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Great list, also spend money on a coach, both technical and soft skills. It will pay for itself many times over.
by vidar 7y ago
Great list, also spend money on a coach, both technical and soft skills. It will pay for itself many times over.
- notyourwork 7y agoWhat kind of coach?
- davidhyde 7y agoA bus to get you to the green place where they don’t talk about velocity.
- plutonorm 7y agoSeconded. It may be that you're in a toxic environment. In such places it doesn't matter how good your design is or how tight you're implementation, you still get hostility and nit picking on code review. And not in a constructive way. Sometimes it's not you, it's them. When development turns into a dick swinging competition, walk away. It's better for your health.
- moolcool 7y ago"walk away. It's better for your health" In situations like this, if you don't make the decision to walk away, the decision will probably be made for you.
- toomuchtodo 7y agoIf it does get made for you, don't take it personally. Just like dating, there's a better fit out there for you.
- hashkb 7y agoSometimes it's this attitude that is toxic to profitability. OP didn't say it felt unfair, and it's not right for this community to constantly reinforce the "big bad wolf" theory of senior engineer dick swingery when someone honestly wants to get better.
- notyourwork 7y agoSorry maybe I’m dumb but I’m not following this.
- goodcanadian 7y agoIt's a play on words. The great grandparent suggested hiring a coach, i.e. a mentor or instructor, to improve his skills. The word coach, shortened from stagecoach, also refers to an intercity bus (what I would have called a highway bus as a kid). So, the reply is suggesting taking the bus to another city where jargon like "velocity" is not used. It suggests the problem is the company culture rather than the individual. I thought it was quite clever.
- thug_life 7y agoi didn't get that one, but i did get the one about the grass, which is ultimately greener on the other side.
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