Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by throwaway-1209 3306 days ago
You're a better manager than any of the ones I had at Google. That said, your boss might laugh _you_ out of the room, bringing us back to square one. He/she doesn't cherish the idea of hiring a replacement for the duration, or scaling back what he/she promised to _his/her_ boss (whew, those gender pronouns make it a mouthful). It's one thing if you need to care for a sick relative or something, any tech company will make accommodations. But to "travel" so you could gestate your startup idea -- that's pretty much a GTFO right off the bat.
1 comments

> That said, your boss might laugh _you_ out of the room, bringing us back to square one.

That's been my experience as well, but I did manage to get that dev 3 months (up from 6 weeks).