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> If you can land a job like those at PARC or Bell Labs, then yes, "carreer hacking" is certainly possible. I wonder what the modern version of these are.
by non-entity 6y ago
> If you can land a job like those at PARC or Bell Labs, then yes, "carreer hacking" is certainly possible.
I wonder what the modern version of these are.
- markus_zhang 6y agoI'd say research position at Google of Microsoft. If research positions are not available then any position that gives you some freedom to poke at whatever you like. I do agree that such positions are much rarer nowadays than the Cold War in which states were willing to invest X% for scientific progression. Nowadays? Let's cut everything that doesn't have a strong political backer.
- badpun 6y agoJudging by the output of Google and Microsoft research units, they seem to be watered down variants of academia (with a lot more practical bent) and they certainly don't allow you freedom to pursue interests.
- arexxbifs 6y agoIn "UNIX: A History and a Memoir", BWK claims he doesn't know of anything equivalent today.
- __turbobrew__ 6y agoIt's kind of sad. Working at 1960-1990 Bell Labs 1127 is my dream. Maybe in 100 years people will realize that maybe there is something more to business than short term appeasement of shareholders. Maybe in 100 years people will realize that regulated monopolies are not necessarily a bad thing.