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My theory is that this is the new blog of michealochurch. It’s entertaining reading, but the underlying message of this entire blog is “everything that’s wrong

My theory is that this is the new blog of michealochurch. It’s entertaining reading, but the underlying message of this entire blog is “everything that’s wrong is everybody else’s fault, my job sucks and this is systemic so getting a different one won’t help”. While I love the humor here, I think the conclusion is awful. In case the author reads this: I recognize that happiness will make your writing suffer, but there are companies out there that don’t completely suck and that actively want driven competent independent thinkers to come work for them.

ludicity 3y ago
Most companies suck, but I started a small one with some friends and my blog has introduced me to the small circle of competent people in my city - fret not for me! And I spend a lot of time getting engineers out of toxic organizations. I'm currently building a small application for my readers to network with each other, because I can no longer afford to spend so much time personally deciding which people to connect with each other. So that is not my conclusion at all. However, I looked around for quite a while and failed to find placement at a good company (in fact, I suspect the best companies almost never go to market, they just hire friends and former colleagues). "Start a popular blog and escape" is not a viable strategy for most people, and I'm trying to do something about it. You are right though, relentless negativity is pointless. I can only afford it in these concentrated bursts because... well, my situation is actually quite good. (But I think you've said something very valuable nonetheless for many people, including anyone that reads me regularly. Complaining is cathartic but you've gotta chart a way out, and there IS a way out in basically every case.)
- skrebbel 3y ago
  Woa loved to read that :-) thanks for your response! Cool stuff with the business & using the blog For Good.
- stavros 3y ago
  I kind of have the same style as you, where I do my best writing when I'm complaining about stuff, but also I don't like to be negative so I've just stopped writing :(
jiveturkey 3y ago
now there's a name i've not heard in a long time .gif
lloydatkinson 3y ago
You sound like an idiot.

ludicity 3y ago

Most companies suck, but I started a small one with some friends and my blog has introduced me to the small circle of competent people in my city - fret not for me! And I spend a lot of time getting engineers out of toxic organizations. I'm currently building a small application for my readers to network with each other, because I can no longer afford to spend so much time personally deciding which people to connect with each other. So that is not my conclusion at all. However, I looked around for quite a while and failed to find placement at a good company (in fact, I suspect the best companies almost never go to market, they just hire friends and former colleagues). "Start a popular blog and escape" is not a viable strategy for most people, and I'm trying to do something about it. You are right though, relentless negativity is pointless. I can only afford it in these concentrated bursts because... well, my situation is actually quite good. (But I think you've said something very valuable nonetheless for many people, including anyone that reads me regularly. Complaining is cathartic but you've gotta chart a way out, and there IS a way out in basically every case.)

skrebbel 3y ago
Woa loved to read that :-) thanks for your response! Cool stuff with the business & using the blog For Good.
stavros 3y ago
I kind of have the same style as you, where I do my best writing when I'm complaining about stuff, but also I don't like to be negative so I've just stopped writing :(

jiveturkey 3y ago

now there's a name i've not heard in a long time .gif

lloydatkinson 3y ago

You sound like an idiot.