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> I got kicked out of AP English for insubordination in high school. The difference between my high-school performance in English classes and professional accom

> I got kicked out of AP English for insubordination in high school. The difference between my high-school performance in English classes and professional accomplishments as a writer is vast Ironically, if I was a hiring manager I would much rather care about your history of insubordination than your self-ascribed writing skills.

93po 4y ago
If I was a hiring manager, I would be concerned by anyone that made value judgements of other people based on their behavior in high school.
EdwardDiego 4y ago
You'd judge a grown-ass adult based on... ...being a bit of a dick as a teenager? Hoo boy.
rubidium 4y ago
As a hiring manager, I’d be _more_ interested in hiring the person after hearing this. Especially if the reason they were insubordinate made sense!
tomxor 4y ago
> I would much rather care about your history of insubordination than your self-ascribed writing skills. A valid strategy if servility is a trait matching the role. But I doubt it would be present in those capable of producing insightful or thoughtful writing. Unique value usually emerges from some degree of risk taking, including the risks involved in hiring talented people over reliable sheep where needed.
- red-iron-pine 4y ago
  Or it means they they assume to know everything and are absolutely odious to work with in any sort of knowledge profession. You're hearing noble assumptions of risk taking and talent, sticking the neck out and lording over the sheep, but all I'm seeing is narcissism and overconfidence.
  - tomxor 4y ago
    > but all I'm seeing is narcissism and overconfidence. Yes me too, but that's sampling bias. Not everyone is equally visible.
- legitster 4y ago
  It depends on what you are doing. If you are being given access to an important shared code base, being a team player seems much more important than a single minded rock-star.
idontpost 4y ago
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93po 4y ago

If I was a hiring manager, I would be concerned by anyone that made value judgements of other people based on their behavior in high school.

EdwardDiego 4y ago

You'd judge a grown-ass adult based on... ...being a bit of a dick as a teenager? Hoo boy.

rubidium 4y ago

As a hiring manager, I’d be _more_ interested in hiring the person after hearing this. Especially if the reason they were insubordinate made sense!

tomxor 4y ago

> I would much rather care about your history of insubordination than your self-ascribed writing skills. A valid strategy if servility is a trait matching the role. But I doubt it would be present in those capable of producing insightful or thoughtful writing. Unique value usually emerges from some degree of risk taking, including the risks involved in hiring talented people over reliable sheep where needed.

red-iron-pine 4y ago
Or it means they they assume to know everything and are absolutely odious to work with in any sort of knowledge profession. You're hearing noble assumptions of risk taking and talent, sticking the neck out and lording over the sheep, but all I'm seeing is narcissism and overconfidence.
- tomxor 4y ago
  > but all I'm seeing is narcissism and overconfidence. Yes me too, but that's sampling bias. Not everyone is equally visible.
legitster 4y ago
It depends on what you are doing. If you are being given access to an important shared code base, being a team player seems much more important than a single minded rock-star.

idontpost 4y ago

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