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Re:Dear HN "Who's Hiring" responders by sybhn on Monday April 01, 2013 @09:05PM (#5477059)
i always thought that rockstars are smart, driven people who were able to achieve substantial results because of favorable circumstances. The term itself is laughable at best, especially when self proclaimed!
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Re:Dear HN "Who's Hiring" responders by aurelianito on Monday April 01, 2013 @11:18PM (#5477501)
I thought the same until I actually worked with one. This guy can build things in a week that a group of 5 competent programmers will do in a month.
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Re:Dear HN "Who's Hiring" responders by bmj on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @07:25AM (#5478647)
But, as `sybhn said, did that guy call himself a rock star?

My manager is very similar--his mind works about twice as fast as mine, and he's very productive. He'd never, ever call himself a "rock star" though.

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Re:Dear HN "Who's Hiring" responders by aurelianito on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @04:40PM (#5481930)
He will not call himself a rockstar but he is quite aware of his skill.
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Re:Dear HN "Who's Hiring" responders by dyno12345 on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @09:16AM (#5479057)
And yet he doesn't get paid proportional to that ratio. He probably makes 20% more.
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Re:Dear HN "Who's Hiring" responders by aurelianito on Tuesday April 02, 2013 @04:41PM (#5481936)
Nop. He is one of the company founders and he is probably getting a lot of money out of his job.
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