Reading a JA post and he writes this:
But when you fail and you study why you failed then you know (hopefully) you won’t fail that way again. In fact, the next time, you’ll have a much greater chance of winning.
I need to d a self analysis/perspective on the things I have failed in my career:
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Leaving Amgen for Ceres
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Leaving Ceres for web (After reading Paul Grahams Essays in 2005)
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Not leaving Active Response Group because I didn’t believe in my abilities and wouldn’t own up to what they did
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Leaving Thermo Scientific for PP/UpSync
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Why did I ignore the warning signs during the short interview?
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What were the warning signs before I worked there and after I started that should have clued me into the type of place it was.
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Listen to my wife: if the owner of a company doesn’t know what you do - thats an issue.
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If the ‘Senior’ team members and leaders can’t work with you on problems to resolve, learn & grow then there are going to be more communication issues
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If your ideas for refactoring highly nested code or functions that handle more than 10 different functions and the senior guys don’t want to fix it because 1) it already works and 2) because you have more education than experience while they have more experience than education, what does that tell you about the leadership vision and the direction of the company?
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Bad Mangers: how to spot them, my experience with them from Faye to Brady to Allison to JFH/Matt/Greg (sans names)
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Keep an eye on previous employers. Did they launch the new website on schedule 6month after you left or are they hiring two more people for the same role you left behind? This is good feedback. If they did launch and they have not hired anyone since the one or two folks that they replaced you with perhaps there is a disconnect between what you think you can do and what you can actually do. If they haven’t it says your instincts were right but think back and question if there was anythign you could have done different while you were there to help them. With regards to the internet, there are clearly more people who do not understand it than those that do and if you do understand it, how would you explain it to decision makers given a second chance to work together? Just give your self a second chance and be objective instead of personal.
