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Exactly this. No amount of cred, smarts, and genius that ends with "and I'm a bit of dick" will save you from my automatic red-line veto when hiring. I'm far fr
by itsalotoffun 1y ago
Exactly this. No amount of cred, smarts, and genius that ends with "and I'm a bit of dick" will save you from my automatic red-line veto when hiring. I'm far from alone in this.
- wiseowise 1y ago> will save you from my automatic red-line veto when hiring You're literally a power tripping dick hiding behind "I'm not letting other dicks in" facade.
- itsalotoffun 1y agoYou've got it backwards friend
- skeezyboy 1y agoumm, linus torvalds, richard stallman, elon musk to name a few
- petcat 1y agoNone of those people ever applied for a job at Big Corp where one of the most important aspects is to be able to work well with other people and tactfully navigate the social structure of the company.
- skeezyboy 1y agobeing a dick has not hindered there prospects. id argue dickheads are more prevalent in tech due to the prevalence of autism
- ryandrake 1y agoNobody is saying it hinders their prospects in general. They're just saying that "being a dick" is incompatible with a specific kind of job: one that requires collaborative and cooperative work with other people and navigating the social hierarchy of a company.
- OnlineGladiator 1y agoIn my experience, it's the nice people that get fired and the assholes that get promoted. It's not exactly a secret that silicon valley is full of arrogant assholes.
- forrestthewoods 1y agoNot everyone is a great fit for big companies. Not everyone is a great fit for startups. Not everyone is great at being a small business owner. And not everyone is great at being a regular employee. Point is that Linus would be fucking miserable and ineffective at a generic BigTech co. He’d hate every second of it. And that’s ok!