My Time at Snap • Hacker News Board

Re: My Time at Snap

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Post by a1111 » Wed, Oct 02, 2019, 5:36 PM UTC

librish wrote: post #10

There seems to be a valuable lesson for OP about the cost of not playing ball here. Assuming OPs side of things is mostly true it sounds like: - OP was working for a bad director, one so bad that they eventually got fired - Instead of placating this director and pretending to take their concerns into consideration, OP fights back more than other teammates (reading between the lines of the quote "However, given that I…

OP didn't really stand up for himself - most of his complaints are because "John made me do it". Even a good director would dislike an engineer whose explanation for technical decision making is "X made me do it". OP appears to have no technical leadership IMO so the moral of this story is if you are going to be a spineless peon instead of a technical expert then at least be a placating spineless peon.

Re: My Time at Snap

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Post by Maultasche » Wed, Oct 02, 2019, 8:11 PM UTC

m463 wrote: post #254

paxys wrote: post #47

We have all worked for a "John" in the industry. The big systematic problem is that after being fired from Snap (probably after already collecting massive paychecks and a hefty chunk of equity), he will go to another big tech company and impress them with his resume and bullshitting skills. They will hire him and deal with his antics for a few years, while he ruins more people's careers, then he will move on. Rinse a…

on "John", the article said "The problem with John was not just that he was misinformed, but that he was misinformed and highly motivated ." I'm reminded of this quote: "I divide officers into four classes -- the clever, the lazy, the stupid and the industrious. Each officer possesses at least two of these qualities. Those who are clever and industrious are fitted for the high staff appointments. Use can be made of t…

I immediately thought of that quote as well.

Re: My Time at Snap

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Post by Suryc011 » Fri, Oct 04, 2019, 1:43 PM UTC

paxys wrote: post #47

We have all worked for a "John" in the industry. The big systematic problem is that after being fired from Snap (probably after already collecting massive paychecks and a hefty chunk of equity), he will go to another big tech company and impress them with his resume and bullshitting skills. They will hire him and deal with his antics for a few years, while he ruins more people's careers, then he will move on. Rinse a…

As of Feb 2018, Snap does 25/25/25/25 with monthly vesting and no cliff. Ironically, it’s probably now the best scheme in the industry.

Re: My Time at Snap

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Post by growtofill » Sat, Oct 05, 2019, 5:06 PM UTC

lr4444lr wrote: post #128

librish wrote: post #10

There seems to be a valuable lesson for OP about the cost of not playing ball here. Assuming OPs side of things is mostly true it sounds like: - OP was working for a bad director, one so bad that they eventually got fired - Instead of placating this director and pretending to take their concerns into consideration, OP fights back more than other teammates (reading between the lines of the quote "However, given that I…

High price? He got to keep his professional integrity and self dignity. He's an SV tech worker - He will bounce into something else. It's not as though he had a special needs kid on a ventilator to care for, while working in a job where there was no equivalent for 100 miles away.

That was LA.