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“Former Uber engineer/EM here: I worked on the Rider app.” (comment) |
| recommended by 8 users | 2020 | gregdoesit on: A former Uber engineer's disaster story | original thread | |
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Ask HN: How do I start being a consultant? |
| recommended by 5 users | 2012 | 43 points by ajushi | original thread | |
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“Start a freelance practice.” (comment) |
| recommended by 4 users | 2012 | tptacek on: Ask HN: How do I start being a consultant? | original thread | |
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Solitude and Leadership: If you want others to follow, learn to be alone (theamericanscholar.org) |
| recommended by 4 users | 2010 | 200 points by jseliger | original thread | |
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How to run a small consultancy / freelancing business (jacquesmattheij.com) |
| recommended by 4 users | 2009 | 319 points by jacquesm | original thread | |
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Why I Quit Google to Work for Myself (mtlynch.io) |
| recommended by 3 users | 2018 | 1767 points by mtlynch | original thread | |
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“I felt obliged to comment because I feel I know what you are talking about” (comment) |
| recommended by 3 users | 2014 | jblow on: Ask HN: What do you do when your entire being opposes the… | original thread | |
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The Programmer's Price: Want to hire a coding superstar? Call the agent (newyorker.com) |
| recommended by 3 users | 2014 | 374 points by eroo | original thread | |
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“I'm unlikely to write a book, but here are a few more tidbits that come to mind.” (comment) |
| recommended by 3 users | 2018 | coffeemug on: Ask HN: What is the dark side of working at a successful… | original thread | |
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We only hire the trendiest (danluu.com) |
| recommended by 3 users | 2016 | 1615 points by profcalculus | original thread | |
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Ask HN: The “I want to do everything but end up doing nothing” dilemma |
| recommended by 3 users | 2015 | 806 points by goralph | original thread | |
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Procrastination is Not Laziness (thoughtcatalog.com) |
| recommended by 3 users | 2013 | 771 points by alanfalcon | original thread | |
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Ask HN: How to Be a Good Technical Lead? |
| recommended by 3 users | 2015 | 520 points by Evgeny | original thread | |
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“Salaries never stay secrets forever. Hiding them only delays the inevitable.” (comment) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2011 | MrFoof on: The Programmer Salary Taboo | original thread | |
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The Machine Fired Me (idiallo.com) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2018 | 1471 points by foxfired | original thread | |
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I no longer build software (github.com) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2020 | 1287 points by tagawa | original thread | |
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How to Get Promoted (defmacro.substack.com) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2020 | 788 points by thatonewhere | original thread | |
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What Google Learned from Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team (nytimes.com) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2016 | 667 points by aarghh | original thread | |
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We Still Don’t Get Things Done (wired.com) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2021 | 425 points by gk1 | original thread | |
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Freelancing: How to talk yourself into charging more (andyadams.org) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2014 | 395 points by andy_adams | original thread | |
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The Gervais Principle, or The Office According to "The Office" (ribbonfarm.com) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2009 | 307 points by mcdoh | original thread | |
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How to detect a toxic customer (softwarebyrob.com) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2010 | 293 points by swombat | original thread | |
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The Gervais Principle, or the Office According to “The Office” (2009) (ribbonfarm.com) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2022 | 260 points by pmoriarty | original thread | |
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The management myth (2006) (theatlantic.com) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2016 | 240 points by wtbob | original thread | |
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No One Knows What the F*** They're Doing (or "The 3 Types of Knowledge") (jangosteve.com) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2010 | 215 points by JangoSteve | original thread | |
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So you want to be a consultant? (unixwiz.net) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2008 | 193 points by CaptainMorgan | original thread | |
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How Much to Charge as a Freelancer (jamiebegin.com) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2013 | 123 points by alipang | original thread | |
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The Gervais Principle II: Posturetalk, Powertalk, Babytalk and Gametalk (ribbonfarm.com) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2009 | 84 points by cool-RR | original thread | |
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Decisions that eroded trust in Azure – by a former Azure Core engineer (isolveproblems.substack.com) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2026 | 1 point by axelriet | original thread | |
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“Hacking's an interesting case because all practice is also product.” (comment) |
| recommended by 2 users | 2008 | nostrademons on: Deliberate Practice | original thread | |
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