How I got fired from my job, and what I learned

Re:How I got fired from my job, and what I learned by ArkyBeagle on Wednesday March 30, 2016 @01:25PM (#11391087)

I think the guy's shed any ... people who would think his lack of candor is a defect. You would not believe the amount of time this will save you in the long run.

Look, if you enjoy dysfunction have at it. But my experience is that you have to defend yourself from it, and the best defense is simply identifying it rather loudly.

There are many, many, MANY more people for whom you do not want to work than that you do want to work for.

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Re:How I got fired from my job, and what I learned by thelynchmob1 on Wednesday March 30, 2016 @02:07PM (#11391557)

I hope you're right -- that's one of the reasons I wrote this. Since when is self-awareness a bad thing?

I mean, generally speaking the type of people who think this post is a bad idea are the type of people who, when asked in an interview what their biggest weakness is, will say things like "I'm a perfectionist" or "I work too hard".

Those are ridiculous platitudes that anyone can see past. I'm much more impressed by the person who admits a real issue, how they identified it, and what they're doing to mitigate it.

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