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they tell you exactly what they want Let me turn this around. I've run R&D at my startup for six years now. The #1 thing that sets apart a star engineer from a
by rsp1984 8y ago
they tell you exactly what they want
Let me turn this around. I've run R&D at my startup for six years now. The #1 thing that sets apart a star engineer from an average one is the ability to work successfully during situations of incomplete information.
In other words, the star engineer already knows what to do, without me having to provide all the detail.
- econnors 8y agoThe subpar engineer is paralyzed by ambiguity; the excellent one thrives in it (provided the problem or objective is well defined).
- loriverkutya 8y agoYeah cool story bro. How many star engineers are in the world? And how many average engineers?
- vvanders 8y agoAn even better engineer teaches others how to deal with ambiguity effectively.
- freyir 8y agoIf you're an R&D manager, you likely have much more latitude to rely on subordinates and not know what you want.