Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software engineer job

Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software... by yodsanklai on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @06:40AM (#38189070)

> The only skill you need to get promoted is to laugh at the jokes of your boss and schedule meetings to demo your n-th rewrite of the same thing.

You can't choose your colleagues, but you can choose your company. Some of them have fair evaluation processes and try hard to avoid biases. Same thing for meetings, not all companies/teams have long meetings.

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Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software... by sam_lowry_ on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @06:50AM (#38189149)

"If you can't change the organisation, change the organisation"

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Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software... by 28304283409234 on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @08:15AM (#38189898)

Or change your own perception.

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Re:Hard-to-swallow truths they won't tell you about software... by Aeolun on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @06:52AM (#38189169)

I don’t think this is completely true. There’s a limit to how often you can force yourself to run the interview gauntlet.

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