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0 pointsslededit7y ago0 comments

I've only ever been an IC. It's interesting you assumed I was a manager. I've learned the tricks to get almost total freedom at work and wanted to share. Quid pro quo is the name of the game in business. You have to give something to get something and trust is everything.

Cynicism will hold you back.

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AFNobody7y ago

You basically quoted word for word multiple times what a petty and vindictive manager I worked for about a year said repeatedly in almost all your posts.

slededitOP7y ago

Sorry you had that experience. There are certainly cases where this advice is not appropriate and moving on is the right thing.

However accusing people you don't know of being a bad manager (especially when they aren't even a manager at all) is unnecessarily combative.

AFNobody7y ago

The only people I have seen give your advice are bad managers. :)

We aren't going to agree.

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0 pointsslededit7y ago0 comments

Cynicism will hold you back.

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AFNobody7y ago

You basically quoted word for word multiple times what a petty and vindictive manager I worked for about a year said repeatedly in almost all your posts.

slededitOP7y ago

Sorry you had that experience. There are certainly cases where this advice is not appropriate and moving on is the right thing.

However accusing people you don't know of being a bad manager (especially when they aren't even a manager at all) is unnecessarily combative.

AFNobody7y ago

The only people I have seen give your advice are bad managers. :)

We aren't going to agree.

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