For those who’ve spent time in the SF tech scene, what are some ‘unspoken truths’ or realities that outsiders usually don’t hear about?
Posted by Lost_Foot_6301@reddit | ExperiencedDevs | View on Reddit | 20 comments
SomeoneNicer@reddit
Have you seen the show Silicon Valley? It's waaay closer to the truth than most people want to believe. I've seen most of the tropes in reality sometimes more extreme than the show portrays.
Lost_Foot_6301@reddit (OP)
I haven't seen it before, whats a trope thats still accurate and holds up to this day?
SomeoneNicer@reddit
Assuming you're serious:
AcksYouaSyn@reddit
The Gavin Belson character is scary accurate.
rodw@reddit
Nilpotent_milker@reddit
Id say one of the main unspoken truths from my time in the sf tech scene is that you really gotta suck your own toes if you want to get anywhere.
The_Right_Trousers@reddit
Asked from a 5-month-old account with history hidden, using smart quotes, using the terms "truth" and "reality," and appealing to flattery to elicit responses.
Are you a bot?
tonygoold@reddit
I’ve noticed a surge in these “what’s your experience?” posts on multiple of the programming subreddits I subscribe to, usually posing as a programmer but without sharing their own experience.
pr0cess1ng@reddit
Great detective work. Crazy how trash all this has become
jcl274@reddit
probably gathering material for a blog post or “journalism”
PM_ME_UR_PIKACHU@reddit
Don't expect anyone to actually plan anything and try to discover all of the possible edge cases for every feature yourself and be prepared to raked over coals when they are discovered in production.
Teh_Original@reddit
That's not unique to SF.
Iz4e@reddit
If you only work 40hrs a week then you’re doing it wrong
pwndawg27@reddit
I never understood this. Like if you're working more than 40 hours a week, while it is possible that one is a passionate hustler, its also and perhaps more likely that one sucks at the job and is working extra to play catchup. Its also possible that your manager sucks and has passed the result of their incompetence onto you and dealing with it is easier than the 7 round interview hell you'd otherwise have to subject yourself to. If you're pulling overtime because you or your manager or their manager sucks, game over man. Start coasting and looking for another gig because its only a matter of time before a reorg or the runway ends.
TheOnceAndFutureDoug@reddit
Either a CEO of one who's bought into their bullshit.
Calm_Possession_8463@reddit
Alternatively: if you’re working more than 30 hours a week, you’re doing it wrong.
garlicNinja@reddit
Everyone has heard this
w-lfpup@reddit
San Francisco is the largest consumer of Fernet. And that's "fer neT" with the T. It's not French, it's Italian
NullPointer1@reddit
There are more people that have made good money from startups within SF than the sub/Reddit will have you believe. If you're in the tech scene and have made good connections, its easier to find signal for which startups are doing well and which are not. It's also easier to get jobs at the companies that are doing well because you're more likely to have connections there.
jbl0ggs@reddit
They all act like they are Holier than thou 🤷♂️