Hacker Read

Hacker Read top | best | new | newcomments | leaders | about | bookmarklet

login

ansimionescu 2014-06-09 19:55:38 | [–] update item (on: GoDaddy is Going Public )

You'll probably have a blast reading this (I know I did):

http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o...

sort by:

page size:

arethuza | karma 32254 | avg karma 2.88 | 2014-08-12 10:00:20+00:00 | [–] similar comments (on: Uber's dirty tricks quantified: Rival counts 5,560 canceled rides )

You might find this interesting:

http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o...

kwekly | karma 94 | avg karma 3.62 | 2016-06-08 06:44:09+00:00 | [–] similar comments (on: Ask HN: Am I expecting too much? )

You're probably at a good point to appreciate the following:

http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o...

BSousa | karma 863 | avg karma 2.15 | 2014-05-31 18:35:25+00:00 | [–] similar comments (on: Startup vs. Corporate Life )

I advise you to take a read: http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o...

cottonseed | karma 2957 | avg karma 5.12 | 2017-05-09 02:17:15+00:00 | [–] similar comments (on: Ask HN: I need career advice to get out of tech )

Obligatory link to The Gervais Principle: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...

tingletech | karma 2326 | avg karma 3.11 | 2021-12-16 12:46:38 | [–] similar comments (on: Ask HN: Are most of us developers lying about how much work we do? )

interesting, thanks for the reference to https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...

akkartik | karma 13864 | avg karma 3.99 | 2010-06-18 15:46:04+00:00 | [–] similar comments (on: More Than Core Competence...What it Takes for Your Career to Survive )

Read this instead: http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o... (on HN a few months ago)

theorique | karma 3887 | avg karma 2.22 | 2009-12-14 14:53:45 | [–] similar comments (on: Googling for Sociopaths )

If you like that, you might also like http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o...

m12k | karma 8903 | avg karma 7.85 | 2021-08-03 15:35:47 | [–] similar comments (on: Tesla CEO berated employees, investors and tried to get rid of safety measures )

See also https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...

shalmanese | karma 12333 | avg karma 5.81 | 2010-07-20 19:14:44+00:00 | [–] similar comments (on: The Dangerous Art of the Right Question )

FWIW, this is the same guy who wrote the gervais principle series of posts. http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o...

IggleSniggle | karma 3950 | avg karma 2.23 | 2020-02-15 16:17:49 | [–] similar comments (on: Developer salary spreadsheet compiled from tweets )

That article has really stuck with me over the years. Here it is:

https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...

suls | karma 130 | avg karma 1.43 | 2020-02-17 12:38:05 | [–] similar comments (on: 1-on-1 meeting questions )

Have you ever come across The Gervais Principle? https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...

I first saw it here a couple of months ago. I am sure you will be able to relate to it ;)

joe_the_user | karma 26638 | avg karma 3.11 | 2010-09-06 15:36:15 | [–] similar comments (on: Steve Jobs "never had any designs. He has not designed a single project" )

See also "The Gervais Principle": http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o...

gingerlime | karma 3093 | avg karma 2.11 | 2013-04-19 08:00:48+00:00 | [–] similar comments (on: Paul Graham on Spaghetti Code )

I recommend reading about the Gervais principle![1]

[1]http://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-o...

flipactual | karma 180 | avg karma 10.0 | 2019-12-30 22:25:04 | [–] similar comments (on: Becoming a CEO )

Here’s the link https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...

taormina | karma 465 | avg karma 2.01 | 2021-03-30 16:48:02+00:00 | [–] similar comments (on: 'Fake' Amazon workers defend company on Twitter )

https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...

This is a fantastic read.

derwiki | karma 6851 | avg karma 3.76 | 2021-08-19 09:27:16 | [–] similar comments (on: Ask HN: What's the most life-changing blog post you've ever read? )

The Gervais Principle, Or The Office According to “The Office” https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...

Read it a decade later than I should have, though

the_gipsy | karma 3776 | avg karma 2.11 | 2024-01-19 01:52:22 | [–] similar comments (on: Culture Change at Google )

Check out the Gervais Principle.

https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...

tpm | karma 778 | avg karma 1.1 | 2024-01-29 16:47:28 | [–] similar comments (on: Why Walmart pays its truck drivers 6 figures )

https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...

caconym_ | karma 5197 | avg karma 4.08 | 2020-01-03 02:13:58 | [–] similar comments (on: Google veterans: The company has become ‘unrecognizable’ )

https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2009/10/07/the-gervais-principle-...

Legal | privacy