Description: Being Geek by Michael Lopp Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Through a series of stories, this title walks through a job lifecycle, starting with the job search and finishing with the realization it might be time to look again. It helps you handle the various baffling circumstances you experience at work, including how to understand your boss with the chapter on manager management. Publisher Description Is it time to become a manager? Nest and vest? Join that start-up? Tell your boss hes a liar? Or resign in disgust? As a software engineer, youll face many important decisions such as these, and when you do, you realize theres much more to your career than dealing with code. Author Michael Lopp recalls his own make-or-break moments with Silicon Valley giants such as Apple, Borland, Netscape, and Symantec in Being Geek, the insightful and entertaining book that may help you manage your career better. Through a series of entertaining stories, Lopp walks through a complete job lifecycle, starting with the job search and finishing with the realization it might be time to look again. Plenty of books teach you how to interview for a job, or how to manage a project more successfully, but only ""Being Geek"" will help you handle all the baffling circumstances you experience at work, including how to: understand your boss with the chapter on Manager Management; boost your career through networking with We Travel in Tribes; deliver effective presentations, with How Not to Throw Up; manage and actively participate in meetings, with Whats On the Agenda; and, realize when you should be looking for a new gig, with The Itch." Author Biography Michael Lopp is a Silicon Valley-based engineering manager. When hes 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. Details ISBN 0596155409 ISBN-13 9780596155407 Title Being Geek Author Michael Lopp Format Paperback Year 2010 Pages 336 Publisher OReilly Media GE_Item_ID:32942840; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780596155407
Book Title: Being Geek
Number of Pages: 338 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Being Geek : the Software Developer's Career Handbook
Publisher: O'reilly Media, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Software Development & Engineering / General, Topic / Business & Professional, Social Aspects / General, General
Publication Year: 2010
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 15.5 Oz
Author: Michael Lopp
Item Length: 8.5 in
Subject Area: Computers, Humor
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback