I've had two iron rules for the last 24 years: - Never work with jerks (either boss, customers, coworkers...) - Never be anyone's manager It has worked out gr

I've had two iron rules for the last 24 years: - Never work with jerks (either boss, customers, coworkers...) - Never be anyone's manager It has worked out great! I've gotten to work on a steady stream of hard problems, working right at the middle of what I'm good at, what I love, and what people are willing to pay for. And for/with great people. The guarantee you have in choosing to write code is that you get to write code!