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by dmd149 10y ago
I'm not a programmer, nor did I graduate from college (2009) with any technical skills. However, one option you may consider is taking a non-technical job someplace and using your programming skills at your non-technical job to impress
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by dmd149 11y ago
Agreed.
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by dmd149 11y ago
It's true they lose institutional knowledge, but it's possible they get someone better to replace you (you in the general sense). I think these shake ups are generally good for an industry as a whole, even though it may (or may no
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by dmd149 11y ago
I think it's great you were able to get 20% pay bumps just by moving. Are you saying this is a bad thing? Did any of those companies end up being a better experience than the companies you had just left?
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by dmd149 11y ago
Sure, but again, that is a highly localized decision based on your judgement. There wasn't a formula that said you should give raises once market rates exceeded your payroll by x percent. I think tactical moves like the one you made ar
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by dmd149 11y ago
A lot of these issues only arise if you're assuming you need to create some sort of master pay system that is "fair." We all know in practice that decisions like pay can be based on the environment at the the time of hiring,
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Don't Trust Anyone Under 500(lifehacker.com)
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Don’t Trust Anyone Under 500: Unconventional Advice for Graduates(calnewport.com)
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by dmd149 12y ago
Here's a good, quick post by Cal Newport titled, "Don't fight distraction, make it irrelevant" that his some of the same points that PG makes: http://calnewport.com/blog/2014/06/05/don
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I want to work for Goldman Sachs(theancientwisdomproject.com)
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You're not worth 10x what your company pays you(dalethoughts.com)
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Being Cynical About Your Job is Your Own Fault(theancientwisdomproject.com)
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The Stoic Career Guide(theancientwisdomproject.com)
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Jesuit Decision Making Practices(theancientwisdomproject.com)
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My 30 Day Stoicism and Ice Bath Experiment(theancientwisdomproject.com)
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Just completed a 4.5 day fast..and I feel fine(dalethoughts.com)
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by dmd149 13y ago
I always feel super lazy when I read these articles criticizing excessively long work weeks. Honestly, I think 40 hours is way too long, especially when the bulk of it is boring. That being said, when you're working on something you en
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by dmd149 13y ago
I agree with your points, however, the major differences is what each spends their 60 hour work weeks on. The busy professional works on activities that has social prestige (even if it is a lot of useless meetings and e-mail) and ultimately
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by dmd149 13y ago
This is timely; I just wrote a post title "Three ways to impress your boss." I hit on some of the points you made, especially the one about being smart does not mean being credible. http://dalethoughts.com/2013&#x2
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Three Ways to Impress Your Boss(dalethoughts.com)
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by dmd149 13y ago
So, I've had this idea for a while and I'm wondering why no one has done it yet: An Expedia for health care services. You pop in your zip code, the service you need (if you know it), and out comes a list of hospital and doctors wi
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by dmd149 13y ago
You might appreciate this book: A first rate madness. It's about how some of the best crisis leaders are manic-depressives. Depressive periods give them the ability to see the world as it is, and the mania gives them the energy to do someth
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Asking Good Questions: Recall vs. Analysis Questions(dalethoughts.com)
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by dmd149 13y ago
The point of that question is not really to find out your greatest weakness. Here's what they want to know: 1. Whether or not you're reflective and self aware enough to identify weaknesses you have 2. What steps you've taken to improve that
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Sh*t my Japanese Mom Sends Me(dalethoughts.com)
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When everything is fine, but it's not(trekdek.com)
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by dmd149 14y ago
I wonder if the customer in this case (the wine-buyer) is misunderstood. Not only does he go in for the relationship, but I suspect he wants to be able to show off the wine and tell stories about it to his friends/guests/people he's trying
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Are We Evolutionarily Hard Wired to Travel?(trekdek.com)
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Thoughts on my Fasting Experiment(dalethoughts.com)
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Reflections on the first 6 weeks of new job and thoughts for 2013(dalethoughts.com)
1 points by dmd149 14y ago|0 comments

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