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Description for Being Geek
Paperback. Through a series of stories, this title walks through a job lifecycle, starting with the job search and finishing with the realization it might be time to look again. It helps you handle the various baffling circumstances you experience at work, including how to understand your boss with the chapter on manager management. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KNTX; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Is it time to become a manager? Nest and vest? Join that start-up? Tell your boss he's a liar? Or resign in disgust? As a software engineer, you'll face many important decisions such as these, and when you do, you realize there's much more to your career than dealing with code. Author Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments with Silicon Valley giants such as Apple, Borland, Netscape, and Symantec in Being Geek, the insightful and entertaining book that may help you manage your career better. Through a series of entertaining stories, Lopp walks through a complete job lifecycle, starting ... Read more
Is it time to become a manager? Nest and vest? Join that start-up? Tell your boss he's a liar? Or resign in disgust? As a software engineer, you'll face many important decisions such as these, and when you do, you realize there's much more to your career than dealing with code. Author Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments with Silicon Valley giants such as Apple, Borland, Netscape, and Symantec in Being Geek, the insightful and entertaining book that may help you manage your career better. Through a series of entertaining stories, Lopp walks through a complete job lifecycle, starting ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
O'Reilly Media, Inc, USA United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Sebastopol, United States
ISBN
9780596155407
SKU
V9780596155407
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-26
About Michael Lopp
Michael Lopp is a Silicon Valley-based engineering manager. When he's not worrying about staying relevant, he writes about pens, bridges, people, and werewolves at the popular weblog, Rands in Repose. Michael wrote a book called "Managing Humans" which explains that while you might be rewarded for what you produce, you will only be successful because of your people.
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