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0 pointsgruseom14y ago0 comments

But it wasn't so long ago that it was felt to be impossible for software companies. Actually, it mostly still is.

People tend to lower themselves to the preconceptions others have of them. It can be very convincing.

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bdunbar14y ago· 1 in thread

It can be very convincing.

Point taken.

So .. I thought about it. If Valve were to hire me [1] I can see myself attaching to the systems admin role and liking it a great deal. It's what I do, what I like.

I do wonder how they make it happen for back office jobs that are not glamorous or especially fun but absolutely must happen.

[1] Hey, Valve. I'm not currently in the market, but I am a damn fine systems administrator. Drop me a line if you're interested.

rdl14y ago

Valve is on the list of companies I'd work for if I weren't doing a startup (along with Apple, Palantir, Square, Sig Arms, and anything Elon Musk is attached to in any way).

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