Ask HN: How do you highlight “talking people out of bad ideas” as a strength?
Looking back, some of my most valuable contributions as an engineer have been convincing other engineers to reconsider proposed designs, or even full projects. My guidance has helped them avoid wasted efforts, over-engineered solutions, and maintenance nightmares.
But how do you quantify that impact and highlight it as a strength, when a lot of it is has to do with subjunctives and hypotheticals? And how do you delicately word it on a site like LinkedIn, where the coworkers involved might happen upon it?
But how do you quantify that impact and highlight it as a strength, when a lot of it is has to do with subjunctives and hypotheticals? And how do you delicately word it on a site like LinkedIn, where the coworkers involved might happen upon it?