I was fortunate to be a valued player on a small team.
I was fortunate to be a valued player on a small team. But what you're talking about is basically trying to hire yourself in as a tech exec when you're just applying for a job as a programmer. I think that's because management (generally) doesn't really want to hear that they've got a blind spot even if they do. Ultimately all you can really do is try and work your way into a situation where you have some kind of meaningful equity. Founder, co-founder, early hire, buy a piece of a company, whatever. That's the only way to really get rewarded for your skills; knowing enough about the state of the art to see what can be done better and also having the skills to see those projects through to completion and realizing the benefits thereof. I wish there was a job title for "good all-arounder with knowledge of the state of the art in a role with substantial self-direction", but I think that's probably "founder" or something. Or "owner of a very small business" maybe?
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The other day I saw the last episodes of The Office again.
New> someone has made the wrong editor choice Just the other day I made this comment on the topic of "nvim vs emacs", I think it fits here ...
NewGLES isn't a bad way to teach graphics but I wish there was a middle ground between it and VK.
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I was fortunate to be a valued player on a small team.
I was fortunate to be a valued player on a small team. But what you're talking about is basically trying to hire yourself in as a tech exec when you're just applying for a job as a programmer. I think that's because management (generally) doesn't really want to hear that they've got a blind spot even if they do. Ultimately all you can really do is try and work your way into a situation where you have some kind of meaningful equity. Founder, co-founder, early hire, buy a piece of a company, whatever. That's the only way to really get rewarded for your skills; knowing enough about the state of the art to see what can be done better and also having the skills to see those projects through to completion and realizing the benefits thereof. I wish there was a job title for "good all-arounder with knowledge of the state of the art in a role with substantial self-direction", but I think that's probably "founder" or something. Or "owner of a very small business" maybe?
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