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Ask HN: What did you learn too late in your tech career?

22 points schappim | 1 comments | 19 Apr 25 22:44 UTC | HN request time: 0.295s | source
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WheelsAtLarge ◴[20 Apr 25 00:30 UTC] No.43740589[source]▶
You need to make sure management knows your value. Don't assume that they will notice it on their own. I worked with a guy that constantly bragged about how smart he was and his daily accomplishments. I though he was a jerk. I now feel that he knew the system way better than me.
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1. mindcrime ◴[20 Apr 25 00:33 UTC] No.43740601[source]▶
To add to that: there may be nothing more important than your relationship with your manager. To the point that I'd say, if you don't deeply trust your manager, and have a relationship where you can be genuinely open and transparent with him/her, you should find another job. It really makes life a lot better when you and your manager are simpatico and clearly "on the same team" (and "on the same page") and not in a borderline (or outright) adversarial relationship.