From school dropout nad part-time homeless to developer with experience in science (Max-Plancks-Institute by Göttingen), Insurance (Check24) and now as contractor/freelancer in various fields.
It's not meant ironic. Keep in mind that most people deciding about our jobs are from marketing/business background where (played?) extreme self-confidence is the default.
So when they studied or worked in different fields and someone presents themselves as a 5/10 they make it a 3-4, as they're used to overselling.
Most nerds and great programmers I know undersell themselves to keep expectations low but overarchive after that.
My advice: Oversell yourself but to keep your rightful inner self happy: Try to achieve what your promise.
This is something I ran into quite fast when I started working for a US company as an Australian.
In my experience, people in the US are quite proud of the things they've achieved and will happily tell you about them... Whereas most Australians will down-play the importance of their achievements.
When the two cultures mix, the US folks can come off as arrogant to the Aussies, and the Aussies can come off as not-overly-skilled and kinda depressing to the US folks. It's not because either is wrong, it's just the cultural tendencies.
(I also heard a notable YouTuber talk about the difference between how people react to YouTube celebrity flexes/brand deals vs Hollywood celebrities flexes/brand deals, and how the groups are not treated equivalently by their fans).
I can't agree more with your thesis Ankur!
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One missing: "Oversell yourself".
It's not meant ironic. Keep in mind that most people deciding about our jobs are from marketing/business background where (played?) extreme self-confidence is the default.
So when they studied or worked in different fields and someone presents themselves as a 5/10 they make it a 3-4, as they're used to overselling.
Most nerds and great programmers I know undersell themselves to keep expectations low but overarchive after that.
My advice: Oversell yourself but to keep your rightful inner self happy: Try to achieve what your promise.
This is an interesting one.
This is something I ran into quite fast when I started working for a US company as an Australian.
In my experience, people in the US are quite proud of the things they've achieved and will happily tell you about them... Whereas most Australians will down-play the importance of their achievements.
When the two cultures mix, the US folks can come off as arrogant to the Aussies, and the Aussies can come off as not-overly-skilled and kinda depressing to the US folks. It's not because either is wrong, it's just the cultural tendencies.
(I also heard a notable YouTuber talk about the difference between how people react to YouTube celebrity flexes/brand deals vs Hollywood celebrities flexes/brand deals, and how the groups are not treated equivalently by their fans).
I can't agree more with your thesis Ankur!