The software engineer’s guide to asserting dominance in the workplace | by Daniel Wu | Feature Creep | Medium
As a software engineer, changing jobs is a way of life. Every day, beautiful recruiters from top tech companies reach out to you on LinkedIn with new opportunities, and each new job equals higher pay and an opportunity to reinvent yourself for the better — as long as you know how to. Here is a handy first-week guide to becoming the alpha of your new workplace. On your first day of work, your focus should be entirely on Physical Establishment of Dominance in the Office. Humans are hard-wired to follow the biggest and strongest. Once you have proven yourself with the PEDO principle, you will command the respect and admiration of your team, and every other aspect of becoming the alpha naturally falls into place. Wake up early on Monday, hit the weights and dehydrate yourself for enhanced vascularity. Take a shower afterwards, but put your tight-fitting, sweaty Under Armour gym clothes back on. You’ll arrive at work looking swole, focused, and ready to get shit done. After arriving at work
The software engineer’s guide to asserting dominance in the workplace Daniel Wu 5 min read · Jan 22, 2016 -- 138 Listen Share As a software engineer, changing jobs is a way of life. Every day, beautiful recruiters from top tech companies reach out to you on LinkedIn with new opportunities, and each new job equals higher pay and an opportunity to reinvent yourself for the better — as long as you know how to. Here is a handy first-week guide to becoming the alpha of your new workplace. Monday On your first day of work, your focus should be entirely on Physical Establishment of Dominance in the O
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