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Re:LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs worldwide by kube-system on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @02:19PM (#23909337)
Yes, I feel like developers tend to evaluate tech businesses from the perspective of the tech that they generate, since that is the goal of a developer. It's sometimes hard to remember that making tech is simply the means to an end.
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Re:LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs worldwide by notyourwork on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @02:51PM (#23909664)
Takes a bit of perspective shift to realize tech is a means to end and not the end itself.
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Re:LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs worldwide by jiofih on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @03:21PM (#23909989)
That shift usually happens around year 1-2 for every software developer.
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Re:LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs worldwide by mavelikara on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @04:17PM (#23910539)
IME, you are over estimating how quickly this happens.

For me, I was well past my 10th year into the profession when this realization struck. And now, as a hiring manager, I frequently interview senior developers who are not able to explain the business goals of their software. I consider it an important part of my job to coach engineers in my org to understand the business context of their work - a benefit I got only well into my career.

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Re:LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs worldwide by 0xy on Tuesday July 21, 2020 @08:54PM (#23912757)
Totally anecdotal, but the second I embraced business objectives and commercial thinking is when my career exploded. 3 jobs in 2 years, and my income grew over 110% in that timeframe.

A lot of my colleagues seem to get stuck in a position of being very tech focused where JIRA tickets go in, and code comes out (and not much else goes on).

I highly recommend other developers try to sharpen their business and commercial skills, even if you don't want to be a leader. You'll be able to sell your skills and influence technical decisions way easier.

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Re:LinkedIn to cut 960 jobs worldwide by ksec on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @01:46AM (#23914273)
Agree. I think the general shift in perspective and how the world works ( with respect to money, business, economy and people ) happens somewhere around 8 - 12 years into the society.

So for those who joined the Work force or has some work experience earlier in age that tends to happen sooner / younger.

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