Ask HN: What people skills do you wish you learned earlier in your career?

Re:Ask HN: What people skills do you wish you learned earlie... by thrownaway954 on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @09:33AM (#20506580)

colleagues ARE NOT friends... they are competition. Don't tell a colleague anything personal you wouldn't tell an enemy. I've too have learned this the hard way.

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Re:Ask HN: What people skills do you wish you learned earlie... by anthonypasq on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @02:07PM (#20508824)

yikes. you sound like a miserable person to work with

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Re:Ask HN: What people skills do you wish you learned earlie... by BeetleB on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @11:30AM (#20507516)

I think the lesson I would have learned in that situation is not to work there.

But who am I kidding? I DO work there!

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Re:Ask HN: What people skills do you wish you learned earlie... by nefitty on Wednesday July 24, 2019 @11:02AM (#20515939)

If evolution has figured out that cooperation is the best strategy, who am I to think competing with everyone will get me far?

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