ah979

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by ah979 10mo ago
I don't disagree with this. (author here) I think it could help overall to lower starting salaries, but it'll never happen. It's all a math problem at the end of the day.
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by ah979 10mo ago
> If it was simply pairing with juniors from time to time to hack on things and show them cool stuff, it would be wonderful. I think that's a lot of it! (Author here, btw) I think that doing more of that actually makes performance d
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by ah979 10mo ago
CN! Nice to cross paths! You're right that it's sobering to see how it's changed so much in the last 5 years. And yeah, it's not just the juniors that have to think about this but those in their cushy jobs that get hit w
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by ah979 10mo ago
Author here - yeah, what you're describing is absolutely what I would love to see more of. And of course my thinking was biased by my own observations at companies I've worked at as well as anecdotal confirmation from others, but
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by ah979 10mo ago
Yes, and that.
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by ah979 10mo ago
Full disclosure, I'm the author (although I didn't put the post up here on HN). Thanks for pointing out that I wasn't very clear in my CTA and maybe made it sound shady. That's not what I wanted to do, obviously. It&#x27
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by ah979 10mo ago
I agree. For people that need a job right now, attending events to broaden your network could work, but first try to connect with people already in your network that you have established trusting professional relationships with. Preferably,
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by ah979 10mo ago
touché (author here)
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by ah979 10mo ago
I think I know what you may have in mind when you describe the "interpersonal dynamics" of a "would-be middle manager", and I probably agree with you (original author here). But some of the best "people" people
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by ah979 10mo ago
I appreciate the positive feedback. :) And yes, I was a career changer, so it was difficult for me to break into tech, too, so it feels a bit personal for that reason, as well.
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by ah979 10mo ago
I appreciate you adding nuance to the conversation. The problem is much more complicated than just AI, but I (original author) was using those two research studies that I cited as the basis for the conversation. While 13% hiring drop doesn&
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by ah979 10mo ago
You're not wrong! I'm the original author of the post, and yes, I've seen this trend for years now, too, but I was using those two research studies that I cited as the basis of the article, so I started looking at it from tha
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by ah979 10mo ago
I get that. I think that getting to know juniors outside of work, at a recurring meetup or event, in a setting where you can suss out their motivation level and teachability level, is _a_ way of going about it. That way, if your team is hir
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by ah979 10mo ago
I agree with you, actually (I'm the original author of the post). It's literally one of the main reasons that I'm writing about networking so much. I have seen so many people fail up in technology because they were good at ne
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by ah979 10mo ago
Full disclosure, I'm the original author of the post. Unfortunately, if you network to get a job, you're already months behind. As I talk to college kids, I try to get them to find opportunities to network while they're in sc