It's really hard to take a positive story away from the FBI interaction. Accidentally ending up in an FBI interview without a lawyer present or briefing you on how to avoid perjury is the stuff of nightmares.
Why is this idiot running my engineering org?
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Re: Why is this idiot running my engineering org?
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
I know what you mean, but no. It wasn't that she had done something wrong, it was just amazing (to her manager) that she had done something so (apparently) brave as reaching out to the FBI. The point of the essay is -- some people are brave in this way, and some aren't. I'm not sure if it's a good essay, but what I loved was the way she described connecting people as "just" doing her job. She didn't see it as brave.…
Connecting people, she'll gravitate to being a natural leader. You could say she might already be a leader, and she even recognize people can act as a leader without having the position. People are cut out for different things. You have "brave" teachers, and you have "brave" managers. We all recognize them, but don't appreciate them as people enough, even when these breeds are rare gems. Even for someone shy, with ex…
She'll never be a leader in the US. I saw no claims of being a very stable genius.
Re: Why is this idiot running my engineering org?
#43Sorry, the story totally lost me after she was describing the interaction with the FBI. I did not easily take away some conclusion about what she had done wrong or what deep pile of shit she had just created for herself, or what on 2 paths she had just chosen incorrectly, or daringly? (The paragraph ending, "I trusted the FBI to be good at their jobs." The next paragraph jumps right to generalizations, and I didn't c…
I felt the exact same way.
Re: Why is this idiot running my engineering org?
#44She contacted the FBI to initiate an active investigation without informing her boss?
Did I misread or misunderstand that?
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Sounds like dream job, close enough to authority to avoid beimg burned frequently, and have access to enough interesting stuffs.
It is equal parts empowering and exhausting is what was communicated to me. “Be The Change” as quickly as possible and then GTFO.
Some people ( like Marianne ) have the capability to stick around a bit longer and effect much greater change. Its exhausting, but there is a strong community that helps you make it though the really hard days.
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#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
It is equal parts empowering and exhausting is what was communicated to me. “Be The Change” as quickly as possible and then GTFO.
Some people ( like Marianne ) have the capability to stick around a bit longer and effect much greater change. Its exhausting, but there is a strong community that helps you make it though the really hard days.
I appreciate the service of everyone at USDS and 18F. Thank you.
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#48Aww, after all that, we don't get to hear how the episode with the website and the white supremacists ends??
And who is the idiot? It was really interesting until it became extremely general and vague. It almost makes it sound like Matt Cutts is the idiot since he's the only specific manager mentioned.
>And who is the idiot?
Short summary: Woznaik vs Jobs. The technical guy vs. the smooth talker.
Longer summary:
Some people are perpetual resume builders. They want quick promotion, bigger job titles, higher salary...
The ladder growth is their reward. And they'll avoid anything that jeopardizes their career path. They'll grab the glory for good stuff and push the blame for bad stuff.
The hacker, risk taker on the other hand does not optimize for career growth. Does difficult, critical stuff often without knowing that what they've accomplished is actually a big deal.
Even when know they've accomplished something big, they won't toot their own horns. They do it for the 'love of the game.'
Re: Why is this idiot running my engineering org?
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sounds like dream job, close enough to authority to avoid beimg burned frequently, and have access to enough interesting stuffs.
It is equal parts empowering and exhausting is what was communicated to me. “Be The Change” as quickly as possible and then GTFO.
My friends at USDS have indicated to me it's a highly politicized agency. (Though it's unclear to me what exactly they have been doing for the past ~4 years, besides releasing a new sans font.)
Re: Why is this idiot running my engineering org?
#50Sounds like whining to me. Why are so jealous ? Why don't you run the engineering org ?