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And it has other unintended consequences. People go out for drinks. People talk. If your potential future employer is a friend of your boss he'll find out prett
by pentae 4y ago
And it has other unintended consequences. People go out for drinks. People talk. If your potential future employer is a friend of your boss he'll find out pretty quickly you are "a nice guy but an under-performer". Do you really want to be that guy?
- jstx1 4y ago> If your potential future employer is a friend of your boss he'll find out pretty quickly you are "a nice guy but an under-performer". This is so unlikely that it's not worth changing so much of your behaviour for it.
- mollerhoj 4y agoDepends in where you live ;-) The chance of running into people again here in the Copenhagen tech scene is > 50%
- tb_technical 4y agoIf you gossip about other people's productivity, you deserve to be despised as a boss.
- helmsb 4y agoYou’d be surprised. I live in a city where in the tech sector, everyone knows everyone. I always joke that I can make 4 phone calls and find out about any engineer in the area because they’ve certainly crossed paths with mutual acquaintances.
- koheripbal 4y agoLife is too short to intentionally jump on this downward spiral. Don't forget the decrease in your sense of self-worth and increase in being cynical and toxic to deal with. People intentionally doing the bare minimum are unhappy unpleasant people. People no one wants to associate with.