Question: So you come into work one day, and find everyone staring at you. Most people are avoiding your eyes, and you hear the CEO ask “Who’s this Insert your name guy? Bring him to me when he turns up.” You sit on your computer, and find that the

One reason I don’t (often) visit forums for coders: The sense of entitlement and arrogance. Programmers ask in all seriousness: Why are managers paid more than us, when we clearly do the harder work? Why do we need salesmen/marketing, when we write such great code that should just

The title of the post is wrong– humans aren’t like machines, you can’t program them. But if I had named the post A few techniques that may help you get along chummy with other humans, maybe, well, some of the time, Lol none of you would have clicked

If you read all these tech/coding blogs, you must spend your every waking hour learning the latest technology buzzword. You have no option but to keep running, or you will be left behind. Etc etc. But is it really true? Do you really need to know the latest super

If you are like me, you are most likely not the life of the party. When you enter the room, the place does not brighten up. Girls (or boys) don’t go crazy when they see you, and people do not say, “Oh my God, you are so funny!” (And

If you’re a programmer (or indeed, in any related technical field, like web design, sysadmin etc), you know how to build stuff. You know how to take an idea and make it something worthwhile. Chances are, you’ve made a lot of money for your employers. So you wonder,

Most people don’t know what the purpose of a Resume (also called CV) is. It is not to tell your life’s story, it’s not to list everything you’ve done on any project whatsoever in the last fifty years, and it certainly isn’t enough to get

Anytime you look for advice online, the word passion inevitably comes up. Follow your passion. Do what you love. Find something you love, create a career around it, make millions! Bazaam! For the dozens of people who hate their jobs, or students not even sure where to start, this sounds

I thought I was in a great place. I was grinding out code like a horny teenager grinds out you know what. If I had been born in the 70s, I would have been walking to Stayin Alive. And then, I was called into a meeting with a senior manager,

Everyone hates their boss, but we learn to cope. But a few type of people make your life really, really hard. While these qualities may also exist in your colleagues, they become more dangerous when the person reach positions of power. Your co-workers might simply irritate you, a boss can