The Stories We Tell and The Failures We've Lived - Corey Quinn - DevOpsDays Tel Aviv 2016

The Stories We Tell and the Failures We've Lived

Corey Quinn

[email protected]@QuinnyPig

Corey Quinn


Failure 1: College


What do I want to major in?


"Not a Lot of People Come Here on Purpose"


College is a BLAST


College is a BLAST...when you don't go to

[email protected]

@QuinnyPig

tl;dr: My resume doesn't have an Education section


Just for a minute to try to empathize with me.


Failure 2: The Elon Musk Circumstance


"You don't have a degree?" "No, but I've heard you've got an

awesome training program!"


"You weren't a fit." *


*[email protected]

@QuinnyPig

Just for a minute to try to empathize with someone in this situation.


"Huh. Y'know, that happened to me before..."


You'll be okay.


Failure 3: Large Numbers


Empathize with people who may be in this position.


1. Failing out of college 2. Getting fired

3. Being in deep debt


Remember the Human


LinuxFest Northwest 2016

You Are Literally Full Of Shit*Corey Quinn@QuinnyPig

*Sadly, not an actual talk.


The Stories We Tell and the Failures We've Lived

Corey Quinn


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