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Everybody thinks they're the cream of the talent pool
by comprev 3y ago
Everybody thinks they're the cream of the talent pool
- badpun 3y agoI don't. A couple times in my career, I've worked with someone who was clearly vastly better than me. They're the cream of the talent pool, I'm just adequate.
- comprev 3y agoThe context is more around the pool of applicants for a role rather than the entire tech industry.
- gtirloni 3y agoThe applicants are putting a show to impress. They may not think they are the cream of the crop but if they don't behave like such, they don't pass the HR filters.
- speedgoose 3y agoIf you don't have people to learn from at work, it's perhaps time to switch.
- badpun 3y agoIt wasn't just learning (although I've learned a lot from them). They were just bundles of pure energy and talent. Clearly above anyone else in the team.
- potta_coffee 3y agoI've worked with people smarter than I am but most of them absolutely sucked at producing quality results. I've only worked with perhaps two decent developers in my entire life, the rest were mediocre. I'm also mediocre but I'm less content with mediocre results than some of my peers so I've done ok. I really want to meet the "vastly better" devs but I think perhaps I'm just not good enough myself to work where they work.
- dsattt 3y agoAnd every company thinks it’s the next billion dollar unicorn.