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There’s no one as dangerous as a new hire from “X,” where “X” is a well-known/esteemed company (FAANG, etc), in their first 3 months at a new firm.
by pbourke 5y ago
There’s no one as dangerous as a new hire from “X,” where “X” is a well-known/esteemed company (FAANG, etc), in their first 3 months at a new firm.
- colechristensen 5y agoIt doesn’t even have to be somewhere notable, beware of the engineer trying to recreate their previous environment (and in yourself too).
- void_mint 5y agoIn my career I've found this to be a huge huge huge red flag as well. If you can only build software one way, you don't really understand how to build it. If moving to a new employer means replicating a previous employer's practices exactly, I don't think you really lack the knowledge or reflectiveness to understand what was good or bad about it.
- void_mint 5y ago* I don't think you really have the knowledge or reflectiveness to understand what was good or not Really wish I could just edit my comment.