Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How can I stop this?

Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by ubertoop on Sunday January 05, 2020 @07:22PM (#21965353)

I think you're downplaying something here.

You got hired as a manger, so at the very least, you must have had a pretty prosperous and impressive background as an engineer for some time.

You might be cruising now, but snapshots of one's life are hardly the full story.

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Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by sfblah on Sunday January 05, 2020 @08:42PM (#21965744)

Oh sure that’s definitely true. I have a strong resume. At some point I just stopped having to do any work, and instead of trying to “fix” it I just went along with it. Another key element is there’s no way I’ll ever get promoted. I decided I don’t care. The difference between making 500 and 800 or whatever is sort of meaningless after taxes.

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Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by ubertoop on Monday January 06, 2020 @11:05PM (#21976723)

I'd love to be in that position. I have a strong resume too, and I'm more than ready to be rewarded for it with a high paying job which I can more or less cruise in. So count your blessings!

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Re:Ask HN: I've been slacking off at Google for 6 years. How... by asdf21 on Sunday January 05, 2020 @10:22PM (#21966152)

You don't have a boss who wants you to do x y or z?

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