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So the solution is not to bet your life on dozens of conference committees that can cancel you out of your job.
by jojobas 6y ago
So the solution is not to bet your life on dozens of conference committees that can cancel you out of your job.
- op00to 6y agoThe solution is to get the opinion of the community and colleagues (if you’re employed) prior to giving a talk so you don’t act in a way that could be seen poorly.
- jojobas 6y agoAlso known as "walking on eggshells". You can be shamed and fired over something as innocuous as a dongle joke told in private and overheard. https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/21/a-dongle-joke-that-spiraled-way-out-of-control/ https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/21/a-dongle-joke-that-spirale... The only sure way not to lose is not to play. That, or be invincible like Bob Martin or Linus Torvalds.
- strombofulous 6y agoThis article is an example of the many situations where that would not have helped