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I really regret helping people and taking on external work. For me it comes down to interviews for your next job (which realistically is the best chance for pro
by u678u 6y ago
I really regret helping people and taking on external work. For me it comes down to interviews for your next job (which realistically is the best chance for promotion).
When they're asking you coding quizzes and examples of being productive, all the times you helped out doing annoying paperwork, support calls and bug hunts count for nothing. They can be useful for some stories but not much.
- hinkley 6y agoHere is my secret to success. Projects are only successful when somebody knows how everything works together. The person you feel comfortable approaching with a problem knows about problems nobody else knows about. If the problem turns out to be severe, they have more time to come up with a reasonable fix. They look smarter in the emergency meeting. If the problem is malingering, like architecture problems, they're constantly inoculated with details about broad parts of the system they might not otherwise be looking at. If you are being helpful, your goal should be to get promoted into a mentoring or a leadership position. That gets you something concrete to put on your resume for the next place. Nobody knows how big your story points are so feature count tells them nothing at all.