boohoojangles's comments

Whenever I am asked that in an interview, I am usually puzzled if their workplace is some sort of magic kingdom where great tasks are falling from the sky or I am missing some kind of skill to navigate my previous jobs and make my menial tasks more interesting.

I thought the same. The kind of interviewer that hides behind the company name to play one's own power trips.

This is all true to my experience but not just exclusive to hiring low performers (which I assume is wrong qualifier means here) but also to unsuitable fit, poorly management, failure to motivate a new hire (specially when hiring senior developers), etc.

Those cargo bikes, like Nihola aren't that cheap though.

Hi fellow Copenhagener,

There are few things that make Copenhagen attractive to own a Christiania bike:

1- Very flat city and mild climate, although wet sometimes. 2- The city if fairly small geographically. 3- Public transit is a bit slow. 4- Very high taxes on cars. When I compare to Malmö, I have the impression most people there own cars. 5- Vast majority of people I know who live outside Copenhagen main neighborhoods own a car. Bearing in mind that outside Copenhagen isn't that far in distance but enough to degrade commute and life style without a car.

I am glad you could make this transition in the same company.

I've recently had to step down from a senior non-management role (tech lead) that my company forced into management tasks into it, specially things that no one else wanted to do. It didn't work and I ended up leaving the company. It was hurtful because I left believing I had a lot to contribute and was motivated too.

Agreed.

For a week or so tourism SF, Manhattan, Seattle downtown, Boston. Cities I can think to not be very walkable are LA and DC perhaps.

I am sorry but I've noticed to be a bit different in Copenhagen. I've been living here for 3 years, and the number of cars have grown quite a lot to my perception, specially between families (maybe just because they are luxury cars and Teslas everywhere).

I am 36 have one little child and feel like I am missing a bit of the country because I don't have a car, even if I have made few trips by train.

Also, a lot of my decisions are now driving by whether it is a short walk distance from home or not. Public transport in Copenhagen is respectful but a bit slow in my opinion (I am from NY), specially if I want to go to the edge of the city or suburbs - which I might want when I decide to settle roots here and buy myself a home (prices in Copenhagen are all time high).

unfortunately, quite common.

Did you quit being a manager or the company? (Honest question). From my observations, it is rare to work for someone as a manager and not succumb to upper management pressure.

"It is easier to justify project delays to upper management when everyone in the team comes in on time, otherwise it becomes my liability as a manager". One good friend of mine, who I respected as engineer, after becoming engineer manager in a small company (less than 10 engs).

That's something I've noticed living in a major Northern European Capital. As result, I don't interact with disabled people nearly as often as I used to in the USA.

and realize that not being proven wrong doesn't mean one is right.

A lot of times I just don't even debate with whoever doesn't want to listen.

> How do people put up with it?

I was a bit like that. Things have happened in my life that made me unable to continue being happy only looking life in one way.

Luckily, I developed hobbies and extra activities that allowed me see how many skills are out there that I can develop and learn from people by just watching and having those simple interactions.

I still like philosophical debates but I find also amazing that some people can influence other people just with smiles and genuine happiness.

Life can be broad too.

"Rémy set himself on fire in 2011 in front of a France Télécom office near Bordeaux"

GP doesn't seem to have read the article and is throwing some statistics gimmicks.

Not just in Europe, but in the USA there are situations like that.

Not everyone works for IT that there are a lot of plenty opportunities.

I just recently realized that, after moving next to a big park where those big events happens, even the ones self claimed environmental friendly. The next day is so so much garbage of all sorts.

I somewhat care because it seems like a bit prone to tax fraud. Not sure if it is easy for the Danish tax agencies to spot this kind of transaction and enforce tax collection though.

The easiest route.

If he has no direct, on my past jobs, project managers were also expect to keep the head cooler than engs because they were facilitators and mediators.