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I'm not so sure, and I'm a native Russian speaker, who had read the original Russian language post just to make sure of this. That guy genuinely sounds unironic

I'm not so sure, and I'm a native Russian speaker, who had read the original Russian language post just to make sure of this. That guy genuinely sounds unironically arrogant to me. It's much harsher in Russian than the English translation. Compare: > You'll sit next to me and memorize the way the work should be done. and > А ты, бездарь, сиди рядом и запоминай, как работать надо. which literally translates to "And you, bungler, sit and watch how the work is done [right]." And I utterly fail to see any self-deprecating piece that would turn this into a joke. If anything, author treats those "Google"-programmers as trash. Even as a joke, I would say it's very poor and distasteful one, especially for a public blog post.

djur 4y ago
To the extent there's self-deprecation, it's that he believes he made the "mistake" of assuming that these "Google programmers" could be taught to do better.
- oldjavacoder 4y ago
  Nothing in the article content, however suggests the author had the competency to teach or lead. Everything in the article does suggest the author thought they were hiring experienced programmers on new programmer salaries and were amazed and probably credited nicely by their management team initially.
mbrodersen 4y ago
The author makes it clear that he was the problem. That he was the “idiot” that caused the problem in the first place. That is the opposite of narcissism. So I think the rest of the article should be read while keeping that in mind.
- drdaeman 4y ago
  I disagree. See, if I'd say that I'm an idiot for not realizing someone is trash (or some stronger expletive) - yes, that would be ironic, but all the irony would be in the invisible quotes around the "idiot", with none around the "trash". A totally opposite effect. And the author talks about "Google" programmers in a clearly derogatory manner. It is not just in the title (which would've been okay on its own because it uses "idiot" for both sides).

djur 4y ago

To the extent there's self-deprecation, it's that he believes he made the "mistake" of assuming that these "Google programmers" could be taught to do better.

oldjavacoder 4y ago
Nothing in the article content, however suggests the author had the competency to teach or lead. Everything in the article does suggest the author thought they were hiring experienced programmers on new programmer salaries and were amazed and probably credited nicely by their management team initially.

mbrodersen 4y ago

The author makes it clear that he was the problem. That he was the “idiot” that caused the problem in the first place. That is the opposite of narcissism. So I think the rest of the article should be read while keeping that in mind.

drdaeman 4y ago
I disagree. See, if I'd say that I'm an idiot for not realizing someone is trash (or some stronger expletive) - yes, that would be ironic, but all the irony would be in the invisible quotes around the "idiot", with none around the "trash". A totally opposite effect. And the author talks about "Google" programmers in a clearly derogatory manner. It is not just in the title (which would've been okay on its own because it uses "idiot" for both sides).