I can't believe that this guy actually read the actual memo. I guess the google echo chamber is at critical levels https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/so-about-this-googlers-manifesto-1e3773ed1788 …
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Replying to @jaspergregory
Rlly 2 parts to comment. 1] ppl skills important at higher levels, so Google needs that.
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Worth noting that he dramatically devalues the economic *and human* worth of grunt coders, who are huge part of SV ecosystem
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Doe you see this devaluing mainly in his gauging this as a firing offense?
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This bit. It’s importantly true in substance, but I’d guess seems highly arrogant devaluing & dismissive from perspective of most engineers.pic.twitter.com/RncBuIIJT5
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Replying to @Meaningness @kaleidic and
If phrased positively as career advice, absolutely on target.
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Replying to @Meaningness @kaleidic and
Also could be absolutely accurate if addressed to a specific individual who should know better due to his position.
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But afaik it’s not public who wrote the OP or their position, so this reads to me as a general dressing-down of >
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all engineers whose political skills are not tip-top.
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Could be that goog is so attractive they can hire only engineers who DO have great people skills, but few other cos can.
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Replying to @Meaningness @kaleidic and
Personally I’m far more interested in ux/pm/mgt than coding, but I’m not sure I’d survive in a politicized corporate environment
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Zunger's strongest point, imo, is that the author effectively said "some large fraction of your colleagues are at root not good enough …
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