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A comment on Ask HN: Why not more transparency (says the guy who was just laid off)?.

Re:Ask HN: Why not more transparency (says the guy who was j... by MalcolmDiggs on Tuesday June 02, 2015 @05:52PM (#9649276)
I've found that transparency comes with strength. When you have nothing to hide, it takes a lot of extra unnecessary effort to be opaque, so you might tend to lean towards openness.

When you're weak, you lean towards opaqueness and even deception (think Sun Tzu).

I think it's natural human behavior. So rather than asking "Why not be transparent?" I'd ask "Why align with a company that is opaque? Isn't that there way of saying they have something to hide?"

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Re:Ask HN: Why not more transparency (says the guy who was j... by sf_angular_dude on Wednesday June 03, 2015 @07:51AM (#9651879)
good point malcolm. i definitely agree with your point on choosing who to align with -- this process has been a good learning experience on picking the company you keep.
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