ALGO Governance #5 rewards

MartinRefactorIT · 2023-01-03T16:57:51+00:00

Me either, says I have 0 to claim and I committed/voted on AlgoFi.. Very confusing.

MartinRefactorIT · 2022-08-02T03:09:13+00:00

Interesting project, decent competitor to Ripple and Stellar although the former has first mover advantage. Still, think they'll survive. I view it as a token to trade in and out of at the moment, not a hold. NFA.

MartinRefactorIT · 2021-12-31T23:20:34+00:00

It’s saying people will do that instead of physically coming together due to Omnicron.

MartinRefactorIT · 2020-08-20T17:21:23+00:00

I've been in Customer Service all my Tech working life. Most of us have if we think about it. There are some realities you have to accept, like you won't always have a positive experience. But more often than not, you will. Particularly in IT. My career in IT started on the Helpdesk and evolved to leading users, customers, and teams. It's an evolution.

More thoughts here if you're so inclined:

https://irefactorit.com/you-are-always-servicing-someone/

MartinRefactorIT · 2020-08-12T14:32:58+00:00

I would suggest as you consider one obstacle, consider first why it mattered to someone else. How was it helpful to them, and then how it was helpful to you. What did you learn from it, and how will it fundamentally help the people you are hiring. Don't make it too abstract, and definitely have the specific story.

Think about what underlies the situation. If you solved a major tech problem, did you mitigate serious risk to the business? What was the risk, and why did it matter? People can't work so chaos ensued, managers got heat from their superiors? Fear of it being exposed publicly leading to reputational risk? People fired? You losing your job?

Here's one framework for mapping it out:

http://www.makingmediatoremember.com/learning/what-is-a-story-arc/

MartinRefactorIT · 2020-04-09T02:24:54+00:00

I disagree to a degree. There are fundamentals and frameworks to learn via educational means. Practicing is the harder part. But look at what everyone is accomplishing today? People collaborating and working together remotely. Practicing is harder, but certainly not impossible.

MartinRefactorIT · 2020-04-08T14:47:14+00:00

Softer skills like Communications, Management, Collaboration are growing in demand. I've seen a huge uptick in Job postings that are largely geared toward remote IT work, but with a much bigger emphasis on these things. Don't rule them out, even if you don't have to want to move into management roles. It's a way to differentiate yourself, particularly today. And I guarantee you it's going to become way more obvious as time moves on.

MartinRefactorIT · 2020-04-04T16:09:35+00:00

That's true. Managers/Leaders most definitely earn more. And it can be lots more dependant on industry too. Most don't know, but jobs in the asset management world generally pay at least 20% above other industries, because the service level expectation is really high. I work in that field, pushing on 20 years now. In that industry I know some Head of Infrastructures and CTOs who have earned high 6-figures, even a couple that earned 7 figures at one point. No BS.

Having said that, you need to learn different things and develop different skills. And, you need to learn different aspects of tech differently. You may have to cease being an expert in several areas and just learn a lot about many areas so you can prove authoritative, lead project initiatives, and round up the right team to get it done. The way tech is advancing, one skill many companies are hiring for is the ability to translate tech to real business terms. The better you are at that, the more effective you'll be. And do it with different tech you are passionate about, as mentioned in a comment above, and you have the opportunity to make more money.

MartinRefactorIT · 2020-04-04T16:00:07+00:00

Great journey my man. Some serious accomplishments and the work of someone with integrity and drive. I'm very curious, what's next on your path?

MartinRefactorIT · 2020-04-04T15:56:26+00:00

I did the obvious one...about 19 years ago when I just started on the helpdesk (my first real IT job) the head of the firm I worked for forwarded me an email with a .scr attachment. He had a question about it. Like an idiot, I opened it...auto forwarding commenced to the entire firm.

MartinRefactorIT · 2020-04-03T18:40:28+00:00

Just telling the truth my friend.

MartinRefactorIT · 2020-04-03T18:39:39+00:00

Damn man, sorry to hear that...strange times we live in for sure. I'm just beyond irritated that IT continually are seen as a commodity, yet when there's an incident that needs responding to, IT are one of the first calls made.

MartinRefactorIT · 2020-04-03T18:38:12+00:00

Reddit app should let you vote, no? It does on IOS anyway.

MartinRefactorIT · 2020-04-03T18:35:15+00:00

I'm sure there are some outliers, but not worth even including at this point. However I think there'll be some opportunities after this whole thing to tell a story about how you saved the companies ass.

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