AmIAnElitist

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   by AmIAnElitist 4y ago

   I knew what I was getting into - It'd be silly to blindly accept an offer. My general cost-benefit analysis was that if it turned out to be a horrible experience, at the very least I'd have Amazon on the resume. It actually turned
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   by AmIAnElitist 4y ago

   > then let me tell you that the issue is that you need more humility. Perhaps this is exactly the criticism I need to hear. > For example, when you see that there are compile time errors in the main branch, you need to get your team t
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   by AmIAnElitist 4y ago

   Which book in particular? Are you talking about "The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity" ? I'll happily tack a book on the reading list, but he's written much more than one book!
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   by AmIAnElitist 4y ago

   Thank you for the advice. I generally try to silence the cynic in me, thank you for reinforcing that. > ONLY judge yourself This is great and very useful advice.
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   by AmIAnElitist 4y ago

   I'll take this viewpoint into consideration, thank you. My previous philosophy was that few projects past MVP stage are deploy and done, and it's a major long run time sink to have to deal with the problems not having the basic to
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   Ask HN: Am I an arrogant or am I surrounded by incompetent people?

   57 points by AmIAnElitist 4y ago|61 comments