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>> Some of those people at that company will be at different companies in the future.

If you live in a big city and apply for positions to a broad set of industries, there's a decent chance you'll never encounter anyone you've had a bad experience with. If you're focused on working in a smaller community/field, then you do have to spend more time managing your reputation.

>> When in doubt, don't burn bridges. Don't be rude. Don't be a Prima Donna.

I have a different piece of advice:

Always be professional, polite and respectful. If you've acted appropriately and people are still offended or outraged, then that's really their problem.

>> Someday the tech economy will be very different, ask anyone who lived through 2000 - 2003, when a lot of people had to get out of the industry because there were NO JOBS.

I lived through that bubble, I don't know that it's really that different.




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