Random bits of career advice I wish I had known before starting, in tweetstorm format:
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Replying to @patio11
Some organizations are broken. You will not fix an organization as a junior engineer. Attempting to do so is a poor use of your time.
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Replying to @patio11
There are few decisions more costly than deciding to repeat the same year of work several times. Pack in learning early. It compounds.
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The insufferable guys around you who talk about nothing but diet and exercise are actually rocking the same hardware you are. Listen more.
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You will always find another reason to crunch. Don't start. It never works out well.
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Replying to @patio11
You have to decide early whether to prioritize for own happiness or for that as experienced by median in parents' generation. Choose well.
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@forever90sboy The latter: choosing goals/values which may not fit scripts of previous generations.
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