Ask HN: What is a good company for you?

Re:Ask HN: What is a good company for you? by bravetraveler on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @10:07AM (#33343913)

I'm very... Selfish? I suppose is the way to put it.

Beyond what's required, I don't really care about the 'vision'. I'm here to exchange effort for money.

As long as it's reasonably in my skill set/responsibility and doesn't require me to push a boundary like kicking puppies, that's the deal of the day

I care about how I feel about waking up in the morning more than anything. The people I need to work with should be decent, and I don't do well pigeonholed

Finding a place with

    - capable teammates
    - restraint to not commit members to the first thing they are found to be good at forever

... is harder than you'd expect

If my anxiety reaches a certain level or consistency, I'll look elsewhere

I'm a wizard with Linux internals yet lately find myself "the network guy", for example.

If I didn't know my current team could catch up I'd be carrying so much burden

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Re:Ask HN: What is a good company for you? by vitorfhc on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @10:28AM (#33344256)

having capable teammates decreases a lot how much effort you need, it's something that I highly recommend

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Re:Ask HN: What is a good company for you? by bravetraveler on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @10:57AM (#33344678)

Certainly! I was deliberate with capable too. I don't want us all to know the same things, but I'm teachable and expect it of others

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Re:Ask HN: What is a good company for you? by troyvit on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @06:56PM (#33350738)

What about just pushing puppies around a little? In other words how far are you willing to push your boundaries in terms of exchanging effort for money?

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Re:Ask HN: What is a good company for you? by bravetraveler on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @07:16PM (#33350904)

It's tough to say, the most resilient answer is 'it depends'. Playfully pushing, absolutely! Off a cliff? No way

There are some guidelines, I'd like to say I wouldn't break the law... but even that's not very solid.

Say a boss wanted me to J-walk, I'd do that -- but I wouldn't participate in fraud.

Tough to draw firm/lasting lines, it's an ongoing consideration. I use the word 'no' a lot -- it doesn't hurt

edit: One thing that helps with this instead of stopping at 'no' is continuing with, 'instead...'

Elaborating on what I'd prefer to do instead, either for moral/legal/administrative fatigue/whatever reasons

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