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Fun article/writing style, but IMO not very accurate. No company is perfect, but most are not genuinely fucked up, just a little dysfunctional here and there.
by yashap 4y ago
Fun article/writing style, but IMO not very accurate. No company is perfect, but most are not genuinely fucked up, just a little dysfunctional here and there.
- deanCommie 4y agoFrom the perspective of the people on HackerNews, they are. You'd be shocked how often I hear engineers complaining about "politics" at the company (that they're trying to avoid) when really they're just talking about...human interactions. Humans being human.
- kmoser 4y agoYeah, you can "turn your belt black" all you want but that doesn't necessarily mean you'll eventually end up at a company that works for you. First, it may take forever. Second, companies (and you!) are constantly changing, and a company that might work for you today might suddenly be a hellhole if upper management changes direction. So, yes, "turn your belt black". But there are many ways to deal with a company that is screwed up: quit, talk to your boss, look for reassignment, grin and bear it until it changes, etc. Turning your belt black is only marginally related to dealing with whatever is happening at work.