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Lessons from IT

~13 years and 7 companies later

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What will follow is a summary of those lessons learned in no particular order.

Let's dig in!

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Setting expectations by example

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Get yourself a "work phone"

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Learn to love the ticketing system

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Leaving a paper-trail may CYA

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Trust is easy to loose

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No one knows everything

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Don't bad-mouth predecessors

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Be excellent to each other

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Choose your fights

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Learn who controls the money

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Leaving is an option

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Change jobs, get a raise

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Companies are not your friends

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Meetups in the meat-world

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Yes, you can read tech news
during working hours.

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What you do (may) matter

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We ain't got a
"code of ethics", but...

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Sensitivity to sentences

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NDAs and OPSEC

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Due diligience of employers

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Thanks for listening and good luck out there!