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> Let me conclude with a personal quote: > "The most important capacity for Software Engineers is their ability to developer soft skills" Maybe those will get
by ben509 7y ago
> Let me conclude with a personal quote:
> "The most important capacity for Software Engineers is their ability to developer soft skills"
Maybe those will get you hired, but attention to detail helps you keep your job.
- x0x0 7y agoSeems decent to cut ESL folks a little slack.
- tiglionabbit 7y agoI can confirm that soft skills are highly valued and useful on the job as well. They are the #1 criteria at most tech companies I've worked at. I'm highly regarded as awesome technically but I've lost jobs based on my poor soft skills alone. The company I'm working at right now gives out a bonus at the end of the year so long as your work "meets expectations", but they have a specific rule that if they don't like your behavior it doesn't matter how good your work is because your bonus will be set to zero. It's the "no brilliant assholes" rule.
- TheChaplain 7y agoSounds like a terrible workplace honestly, when your performance is evaluated on subjective and highly ambiguous criteria.