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Re:Ask HN: My boss doesn't think I'm doing good work, how to... by somenewaccount1 on Thursday January 06, 2022 @05:37PM (#29831482)
My first boss used to mark up my work with red pen (it was a lot of printed output). He was correct to criticize the work, but really sucked how he went about it. Like, it was intentionally a bit demeaning. I left after a couple years, even though I was doing quite well.

After reflection some years later, I would say I was overly reacted / was overly emotional over it. But it's hard to feel that way at the time.

Alternately, after several more jobs and life experience, I have made the most money by jumping companies and not sitting still. I have also learned some bosses are just dicks / incompetent. That boss was niether, but some definitely are.

So, I don't know where you and your bosses fall. If you genuinely think they would fire you (have they fired others?), then it would be prudent to interview other places. If it just 'feels bad man's, try and take the hazing with some pride that you survived. Over time, they may just respect that you are tough.

Good luck!

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Re:Ask HN: My boss doesn't think I'm doing good work, how to... by dazeandconfuse on Thursday January 06, 2022 @05:45PM (#29831606)
The boss is definitely not incompetent (he's incredibly smart), and I don't feel like he's a dick either. Maybe this is just my naivete from being fresh in the job market, but I really wanted him to like me, and one of the things that bums me out the most here is that now I obviously feel like he doesn't. I do feel like some of his criticisms were unfair, but like I said in my post I can't deny that some of the problems are genuinely my fault.

Thanks for the encouraging words though. I probably am being overly emotional about it. I have a lot of model uncertainty about my boss so I have genuinely no idea whether he would fire me.

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Re:Ask HN: My boss doesn't think I'm doing good work, how to... by dpedu on Thursday January 06, 2022 @08:19PM (#29833392)
I think OP meant incompetent when it comes to management, not technical skills. And I'd agree based on your description of how he handled what in reality is a very minor setback for a project.
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