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About the Book

As a software engineer, you recognize at some point that there's much more to your career than dealing with code. Is it time to become a manager? Tell your boss he’s a jerk? Join that startup? Author Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments with Silicon Valley giants such as Apple, Netscape, and Symantec in Being Geek -- an insightful and entertaining book that will help you make better career decisions.

With more than 40 standalone stories, Lopp walks through a complete job life cycle, starting with the job interview and ending with the realization that it might be time to find another gig. Many books teach you how to interview for a job or how to manage a project successfully, but only this book helps you handle the baffling circumstances you may encounter throughout your career.

  • Decide what you're worth with the chapter on "The Business"
  • Determine the nature of the miracle your CEO wants with "The Impossible"
  • Give effective presentations with "How Not to Throw Up"
  • Handle liars and people with devious agendas with "Managing Werewolves"
  • Realize when you should be looking for a new gig with "The Itch"

About the Author
Michael Lopp is a Silicon Valley-based engineering manager. When he's not worrying about staying relevant, he writes about pens, bridges, people, and werewolves at the popular weblog, Rands in Repose. Michael wrote a book called "Managing Humans" which explains that while you might be rewarded for what you produce, you will only be successful because of your people.

Table Of Contents
A CAREER PLAYBOOK
  • Chapter 1 How to Win
  • Chapter 2 A List of Three
  • Chapter 3 The Itch
  • Chapter 4 The Sanity Check
  • Chapter 5 The Nerves
  • Chapter 6 The Button
  • Chapter 7 The Business
DECONSTRUCTING MANAGEMENT
  • Chapter 8 The Culture Chart
  • Chapter 9 Managing Managers
  • Chapter 10 The Issue with the Doof
  • Chapter 11 The Leaper
  • Chapter 12 The Enemy
  • Chapter 13 The Impossible
  • Chapter 14 Knee Jerks
  • Chapter 15 A Deep Breath
  • Chapter 16 Gaming the System
  • Chapter 17 Managing Werewolves
  • Chapter 18 BAB
  • Chapter 19 Your People
  • Chapter 20 Wanted
  • Chapter 21 The Toxic Paradox
  • Chapter 22 The Pond
YOUR DAILY TOOLKIT
  • Chapter 23 The Nerd Handbook
  • Chapter 24 The Taste of the Day
  • Chapter 25 The Trickle List
  • Chapter 26 The Crisis and the Creative
  • Chapter 27 The Foamy Rules for Rabid Tools
  • Chapter 28 Up to Nothing
  • Chapter 29 How to Not Throw Up
  • Chapter 30 Out Loud
  • Chapter 31 Bits, Features, and Truth
YOUR NEXT GIG
  • Chapter 33 The Screw-Me Scenario
  • Chapter 34 No Surprises
  • Chapter 35 A Deliberate Career
  • Chapter 36 The Curse of the Silicon Valley
  • Chapter 37 A Disclosure
  • Chapter 38 Mind the Gap
  • Chapter 39 The Exodus
  • Chapter 40 Bad News About Your Bright Future
  • Appendix Hurry
  • Appendix The Rules of Back Alley Bridge
  • Colophon


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  • ISBN-13: 9789350230657
  • Publisher: O'Reilly
  • Publisher Imprint: O'Reilly
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9350230658
  • Publisher Date: 08 Jan 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 360

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