"you are in the reputation-building business, and software is actually downstream of that."
Great read if you've started something new and feel pressure to prove yourself. The advice: don't spiral. Be a reliable teammate first & the bigger work will follow.
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new post: the senior engineer death spiral
a friend just started a big job and asked for some advice. so I braindumped a monologue about a super common failure mode I see with engineers and posted it here, hope it helps whoever it can.
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