help Patrick out in multiple ways. The author is trying to make him realize how amazing he is and tell as many people as possible how valuable he is. Personally, I might be a bit uncomfortable while reading it. But sometime down the road I'd look back on it and be very thankful.
- awa 16y ago
  As already pointed out, if he was really thinking about Patrick he'd have emailed him the advice rather making a huge blog post about it.
  - jacquesm 16y ago
    Hey but what a way to raise your own visibility by pushing down on someone else. Tragedy indeed.
  - BrandonM 16y ago
    OK, point taken. It might have been more difficult, but it could definitely have been possible to give him a strong endorsement without the rest of the post. Then he could have sent Patrick an email with the rest, indicating that the blog post might be a good reference.
  - Confusion 16y ago
    Not if you think the advice is worthwhile to others as well. There's no reason to assume shady ulterior motives when there is a perfectly simple explanation: it's just an error of judgement.
    - Psyonic 16y ago
      Ultimately such a critique implies that the author is an authority figure qualified to give such a critique. It's really hard to see it as anything but self-promotion, especially when done so visibly.
  - bugsy 16y ago
    "if he was really thinking about Patrick he'd have emailed him the advice" Well part of the post was telling the public that Patrick would be a bargain to hire at a $200,000 salary. That specific part works better in a public post.
    - awa 16y ago
      Somebody offering a $200K salary should better find out himself whether a person is worth that much rather than from a random guy on the internet

I couldn't agree more. This article was extremely uncomfortable to read; if it was me being written about I would be embarrassed and probably more than a little angry.

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BrandonM 16y ago

I would be like, "Wow, thanks for the advice and the ringing endorsement." The guy is obviously trying to help Patrick out in multiple ways. The author is trying to make him realize how amazing he is and tell as many people as possible how valuable he is. Personally, I might be a bit uncomfortable while reading it. But sometime down the road I'd look back on it and be very thankful.

awa 16y ago
As already pointed out, if he was really thinking about Patrick he'd have emailed him the advice rather making a huge blog post about it.
- jacquesm 16y ago
  Hey but what a way to raise your own visibility by pushing down on someone else. Tragedy indeed.
- BrandonM 16y ago
  OK, point taken. It might have been more difficult, but it could definitely have been possible to give him a strong endorsement without the rest of the post. Then he could have sent Patrick an email with the rest, indicating that the blog post might be a good reference.
- Confusion 16y ago
  Not if you think the advice is worthwhile to others as well. There's no reason to assume shady ulterior motives when there is a perfectly simple explanation: it's just an error of judgement.
  - Psyonic 16y ago
    Ultimately such a critique implies that the author is an authority figure qualified to give such a critique. It's really hard to see it as anything but self-promotion, especially when done so visibly.
- bugsy 16y ago
  "if he was really thinking about Patrick he'd have emailed him the advice" Well part of the post was telling the public that Patrick would be a bargain to hire at a $200,000 salary. That specific part works better in a public post.
  - awa 16y ago
    Somebody offering a $200K salary should better find out himself whether a person is worth that much rather than from a random guy on the internet