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Actual impostors don't get impostor syndrome

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Re: Actual impostors don't get impostor syndrome

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vasco wrote: post #31
Wowfunhappy wrote: post #8

I guess I just don't really believe this. It sounds nice, and it might even be a good falsehood to tell yourself for personal motivation—but that doesn't make it true. Yes, of course if you're an actual fraudster intending to commit fraud, you're probably comfortable with committing fraud. But feeling "impostor syndrome" colloquially means second-guessing whether you're good enough to deserve your position. There are…

Agree, specially because everyone has above average IQ. That being said this conversation always feels to me like "are soldiers afraid before a battle" type discussion. Either they are or they aren't has no bearing on what they do. They have to be brave and get out there. Same here, just realise everyone has doubts, and instead of spending time making a big thing of it and "dealing with it", just put your head down a…

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Post by mabbo »

saalweachter wrote: post #134
jldugger wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Total derail but: > I'm a Principal Engineer at a FAAMNG company. Does anyone other than a MS employee put an M in FAANG?

I usually use FAAMG instead of FAANG because I don't understand what Netflix is doing in there.

Netflix is large enough and pays well enough that it frequently poaches developers from the others on the list. And they poach from it back.

Depending on what you're discussing when you're listing those companies, it may make sense to include them.

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Post by sseagull »

jldugger wrote: post #174
menzoic wrote: post #156

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The acroynm is based purely on stock performance during the time it was created. You could make the same argument for Apple but Apple was on the list from day 1.

Apparently jim cramer invented the term and AAPL wasn't on the list in 2013: https://www.cnbc.com/id/100436754

And I think this supplanted the earlier "four horsemen" terminology.

Originally: Intel, Cisco, Microsoft, Dell

Then (in 2007): Apple, Research in Motion (Blackberry), Google, Amazon

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Post by lwf »

swiley wrote: post #153
jldugger wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Total derail but: > I'm a Principal Engineer at a FAAMNG company. Does anyone other than a MS employee put an M in FAANG?

I've seen "FAGMAN" in a couple places. It really reflects the general sentiment towards those companies as well.

Got something against your non-straight colleagues?

adds parent to my do-not-hire-lest-we-get-an-EEOC-complaint / do-not-hire-because-I-want-an-inclusive-team notebook

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jldugger wrote: post #87
deanCommie wrote: post #77

A lot of the discussion here is treating impostor syndrome and qualifications as binary: You're either qualified or not. And your evaluation of your skills is either above your actual skills or not. But it's more nuanced than that. I'm a Principal Engineer at a FAAMNG company. I have impostor syndrome all the time. Why? Because I measure myself against 1) role models that are ahead of me in many ways - I've always do…

Total derail but: > I'm a Principal Engineer at a FAAMNG company. Does anyone other than a MS employee put an M in FAANG?

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Post by adventured »

cvhashim wrote: post #137
saalweachter wrote: post #134

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I usually use FAAMG instead of FAANG because I don't understand what Netflix is doing in there.

Has to do with blue chip tech stocks apparently

When Jim Cramer coined it (originally as FANG) and began pumping it on his show regularly, it was just a batch of large, sector dominant tech stocks he thought should be bought at that time (with the letter ordering being convenient for memory). That's all it was. There is no greater definition, and it's bizarre to see people argue over that aspect routinely on HN, given it was nothing more than a stock pumping promotion by a slightly vacuous tv bobblehead.

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Post by iratewizard »

kuresov wrote: post #147
vmception wrote: post #132

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I enjoyed FAANGMULA and TARANTULAS fun meme There are also a handful of sub $100bn marketcap publicly traded tech companies that pay on par of FAANGs and may have more enticing vesting schedules too. Greater upside as well.

Would love to hear about some of those companies

Salesforce has done well for me up until the last two weeks. Oracle isn't dead yet. Adobe, Nvidia and Qualcomm are also all doing well at a 30 foot view. None of those have made as much money for me as Cleveland-cliffs, though.

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Post by bowmessage »

swiley wrote: post #162
genewitch wrote: post #160

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When I'm on E2EE I only use that acronym. And I've worked for one of the companies and had IP stolen by two others. Maybe that's why...

Remember: E2EE on phones is not secret.

and it suddenly is if it's on PCs?

Re: Actual impostors don't get impostor syndrome

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Post by swyx »

saalweachter wrote: post #134
jldugger wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Total derail but: > I'm a Principal Engineer at a FAAMNG company. Does anyone other than a MS employee put an M in FAANG?

I usually use FAAMG instead of FAANG because I don't understand what Netflix is doing in there.

all else equal they pay more than the other 4 so yeah i get it
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