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I'm very... Selfish? I suppose is the way to put it. Beyond what's required, I don't really care about the 'vision'. I'm here to exchange effort for money. As

I'm very... Selfish? I suppose is the way to put it. Beyond what's required, I don't really care about the 'vision'. I'm here to exchange effort for money. As long as it's reasonably in my skill set/responsibility and doesn't require me to push a boundary like kicking puppies, that's the deal of the day I care about how I feel about waking up in the morning more than anything. The people I need to work with should be decent, and I don't do well pigeonholed Finding a place with - capable teammates - restraint to not commit members to the first thing they are found to be good at forever ... is harder than you'd expect If my anxiety reaches a certain level or consistency, I'll look elsewhere I'm a wizard with Linux internals yet lately find myself "the network guy", for example. If I didn't know my current team could catch up I'd be carrying so much burden

vitorfhc 4y ago
having capable teammates decreases a lot how much effort you need, it's something that I highly recommend
- bravetraveler 4y ago
  Certainly! I was deliberate with capable too. I don't want us all to know the same things, but I'm teachable and expect it of others
troyvit 4y ago
What about just pushing puppies around a little? In other words how far are you willing to push your boundaries in terms of exchanging effort for money?
- bravetraveler 4y ago
  It's tough to say, the most resilient answer is 'it depends'. Playfully pushing, absolutely! Off a cliff? No way There are some guidelines, I'd like to say I wouldn't break the law... but even that's not very solid. Say a boss wanted me to J-walk, I'd do that -- but I wouldn't participate in fraud. Tough to draw firm/lasting lines, it's an ongoing consideration. I use the word 'no' a lot -- it doesn't hurt edit: One thing that helps with this instead of stopping at 'no' is continuing with, 'instead...' Elaborating on what I'd prefer to do instead, either for moral/legal/administrative fatigue/whatever reasons

vitorfhc 4y ago

having capable teammates decreases a lot how much effort you need, it's something that I highly recommend

bravetraveler 4y ago
Certainly! I was deliberate with capable too. I don't want us all to know the same things, but I'm teachable and expect it of others

troyvit 4y ago

What about just pushing puppies around a little? In other words how far are you willing to push your boundaries in terms of exchanging effort for money?

bravetraveler 4y ago
It's tough to say, the most resilient answer is 'it depends'. Playfully pushing, absolutely! Off a cliff? No way There are some guidelines, I'd like to say I wouldn't break the law... but even that's not very solid. Say a boss wanted me to J-walk, I'd do that -- but I wouldn't participate in fraud. Tough to draw firm/lasting lines, it's an ongoing consideration. I use the word 'no' a lot -- it doesn't hurt edit: One thing that helps with this instead of stopping at 'no' is continuing with, 'instead...' Elaborating on what I'd prefer to do instead, either for moral/legal/administrative fatigue/whatever reasons