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As a third bullet point person, never ever attempt to solve interesting technical problems.

I’ve made that mistake, I’ve been asked into meetings and asked “how’s it going” then promptly told “don’t tell me the details.”

Working in bullet point three means working on boring, forgettable solutions. You may find yourself making valid technical solutions that are political suicide.



> You may find yourself making valid technical solutions that are political suicide.

If everyone else does the opposite, you can make a career out of making correct technical decisions.

Seems to work for me anyway.




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