One category of comment I find particularly interesting are personal reflections on career experiences. Here are three: “... As I became more senior and had ju

One category of comment I find particularly interesting are personal reflections on career experiences. Here are three: “... As I became more senior and had junior employees working alongside me, I could see how quickly they would get frustrated when they couldn’t perform at my level. ...” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23861738 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23861738 “... I spent years at a time not working or even thinking about how to make money. ... I can tell you that for me personally I don't think it was ideal. ...” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23947858 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23947858 “... I knew years before finishing [my Ph.D.] that I was just not cut out for a life in academia, and positioned myself in the best way I knew how for a life in industry, but I did not anticipate just how truly painful the experience would be. ...” https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25446582 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25446582