@GergelyOrosz's Latest X Threads

My biggest “internet GDP increase” contribution so far is this article. Got so many messages from engineers switching jobs once they realised there are “tiers” that pay a lot more. And several companies increased compensation after debating the contents: t.co/BHWctPBJLE

An eng created a fake CV with Instagram, Zillow, LinkedIn, Microsoft and Berkeley on it, all details being nonsense. Got 60% response rate. Reddit is going wild. Me, as a hiring manager: what is surprising about any of this. It’s exactly how recruiting works. Let me explain: t.co/FVaFUiPtYG

As I'm writing about onboarding to a new company, here's the #1 thing *every* company deprioritizes: Manager onboarding. Almost evreyone throws new managers in the deep end, expecting them to swim. Most do... kind of. What are great manager onboarding practices you've seen?

The past months I've gotten so many DMs from engineers with experience who looked were happy at where they were, but still looked around on the job market after coming across me talking about it... and got amazing offers. Here are a few. A few thoughts on why I'm sharing these: t.co/LEgEGYcGve

"Why is the hiring market so hot for senior and above engineers?" There are several reasons. One of the counter-intuitive one is how there are fewer sr engineers on the market... in part due to people burning out, quitting & taking a break. Here's a person sharing exactly this: t.co/MBdxlcIRtB

Crossed $100K via @gumroad selling books I wrote - almost all this the past year, since leaving Uber. Gumroad was how I made my first $1 online: its what helped validate writing (and selling) books online and gave the confidence to start The Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. 🙌 t.co/n7t1DZ5E5F

London used to be the tech hub of Europe before Brexit (VC investment, # of tech positions, big tech presence etc). I lived/worked there for 5 years and it was great. Still a good place... but Brexit is making EU engineers explore options outside the UK like this, one at a time: t.co/awg7BaW543

Best-in-class-hardware that results in faster developer experience is one of the most no-brainier investments any company can make in their software engineers who write & compile code day-in, day-out. Shopify is not a standout example: those who don’t do this are poor examples. t.co/Gi9MNFBxdx

FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google) came about purely with regards to total compensation. ~2014 onwards these companies paid the most TC, in a large part thanks to large stock grants & stock 📈. There are still few places you can make so much with so little risk. t.co/bGuKpfU3Aw

I keep being surprised how - especially in Europe - in many companies CTOs and VP Eng’s think of themselves as the “tech elite”, and happily join communities that reinforce (and expect) this status-based thinking. This never resonated with me, and I don’t think it ever will.