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"In my opinion, one of the greatest tools to gain competitive advantage in a tech career is hidden in plain sight: it’s the wealth of information out there made for people in roles you work with."

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madscience · Accepted Answer

This was something I had to realize after coming to a startup from a FAANG company. I got overwhelmed pretty quickly after having to handle so many different things at the same time, but I realized it gave me so much more context for the things I was working on and I could implement changes that would be meaningful in multiple areas.

19g618l47bg2bq · Answer

Good in theory, but impractical advice for devs in large companies. Most devs I know are so overwhelmed with keeping up with their own workload that they don't have time or energy left to approach other work streams and learn about them. On the other hand, I've seen people in other job families crank out a script or something similar and get kudos for doing something outside their responsibilities. I wish Google's 20% idea stuck, so devs could get some room for learning and innovation.

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