Comments on: Core Values http://www.nickgerner.com/2010/05/core-values/ Software Engineering and Entrepreneurship Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:29:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Dr. Pete http://www.nickgerner.com/2010/05/core-values/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Dr. Pete Thu, 13 May 2010 13:12:28 +0000 http://www.nickgerner.com/?p=154#comment-70 Sorry to see you go, Nick, but excited to see what you have in store. I've struggled a lot with (3). Finding (and being) a manager who can be both supportive and critical is really tough. Learning to respond to both praise and criticism as an employee or contractor is equally tough. As I said once on Twitter - "A good manager pats you on the head and kicks you in the ass. A bad manager kick you in the head and pats you on the ass." Sorry to see you go, Nick, but excited to see what you have in store.

I’ve struggled a lot with (3). Finding (and being) a manager who can be both supportive and critical is really tough. Learning to respond to both praise and criticism as an employee or contractor is equally tough.

As I said once on Twitter – “A good manager pats you on the head and kicks you in the ass. A bad manager kick you in the head and pats you on the ass.”

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