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by loup-vaillant 4293 days ago
> I would probably be too nervous to ever hire someone who posted this vitriolic of prose publicly, it just comes off as unprofessional.

I'd be curious then, about what you think about this? http://loup-vaillant.fr/articles/suboptimal-processes

(Disclaimer: this one is totally sour grapes. I left. Though I did learn afterwards, that this project was a significant net loss to the company.)

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Yours seems constructive to me and I don't read it as unprofessional in any way.

After reflecting on the responses here and amazingly balanced upvotes and downvotes I've received (it's hovering between 2-4, but changing frequently), I think actually what's going on is that I'm just annoyed by the OA's particular strain of satire. I guess when I read this heavy handed yes-is-no satire it just makes me angry that the author isn't just giving it to me straight. Whereas great satire has a unique thought-invoking quality, this type just feels like an overdone trope.