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I've read some of your replies and it sounds like you're determined to set your goals so narrowly that you cannot win. You may accept there are still other oppo

I've read some of your replies and it sounds like you're determined to set your goals so narrowly that you cannot win. You may accept there are still other opportunities in tech, but you only specifically want jobs that will recruit you for what you're (reportedly) bad at. If you have something else lined up and just want everyone to wave you goodbye then so be it. But people obviously want to help you and it sounds like you're looking for some. I'll just say it's better to be mediocre at something than to do nothing. A non-FAANG job/tech endeavor will still expose you to a lot of opportunities. You may not immediately be making what you want to make, but over 10 years there's a non-zero chance you'll luck into something bigger. A 20% chance of getting what you want is still better than a 0% chance. In the process you may find something you are actually exceptionally good at. It's much harder to find these things if you're not actively working on something.

QuitProgramming 6y ago
>I'll just say it's better to be mediocre at something than to do nothing. A non-FAANG job/tech endeavor will still expose you to a lot of opportunities. You may not immediately be making what you want to make, but over 10 years there's a non-zero chance you'll luck into something bigger. A 20% chance of getting what you want is still better than a 0% chance. In the process you may find something you are actually exceptionally good at. It's much harder to find these things if you're not actively working on something. This is the sort of thinking that keeps people in their place continuously participating in the rat race hoping that one day they'll make their break. For most people, it's much closer to delusional hope than a real path to success.
UncleMeat 6y ago
Yeah and then he blames the community for being toxic. This is 100% self inflicted. Incredibly narrow focus at the most competitive companies to the point of spending inordinate time on leetcode and letting their actual work slip.
- jfengel 6y ago
  It does sound like he absorbed some of his toxicity from the community. It's definitely a self-inflicted wound, but it does sound as if he was handed a gun and had it pointed directly at his foot. That won't be solved by fixing the community, which is an enormous boat that won't turn around any time soon. But it's hopefully a lesson to other people putting themselves in a similar position. The community also contains a lot of people pointing out the footgun.
codesternews 6y ago
Sorry but could not comprehend this "but over 10 years there's a non-zero chance you'll luck into something bigger" Could you please explain little bit what do you mean? Thanks
- auganov 6y ago
  Literally anything. Options turning out to be very valuable. Getting acquired by a company you really wanted to work for. Randomly getting promoted. Meeting someone who will get you that FAANG job via a backdoor. Meeting someone you'll go on to create a successful business with. Maybe even meeting someone who will teach you to be very good at these competitions. Point is, if one completely drops out the chance of any of that happening is basically 0. If you stay involved in one way or another, it may happen.

QuitProgramming 6y ago

>I'll just say it's better to be mediocre at something than to do nothing. A non-FAANG job/tech endeavor will still expose you to a lot of opportunities. You may not immediately be making what you want to make, but over 10 years there's a non-zero chance you'll luck into something bigger. A 20% chance of getting what you want is still better than a 0% chance. In the process you may find something you are actually exceptionally good at. It's much harder to find these things if you're not actively working on something. This is the sort of thinking that keeps people in their place continuously participating in the rat race hoping that one day they'll make their break. For most people, it's much closer to delusional hope than a real path to success.

UncleMeat 6y ago

Yeah and then he blames the community for being toxic. This is 100% self inflicted. Incredibly narrow focus at the most competitive companies to the point of spending inordinate time on leetcode and letting their actual work slip.

jfengel 6y ago
It does sound like he absorbed some of his toxicity from the community. It's definitely a self-inflicted wound, but it does sound as if he was handed a gun and had it pointed directly at his foot. That won't be solved by fixing the community, which is an enormous boat that won't turn around any time soon. But it's hopefully a lesson to other people putting themselves in a similar position. The community also contains a lot of people pointing out the footgun.

codesternews 6y ago

Sorry but could not comprehend this "but over 10 years there's a non-zero chance you'll luck into something bigger" Could you please explain little bit what do you mean? Thanks

auganov 6y ago
Literally anything. Options turning out to be very valuable. Getting acquired by a company you really wanted to work for. Randomly getting promoted. Meeting someone who will get you that FAANG job via a backdoor. Meeting someone you'll go on to create a successful business with. Maybe even meeting someone who will teach you to be very good at these competitions. Point is, if one completely drops out the chance of any of that happening is basically 0. If you stay involved in one way or another, it may happen.