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Comment #10108251
The former.
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Ask HN: Why are engineers, and not PMs, the most in demand in the tech industry?
I work for a big co, and we find it very hard to hire good product managers. They are also often the bottleneck in the organization. For e.g.: we have 5 product managers for over 4…
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Comment #5149285
It's not free if they lost millions of dollars in the process. The % of people in your situation is probably less than 1, so the net is still a loss.
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Comment #4975977
Listen.
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Comment #4902832
One of my mentors is an "A" player. He genuinely looks out for me, and even goes as far as throwing high priority projects at me. At first, I took this for granted, but I'm startin…
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Ask HN: What do executives do differently in their careers?
I've been out of undergrad for 2 years now, and have worked in 2 mid-sized companies, and 2 very large ones (internships/full-time). And as I navigate the org charts of these compa…
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Comment #4528395
If this is your first time in NYC, forget the tech scene and just walk around the city. And grab some good food.
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Comment #4325215
What makes you think companies are restricted to doing one or the other? They can be doing both. The real question is what they do with the feedback (whether it's from an exit inte…
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Comment #4235089
I agree with coderheed. A few months ago, I interviewed with several companies -- startups and large companies. The interview process is the same; it's broken. And the way I ultima…
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Comment #3968709
Right, I have already decided to leave. That's definite. It's just a matter of how to go about doing it. Quitting immediately frees me up to interview with more folks, to pick and …
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Ask HN: Soft. eng. unsatisfied at BigCo. Quit and then look for another job?
Hi, I'm a software eng. who graduated from college last year and I, mistakingly, took a job at a BigCo which is in an industry I'm not passionate about at all. And since I didn't h…