[Cartwright2]

It's a crazy world we live in where someone would post such a candid article about their own under-performance. This article is embarrassing to the individual, and more importantly, to the company that fired him. I think people need to think more carefully about what they post online especially when using real names. This is permanent now. Any potential employer who searches this man on the internet will see this and I don't think that's a good thing. While some might not be turned off by this person's honesty, I certainly would not hire him having read this article. If anything it shows a lack of a diplomatic filter, not only a lack of discipline.

[mobiuscog]

A lack of honesty and too many 'diplomatic filters' is why most businesses are messed up.

The world is diving into yet another period of political correctness because people don't like the truth or differing opinions.

It's refreshing to see someone describe what happened and why without a glossy layer of 'Everything is awesome' over the top.

[thelynchmob1]

I wrote this article - thanks, your comment means a lot to me. I thought exactly the same. Everyone who writes online is portraying only the best parts, the highlights, without admitting that sometimes, things suck. It's about time we were honest about things.

[thelynchmob1]

I'm curious: what issues do you see with being honest about the ways that you failed, and how you're addressing them? I don't think it shows a lack of a filter, I think it shows an honesty and an awareness of my issues, and what I need to do to fix them.

I'm not particularly embarrassed by this article -- although it was hard to write -- and neither is the company that fired me (as they helped me write it). Although I do understand if you don't want to hire me after reading this.

[cuchoi]

I think it would be idea for you to state that they approved the post of the article.

[thelynchmob1]

I wrote at the bottom that they helped me write it. I literally showed early drafts of this to the guy that hired and fired me, and he urged me to be even more candid than I was originally. But then again, he has no problem admitting his own shortcomings either. For example:

http://tuckermax.me/how-i-learned-to-own-my-failures-asshole...

[robtaylor]

I would not hire either, how big is the picture of him squeezed into such a small box... http://www.andrewlynch.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Upwork... ?! Details...

[thelynchmob1]

Hacker News: tackling the big issues of the day.

[ArkyBeagle]

I think the guy's shed any ... people who would think his lack of candor is a defect. You would not believe the amount of time this will save you in the long run.

Look, if you enjoy dysfunction have at it. But my experience is that you have to defend yourself from it, and the best defense is simply identifying it rather loudly.

There are many, many, MANY more people for whom you do not want to work than that you do want to work for.

[thelynchmob1]

I hope you're right -- that's one of the reasons I wrote this. Since when is self-awareness a bad thing?

I mean, generally speaking the type of people who think this post is a bad idea are the type of people who, when asked in an interview what their biggest weakness is, will say things like "I'm a perfectionist" or "I work too hard".

Those are ridiculous platitudes that anyone can see past. I'm much more impressed by the person who admits a real issue, how they identified it, and what they're doing to mitigate it.