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giantg2 on Dec 22, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ask HN: How to build F-You Skills

Sounds like you're lucky. I'm unlucky and average. I would be afraid that I wouldn't get another job if I got fired.

scarface74 on Dec 22, 2022 [–]

Is it really luck after 8 times?

I’ve kept my skills in sync with the market and kept a strong network. Most of those years from 1996-2020 I was just your run of the mill enterprise CRUD developer.

giantg2 on Dec 22, 2022 | [–]

It could be.

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