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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
Then you cede the argument entirely.
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Ask HN: How to find part-time or contract work while coding full-time?
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Ask HN: Does anyone procrastinate on going to sleep? Any solutions?
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
I have also experienced some uniquely Apple lows in my time. The mini-Jobs personality problem is spot-on, there are some middle managers there who are unprofessionally rude, mean, even dictatorial. The stress is ratcheted up by ironclad de
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
Do you think it's honor that's keeping the peace? It's fear! Fear and blood!
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
It's been on my list of reads on Silicon Valley history. Good job explaining your position, but since you responded to me with sarcasm I think I'll just read Fire in the Valley by Swaine and Freiberger instead.
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
Trying to read the entrails into another poster's personality in response to a not very inflammatory comment is just plain gross. A pity, I was interested in reading Inventing the Future , but this sort of classless rude behavior has
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
Thank you for sharing your detailed experience and insight into the problem. It sounds like this field has a long way to go to produce better engineers. Perhaps the way software engineering education and training needs to be completely reth
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
> But I honestly believe most of these people simply can't program. What is even more interesting is that these people come mainly for senior development jobs (I don't interview junior developers) But how do you explain people
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
But then how do these applicants manage to amass experience they claim to have? Massive lying and resume inflation? Performance anxiety leading to bombing interviews? Maybe the roles they were in didn’t actually require as much programming,
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
> The issue is that, sadly, unfortunately, a lot of candidates simply can't do the job. And, tragically, they don't even understand how bad they are and they apply to tens if not hundreds of places making them overrepresented i
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
Probably because your story sounds dubious. Name and shame or forever hold your peace. You're posting from a throwaway account anyway.
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
Not all FAANG companies are the same, and your carefree experience does not overwrite others’. You cannot presume to know the experience of companies that encompass tens of thousands of individuals, with untold number of departments and tea
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
Apple has a toxic side covered up by silence that is unique among most tech companies. And you want to talk about ungodly money and ungodly benefits, yet there are suicides at Facebook and Amazon. Not to mention in investment banking. All o
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
As someone who has worked at Apple, I believe their work culture should be further scrutinized, at least to the same degree all major companies have had their internal cultures examined.
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
I actually doubt there’s any. Seems like there’s a column of people who are so unwilling to stomach any criticism of Apple at any level, and freely act as corporate defenders pro bono . It is both maddening and puzzling. I’ve noticed this
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
It depends. Some of Apple’s internal systems are very specialized. People who have been there for a long time could grow dependent on its idiosyncratic systems and processes. This isn’t exclusive to engineering. Of course, the same could be
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
If you work at Apple, what’s your take on the "Make Ashley's Life a Living Hell" radar? https://twitter.com/ashleygjovik/status/1426014545202479108
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
My point is that regardless of the validity of her claims, this is a good opportunity for society to draw closer inspection towards Apple. It’s similar to how Susan Fowler’s revelations finally provided the opportunity for society to turn i
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
Are you Global Security or something? What makes you so invested in defending the wealthiest company on earth?
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
No, that was intentional. I don’t know the previous account, I am simply sick of people trying to shut down discussion of Apple criticism.
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
I am not the person nor in any way related to them other than a common employer at one point and I say claims of Apple’s toxicity should be investigated, reflexive paranoid suspicion of critics of Apple’s company culture be damned.
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
Gjøvik’s claims should be investigated. But regardless of their validity, this opportunity should be taken to discuss the work culture at Apple, which has long escaped scrutiny unlike other corporate giants such as Amazon or Ballmer-era Mic
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
No one invalidates Steve Jobs' achievements. Pointing out that he was not some plaster saint is not diminishing all that he's done. Apple is the most profitable company on Earth, one of the most profitable corporations in history.
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
Who is actually belittling and ridiculing him? Some Apple defenders seem to be stuck sometime between the mid-90s when Apple was on the verge of collapse, and before the introduction of the iPod. Apple is the most profitable company on Eart
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
What about stories from actual Apple employees? https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=90_Hours_A_Week_... https://venturebeat.com/2011/08/25/michael-dhuey-apple-engin... https:/&#
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
A tempting opportunity to exercise Godwin's law.
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
Apple isn't like any business you've worked at before. While this movement might have signs of social activism, Apple's culture of secrecy is sui generis . It's been a long time coming for any sort of pushback against i
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
Prior to Slack, intra-company communications at Apple have been historically limited. Just being able to ping anyone at an instant is a cultural sea change.
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by exBarrelSpoiler 5y ago
Prior to Slack, constant complaining would happen at the Caffè Macs, after hours, in the halls, between people in the same or adjacent teams. Now teams are less siloed.

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