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Re:Reddit IAMA. An ex Google programmer switched to a job in... by dunstad on Sunday May 09, 2010 @10:25PM (#1333364)
Can someone provide a rationale for the downvotes? While I feel there's a decent one, I'm unable to articulate it.
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Re:Reddit IAMA. An ex Google programmer switched to a job in... by eitally on Sunday May 09, 2010 @10:35PM (#1333375)
Because until you have children, you may think you have all your affairs in order, but once that baby comes, everything is out the window. The down votes are almost certainly from parents.
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Re:Reddit IAMA. An ex Google programmer switched to a job in... by jacquesm on Sunday May 09, 2010 @10:57PM (#1333408)
I definitely suspect so, or from children that were born in less than ideal conditions and that did great.
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