[scarface_74]

Do you care about optimizing your compensation? The author is telling you how to do it. I don’t. But I’m also 50 and did my bid in BigTech. This is good advice for early career folks or people who care about getting ahead.

[MichaelZuo]

I care about asking what qualifies ‘predators’…?

It’s literally spelled out in the prior comment.

[chii]

> They prey on your time and don’t or probably can’t return the favor. You also don’t get credit for helping them when it comes time for your review/promo.

that qualifies as a predator, but you just ignored it and dismissed it.

[MichaelZuo]

What? Do you not understand what flaky means…?

[scarface_74]

It doesn’t matter whether it’s through malice or incompetence, the result is still the same.

[MichaelZuo]

How is this relevant to the prior two comments?