Comment by hermannj314
3 days ago
I am on the site because it is full of very thoughtful and intelligent people in the tech industry.
I don't stand a chance in an interview pool made up of a sample of HN readers.
Outside of HN, I am a successful IT director, with a graduate degree and a good career. Here, I am an auto-reject bottom-rung parasitic loser that never went to Stanford.
You're being harsh on yourself.
People are not rated on a single scale. Not everyone on HN is better than you on every type of scale an employer will use.
There are many people who are better than you at some things, but an employer is looking at the complete package, and not any one skill in particular.