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by tkgally 2002 days ago
One category of comment I find particularly interesting are personal reflections on career experiences. Here are three:

“... As I became more senior and had junior employees working alongside me, I could see how quickly they would get frustrated when they couldn’t perform at my level. ...”

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23861738

“... I spent years at a time not working or even thinking about how to make money. ... I can tell you that for me personally I don't think it was ideal. ...”

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23947858

“... I knew years before finishing [my Ph.D.] that I was just not cut out for a life in academia, and positioned myself in the best way I knew how for a life in industry, but I did not anticipate just how truly painful the experience would be. ...”

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25446582