It's hard to say it was a bad career decision since I learned a lot, but I had a side project that I brought some partners onto and man did we not see eye-to-eye on operations or work well together. I was extremely frustrated and wound up wasting a lot of time. I learned a lot about working relationships, so I don't necessarily regret it, but it had a big impact for me in terms of what not to do.
I've made a lot of bad decisions I can look back on and sigh about, but I learned a lot from each one and I can't imagine it being all that different. That's kind of corny, but it's true.
Not a decision per se, but I regret being worried about not being up-to-date about certain libs that wound up being displaced by the next wave. I spent way too much time with FOMO that I didn't know it all. Lots of imposter syndrome at play.
In a move that could only be described as absolute youthful stupidity I once fired a good friend shortly before his wedding. It naturally ruined the friendship. It didn't hurt my job future, but man does that memory stick me, embedded in my core operating principles now. Too much faith was placed in me at that company, and unfortunately I never suffered from imposter syndrome. I thought I could do it. I couldn't.
Beyond that I have a series of minor screwups and misdirections. It's so easy to look into the past and see so many things I could have done to make things better.
It's hard to say it was a bad career decision since I learned a lot, but I had a side project that I brought some partners onto and man did we not see eye-to-eye on operations or work well together. I was extremely frustrated and wound up wasting a lot of time. I learned a lot about working relationships, so I don't necessarily regret it, but it had a big impact for me in terms of what not to do.
I've made a lot of bad decisions I can look back on and sigh about, but I learned a lot from each one and I can't imagine it being all that different. That's kind of corny, but it's true.
Not a decision per se, but I regret being worried about not being up-to-date about certain libs that wound up being displaced by the next wave. I spent way too much time with FOMO that I didn't know it all. Lots of imposter syndrome at play.
In a move that could only be described as absolute youthful stupidity I once fired a good friend shortly before his wedding. It naturally ruined the friendship. It didn't hurt my job future, but man does that memory stick me, embedded in my core operating principles now. Too much faith was placed in me at that company, and unfortunately I never suffered from imposter syndrome. I thought I could do it. I couldn't.
Beyond that I have a series of minor screwups and misdirections. It's so easy to look into the past and see so many things I could have done to make things better.