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Agree with you. I don't understand the point of this article other than some sort of tongue and cheek snobbery. Hope it maybe made the OP feel better about the

by taude 3y ago

Agree with you. I don't understand the point of this article other than some sort of tongue and cheek snobbery. Hope it maybe made the OP feel better about themselves.

surprisetalk 3y ago
Author here! For context, I recently wrote a tongue-in-cheek guide on how to coast in large companies. [0] https://taylor.town/corporate-camouflage https://taylor.town/corporate-camouflage That got me thinking about what happens when people, especially engineers, coast too much, or fail to plan out their careers. I know plenty of smart people that are enchanted by comfort, then chain themselves to companies that take advantage of them. If you've developed transferrable skills, this parable probably isn't for you :) I personally think it's okay to be ambitious, and it's also okay to chill.
- sramsay 3y ago
  Honestly, I just thought it was hilarious -- a sort of parodic counterpoint to the Story of Mel.
  - HenryBemis 3y ago
    I thought I was reading at The Onion!!
- nazgulsenpai 3y ago
  You say tongue-in-cheek while, almost verbatim, summarizing my day-to-day strategy at $megacorp! Seriously great stuff.
- nus07 3y ago
  I will not call it snobbery but a difference in generational culture. I am assuming you are below the age of 45 and came into the industry where jobs were aplenty , super low interest rates and the industry was rapidly innovating and risk taking is encouraged . For a lot of folks from the Office Space days of 80s and 90s that wasn’t necessarily the case . Tech jobs were limited and you probably had to post or submit a paper version of your resume. I would encourage you to take a look at JavaScript code from 2003 or a Java codebase from then and see how dreary and different the tech industry was back then . As for transferable skills there is a reason IT workers were stereotyped as autistic nerds before the brash,well rounded, rock climbing risk takers came in. Culture, risk, opportunities and interest rates had to do a lot . Edit- I was probably like Arthur Westbrook when I was working on a visa and had a family to support . As soon as I got my greencard my appetite for risk taking increased and showing my transferable skills increased . Situational context .
BowBun 3y ago
This level of reaction tells me more about you than the author. Referring to it as 'snobbery' shows that you interpret satire as a personal attack on someone, probably yourself. I clicked to their home page and immediately figured out that they dabble in tech and like to joke around. This is as much a tip for myself as for you: take a deep breath before reacting.
Mashimo 3y ago
I think it was just a joke :)

by taude 3y ago

Agree with you. I don't understand the point of this article other than some sort of tongue and cheek snobbery. Hope it maybe made the OP feel better about themselves.

surprisetalk 3y ago

Author here! For context, I recently wrote a tongue-in-cheek guide on how to coast in large companies. [0] https://taylor.town/corporate-camouflage https://taylor.town/corporate-camouflage That got me thinking about what happens when people, especially engineers, coast too much, or fail to plan out their careers. I know plenty of smart people that are enchanted by comfort, then chain themselves to companies that take advantage of them. If you've developed transferrable skills, this parable probably isn't for you :) I personally think it's okay to be ambitious, and it's also okay to chill.

sramsay 3y ago
Honestly, I just thought it was hilarious -- a sort of parodic counterpoint to the Story of Mel.
- HenryBemis 3y ago
  I thought I was reading at The Onion!!
nazgulsenpai 3y ago
You say tongue-in-cheek while, almost verbatim, summarizing my day-to-day strategy at $megacorp! Seriously great stuff.
nus07 3y ago
I will not call it snobbery but a difference in generational culture. I am assuming you are below the age of 45 and came into the industry where jobs were aplenty , super low interest rates and the industry was rapidly innovating and risk taking is encouraged . For a lot of folks from the Office Space days of 80s and 90s that wasn’t necessarily the case . Tech jobs were limited and you probably had to post or submit a paper version of your resume. I would encourage you to take a look at JavaScript code from 2003 or a Java codebase from then and see how dreary and different the tech industry was back then . As for transferable skills there is a reason IT workers were stereotyped as autistic nerds before the brash,well rounded, rock climbing risk takers came in. Culture, risk, opportunities and interest rates had to do a lot . Edit- I was probably like Arthur Westbrook when I was working on a visa and had a family to support . As soon as I got my greencard my appetite for risk taking increased and showing my transferable skills increased . Situational context .

BowBun 3y ago

This level of reaction tells me more about you than the author. Referring to it as 'snobbery' shows that you interpret satire as a personal attack on someone, probably yourself. I clicked to their home page and immediately figured out that they dabble in tech and like to joke around. This is as much a tip for myself as for you: take a deep breath before reacting.

Mashimo 3y ago

I think it was just a joke :)