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Guennael 'G' Delorme's avatar

Love the "work yourself out of a job" mindset. I have actually done this multiple times in my career (and said so real time). Every time, I was told it was idiotic. It doesn't get any easier. Arguably it even gets harder as the comp increases - yet I still haven't had a reason to regret any of these moves.

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Jason P. Yoong's avatar

It's so easy to fall prey to social norms and expectations - bravo to you for breaking through and living a life of minimized regrets!

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Vivian Qin's avatar

Regardless of how successful you were, death grip indicates resistance to growth, consciously or not. Let go and build more new legos!

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Jason P. Yoong's avatar

Well said!

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LoKKeR's avatar

Love her analogy and her key points. Really thoughtful! I can also see how this apply to managers or senior engineers. So many times they use this death grab because they are reacting emotionally to the issue and not giving responsibility and empowering people.

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Jason P. Yoong's avatar

Very relevant to managers and leaders!

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