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If you are an engineer, you could be making more money than your manager within months. In the post-COVID era it really isn't that difficult not to care about s

by mkl95 4y ago

If you are an engineer, you could be making more money than your manager within months. In the post-COVID era it really isn't that difficult not to care about some jerk, unless you are a particularly sensitive individual.

BlargMcLarg 4y ago
Don't just post that without giving specifics. If it's true, help developers out and elaborate.
- mkl95 4y ago
  LinkedIn has worked wonders for me lately. So the key is something like networking, networking, then some networking. There is an acute shortage of senior engineers, tech leads, etc. that is not going to go away anytime soon.
rglullis 4y ago
Sorry, how does that relate to the article?
- mkl95 4y ago
  My point is that work is not that personal anymore. The best example is probably Amazon, which is running out of people in some areas due to massive churn over the last few years. No point in taking stuff personally in a highly volatile environment - both you and your employer are expected to be replaced.
  - rglullis 4y ago
    I'm still confused. I read the article as some general advice for people who tend to "personalize" everything, I don't see how that relates to one specific type of relationship between individuals and society at large. I mean, even if "work is not personal anymore", there are still basically all other aspects of one's life which can lead to situations where you'd take things personally when you shouldn't. Anyway, the whole article kind of falls flat for me. Maybe it's a generational thing, maybe it's a cultural thing, maybe I'm just lucky to have been built this way; but the idea of being anxious about what others think of you or "personalization" (i.e, not being able to read a social interaction and assume that the problem is with yourself) is almost alien... do people really need to be told about "distinguishing your feelings from your thoughts", and "accepting a reasonable amount of uncertainty"?

by mkl95 4y ago

BlargMcLarg 4y ago

Don't just post that without giving specifics. If it's true, help developers out and elaborate.

mkl95 4y ago
LinkedIn has worked wonders for me lately. So the key is something like networking, networking, then some networking. There is an acute shortage of senior engineers, tech leads, etc. that is not going to go away anytime soon.

rglullis 4y ago

Sorry, how does that relate to the article?

mkl95 4y ago
My point is that work is not that personal anymore. The best example is probably Amazon, which is running out of people in some areas due to massive churn over the last few years. No point in taking stuff personally in a highly volatile environment - both you and your employer are expected to be replaced.
- rglullis 4y ago
  I'm still confused. I read the article as some general advice for people who tend to "personalize" everything, I don't see how that relates to one specific type of relationship between individuals and society at large. I mean, even if "work is not personal anymore", there are still basically all other aspects of one's life which can lead to situations where you'd take things personally when you shouldn't. Anyway, the whole article kind of falls flat for me. Maybe it's a generational thing, maybe it's a cultural thing, maybe I'm just lucky to have been built this way; but the idea of being anxious about what others think of you or "personalization" (i.e, not being able to read a social interaction and assume that the problem is with yourself) is almost alien... do people really need to be told about "distinguishing your feelings from your thoughts", and "accepting a reasonable amount of uncertainty"?