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The #1 way to not get hired is to be a dick. The brilliant asshole is the most toxic person you can have on your team. Don’t be an asshole.

UK-AL 1y ago
Founders of a lot of companies also tend to be dicks. But seems to do alright. Seems to be a double standard there
itsalotoffun 1y ago
Exactly this. No amount of cred, smarts, and genius that ends with "and I'm a bit of dick" will save you from my automatic red-line veto when hiring. I'm far from alone in this.
- wiseowise 1y ago
  > will save you from my automatic red-line veto when hiring You're literally a power tripping dick hiding behind "I'm not letting other dicks in" facade.
  - itsalotoffun 1y ago
    You've got it backwards friend
- skeezyboy 1y ago
  umm, linus torvalds, richard stallman, elon musk to name a few
  - petcat 1y ago
    None of those people ever applied for a job at Big Corp where one of the most important aspects is to be able to work well with other people and tactfully navigate the social structure of the company.
    - skeezyboy 1y ago
      being a dick has not hindered there prospects. id argue dickheads are more prevalent in tech due to the prevalence of autism
      - ryandrake 1y ago
        Nobody is saying it hinders their prospects in general. They're just saying that "being a dick" is incompatible with a specific kind of job: one that requires collaborative and cooperative work with other people and navigating the social hierarchy of a company.
        OnlineGladiator 1y ago
        In my experience, it's the nice people that get fired and the assholes that get promoted. It's not exactly a secret that silicon valley is full of arrogant assholes.
      - forrestthewoods 1y ago
        Not everyone is a great fit for big companies. Not everyone is a great fit for startups. Not everyone is great at being a small business owner. And not everyone is great at being a regular employee. Point is that Linus would be fucking miserable and ineffective at a generic BigTech co. He’d hate every second of it. And that’s ok!

UK-AL 1y ago

Founders of a lot of companies also tend to be dicks. But seems to do alright. Seems to be a double standard there

itsalotoffun 1y ago

Exactly this. No amount of cred, smarts, and genius that ends with "and I'm a bit of dick" will save you from my automatic red-line veto when hiring. I'm far from alone in this.

wiseowise 1y ago
> will save you from my automatic red-line veto when hiring You're literally a power tripping dick hiding behind "I'm not letting other dicks in" facade.
- itsalotoffun 1y ago
  You've got it backwards friend
skeezyboy 1y ago
umm, linus torvalds, richard stallman, elon musk to name a few
- petcat 1y ago
  None of those people ever applied for a job at Big Corp where one of the most important aspects is to be able to work well with other people and tactfully navigate the social structure of the company.
  - skeezyboy 1y ago
    being a dick has not hindered there prospects. id argue dickheads are more prevalent in tech due to the prevalence of autism
    - ryandrake 1y ago
      Nobody is saying it hinders their prospects in general. They're just saying that "being a dick" is incompatible with a specific kind of job: one that requires collaborative and cooperative work with other people and navigating the social hierarchy of a company.
      - OnlineGladiator 1y ago
        In my experience, it's the nice people that get fired and the assholes that get promoted. It's not exactly a secret that silicon valley is full of arrogant assholes.
    - forrestthewoods 1y ago
      Not everyone is a great fit for big companies. Not everyone is a great fit for startups. Not everyone is great at being a small business owner. And not everyone is great at being a regular employee. Point is that Linus would be fucking miserable and ineffective at a generic BigTech co. He’d hate every second of it. And that’s ok!