What Working at Stripe Has Been Like

Re:What Working at Stripe Has Been Like by afarrell on Monday March 18, 2019 @06:09PM (#19425854)

> on my shit list

What would you tell a junior engineer who feels so overwhelmed with the tasks he is supposed to be focused on that he decides not to switch task to solving this other thing that may-or-may-not be a real problem?

Also, are the phrases “Extreme Ownership” and “Question Behind the Question” from a US Navy SEAL book by Willink and Babin? Would you generally recommend that book?

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Re:What Working at Stripe Has Been Like by matwood on Monday March 18, 2019 @11:29PM (#19427850)

I’ll second the Jocko book recommendation. His podcast is also good. Pick out the QA episodes if you want mostly leadership questions.

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Re:What Working at Stripe Has Been Like by jklinger410 on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @11:47AM (#19431924)

Correct on the book for extreme ownership. The other book is "QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability in Work and in Life" by John G Miller.

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Re:What Working at Stripe Has Been Like by pchristensen on Monday March 18, 2019 @07:10PM (#19426278)

I can highly recommend the book "Extreme Ownership" and Jocko's podcast. I haven't read his subsequent books but I assume they're also great.

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