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by throwarayes 3y ago
Keep in mind that at the scale of Reddit entire orgs could exist because their features squeeze 1-2% more user visits, driving more ad clicks, etc etc.
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by throwarayes 3y ago
You could also create a photo sharing site in a couple of weeks with a dozen devs. But an actual business like Instagram, that can acquire users, thats profitable is a different story. There are dozens of unprofitable Internet search engine
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by throwarayes 3y ago
I have no idea which is more rational. I only mean to say one side gets a lot more oxygen.
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by throwarayes 3y ago
And thus discourse is dominated by the 0.001% that throw a fit, which isn't nesc. the most rational position.
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by throwarayes 3y ago
Because almost every internet post is performative histrionics. Nobody posts the "meh" position. Which I suspect is the silent majority. The purpose of my post is to collect / measure the "mehs" in upvotes
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Ask HN: Anyone else disinterested in Reddit API drama?
33 points by throwarayes 3y ago|30 comments
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by throwarayes 3y ago
Startup volatility is higher, yes, but I’m thinking in terms of upside . what’s the upside of giving a FAANG your all vs resting and vesting?
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by throwarayes 3y ago
I’m starting to wonder what the upside of working at a big tech company really is. Stability: no (who knows when the next layoffs will be) Base Pay: maybe (probably higher on average) Stock: maybe - but a complete crapshoot Fulfilling work:
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Ask HN: Anyone else lacking motivation during this time of layoffs?
3 points by throwarayes 3y ago|4 comments
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by throwarayes 4y ago
Yes, very much so. My challenge is management sees this person as indispensable and not as big of a deal. The person works hard to make themselves indispensable, and really bad at coaching others to do their role. To some degree they see th
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Ask HN: Dealing with that *challenging* work personality
4 points by throwarayes 4y ago|6 comments
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by throwarayes 4y ago
My impression is it's the 'one sidedness' of it. Where all of the sudden you're just inundated with lots of praise and love. Whereas a honeymoon phase its gradually increasing and two sided?
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by throwarayes 4y ago
Narcissism in the workplace among leaders is fairly common. I recently was let go by a narcissistic boss. Early on I was fairly heavily 'love bombed' and told how great I was. I was told how the team was being built up around me,
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by throwarayes 4y ago
Primarily: don't beat yourself up over it. Life is fairly random. You end up with people, problems, and cultures you’re ill fitted for. Or are even outright toxic. All you have to go on is the interview and sketchy Glassdoor reviews to
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Ask HN: Does remote work make it easier for abusive bosses to hide?
3 points by throwarayes 4y ago|0 comments
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by throwarayes 4y ago
Thanks for sharing. It gives me a great deal of hope <3
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by throwarayes 4y ago
Yes I’ve learned I thrive when I’m surrounded by hood support and people that truly “see” how I contribute and how I can get better at my super power. I don’t do well when I’m seen as a burden or problem, and “why can’t you just be X”.
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by throwarayes 4y ago
For sure. I needed to say it :)
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by throwarayes 4y ago
I agree. However life is short and after trying half a dozen things over a year, it’s creating a lot of mental health problems for me. It is likely I have failed. I have tremendous empathy for this boss. But I also have to think of my stren
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by throwarayes 4y ago
Yes, I helped build the team. Many of the colleagues are my friends and best coworkers from past jobs. That’s what makes leaving so hard. I’m being recruited heavily by other internal teams, which helps my mental state right now.
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by throwarayes 4y ago
Well I didn’t spell out the full drama but: 1. It’s been more than a year and I’ve beat myself up, had coaching, and assumed I was the problem 2. This boss / situation is the outlier from almost every other role and I’ve decided to sto
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Tell HN: Beware 'Ungrowth' in Your Job
454 points by throwarayes 4y ago|285 comments
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by throwarayes 4y ago
I'm always hedging against my current employer by having a public presence and building my personal brand. I don't need to be rich. But I want to have a job I like and work on interesting work. If my current employer has layoffs,
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Ask HN: Calendly but with a Credit Card Form?
1 points by throwarayes 4y ago|1 comments
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by throwarayes 4y ago
True though the distribution across all those teams and projects would still be interesting.
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Ask HN: Could there be a “tech.fyi” (like levels.fyi for tech stack maturity?)
24 points by throwarayes 4y ago|11 comments
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Tell HN: A reminder you hold so much power
85 points by throwarayes 4y ago|20 comments
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by throwarayes 5y ago
At my company todays staff engs do what yesterdays senior engs did. It’s a game managers play to retain good talent and give them better salaries. On one team I know of almost half the team are now Staff. Things change when you get closer t
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by throwarayes 5y ago
Yeah for us it means you have a team tech leadership role. It’s hard to imagine a team where everyone is “leading”. Some people have to be doing. TBH I doubt the actual work people are doing has changed. It’s more about status and salary.
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by throwarayes 5y ago
Title inflation is real. 2 years ago I was hired as Staff with pretty high bar to clear. This year I know a team where all the seniors complain they’re not Staff, and now half the team are Staff engs.

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