tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33769151.post3428269646632579338..comments2024-03-15T03:27:27.783-04:00Comments on Adventures in VCland: Get your hands dirtyPunit Soni's Adventures in VClandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02535297016230179492noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33769151.post-82479175112882945272008-03-15T13:30:00.000-04:002008-03-15T13:30:00.000-04:00good hearing from you...ramesh. Ping me directly t...good hearing from you...ramesh. Ping me directly through my email link, and I would love to connect.Punit Soni's Adventures in VClandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535297016230179492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33769151.post-56620047948565261312008-03-15T01:43:00.000-04:002008-03-15T01:43:00.000-04:00I am a management consultant and (beleive it or no...I am a management consultant and (beleive it or not), face similar issues all the time. I am not talking about (god forbid) coding but about the level of details you need to dig into to get "things done". As a management consultant with an MBA, (as you so aptly said) it is not about hey i have an MBA and I dont want to be bothered with low-level details but if you need things to work right, you just need to get your hands dirty, no matter where you are coming from ...<BR/><BR/>Good post touching on practical aspects of everyone's job. <BR/><BR/>On another note, I used to be at Cadence until 06 (worked there for 8+ yrs). Maybe we should catch-up and chat on our Cadence days :)Rameshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13521530210710844787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33769151.post-75786428546361819782008-03-06T02:37:00.000-05:002008-03-06T02:37:00.000-05:00Take it with a pinch of salt. If you are good, the...Take it with a pinch of salt. If you are good, then you are usually treated well. If you are not good...well, things will not work out well for you, and then you may have grudges. <BR/>In my experience, this company has treated its employees like no one I have seen in my career.Punit Soni's Adventures in VClandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535297016230179492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33769151.post-84974526639328123172008-03-05T23:39:00.000-05:002008-03-05T23:39:00.000-05:00Hey Punit,There's been a lot of bad press regardin...Hey Punit,<BR/><BR/>There's been a lot of bad press regarding Google and their hiring practices lately. I don't think it could be as bad as they are making it out to be. <BR/><BR/>"Googler's complaint: Recruiters should lie more artfully"<BR/>http://valleywag.com/364298/googlers-complaint-recruiters-should-lie-more-artfully<BR/><BR/>and<BR/>"The policy of hiring MBA graduates and fast-track promoting them is guaranteed to incubate middle management mentality. "<BR/>http://valleywag.com/363326/google-dresses-up-job-listings-for-crappy-jobs<BR/><BR/>/DileepBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33769151.post-63382170488519932792008-03-04T16:42:00.000-05:002008-03-04T16:42:00.000-05:00Yes you will. You should fill out your experience ...Yes you will. You should fill out your experience with some business expertise (either through a formal MBA program or real-life business experience if you can get the opportunity), and then you will be good to go :)Punit Soni's Adventures in VClandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535297016230179492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33769151.post-87051368827243265212008-03-04T11:26:00.000-05:002008-03-04T11:26:00.000-05:00After reading this I feel relieved that all the a...After reading this I feel relieved that all the all the hard work I have put in getting under those machines to write code will finally be valuable one day when I can make better decisions and command more respect from others in the organisation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33769151.post-51805720411488685332008-03-04T03:41:00.000-05:002008-03-04T03:41:00.000-05:00Whether they are highly technical or not, they sho...Whether they are highly technical or not, they should have a willingness to learn and understand the issues that developers face. And what better way to do it than to sit down and poke under the hood.Punit Soni's Adventures in VClandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535297016230179492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33769151.post-1237431061511680562008-03-03T22:35:00.000-05:002008-03-03T22:35:00.000-05:00I wholeheartedly agree. As a developer, it is so ...I wholeheartedly agree. As a developer, it is so much nicer when the PM-type person on the team is highly technical, and has gotten their hands dirty in code.spinmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09683658388194508872noreply@blogger.com