Alvin @JustSomeDev

Live a richer, meaningful life through Slow Living. I share insights on how and why in my weekly newsletter. Link's below. newsletter.belowthesurface.top Joined May 2021

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Alvin @JustSomeDev

2 years ago

@jenwiderberg Sadly, treating human beings like cogs in machines isn't new

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Alvin @JustSomeDev

2 years ago

@jenwiderberg That's awesome, Jen. I'd be happy help. But there's a lot more to unpack than I can fit on here. I'll need to dive deeper into the issue first. 🙂

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Good point! I imagine a longer term relationship means looking for shared values. I find asking about how things work day to day gives clues about what the other person values. But I know there are other ways. Of course, there are others who just want to "sleep around." On both sides of the table.

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Alvin @JustSomeDev

2 years ago

@jenwiderberg Out of curiosity, what does "AVP level low 200s" mean?

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Alvin @JustSomeDev

2 years ago

@jenwiderberg Prep smarter, not harder with Jen the Recruiter! 😄

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Alvin @JustSomeDev

2 years ago

@DellAnnaLuca In my experience, when friction is applied to each interaction, people just find other paths of less resistance. I remember a time when torrent sites were popular ways to exchange media files for this reason. Human ingenuity takes it underground.

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Alvin @JustSomeDev

2 years ago

@jenwiderberg Our desk situation is hybrid. 😆 We have shared desks, but those who go in for more than 3 or 4 days a week get a dedicated one.

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Alvin @JustSomeDev

2 years ago

@jenwiderberg I can see more of this. For years, some airlines have already been offering training to people with no prior flying experience with a preference for college/uni grads. e.g. flygenesis.ca/commercial-pil… It just makes sense for an industry in true need of help.

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Alvin @JustSomeDev

2 years ago

@jenwiderberg 💯 The most amazing people I ever worked with shared similar values, attitudes, and other soft traits & skills that aren't captured in a dashboard. I've never seen intangibles quantified accurately.

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Alvin @JustSomeDev

2 years ago

What it looks like when people are seen as nothing more than data points:

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2 years ago

First they send you this...

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Alvin @JustSomeDev

2 years ago

@jenwiderberg Meh... I don’t think it matters. A bias audit would only work if the auditors are unbiased. How can we be sure of that? Who audits the auditors?

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Alvin @JustSomeDev

2 years ago

To stay present in a moment, I dedicate a separate time for reflection. You can do it by dedicating time for a journal, diary, or in my case, a newsletter. I don't have to think about what to post while traveling because I know there's time for that later.

Dmytro Krasun @DmytroKrasun

2 years ago

What I wanted to write is how good my life is and how grateful I am. That's what such views provoke. But no! I am fucked. Because being in such a place and not being in the real moment, but thinking what I am going to post is just a mental illness. Let's admit it.

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Alvin @JustSomeDev

2 years ago

@jenwiderberg Maybe this is a way to screen out developers who aren't cyber secure... 🤔 😆

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Alvin @JustSomeDev

2 years ago

@jenwiderberg Interacting with people IRL. 😛 I know I suck. But I'm working on it. 💪

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Alvin @JustSomeDev

2 years ago

Every opportunity has a cost. Whenever I see someone boasting about making bags of money a month, I don’t just wonder how they got there. I wonder what opportunities they gave up to get there.