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I’ve encountered a few issues lately with people that just don’t want me to succeed. I have ran into people in my current position from another company who I think have little faith in me do to my time there.  Past performance is really no indicator of future performance. Doing my best and proving myself has been challenging at I’m not the smartest developer nor am I the stupidest.  What I am is motivated and always have a good attitude.

I encountered this issue the other day when a person who I worked with  that’s still at that company sent me a very rude text message.  It was almost a carbon copy of one he sent to me on LinkedIn a few months back that I didn’t respond to. This person I have the utmost respect for. He’s a super senior developer that has been probably programming almost (or longer) than I’ve been alive.

This person is nearing the end of his long and successful career. I think the problem is that he resents that I can find a job because of my much younger age. Despite being middle age he has to deal with getting paid alot less than what he’s worth while a majority of his coworkers are H1′s who will work for low wages.

There will always be people who want you to fail but you must do your best to not let this people get in the way of your happiness.

People have preconceived perceptions about things based on there experiences.  These perceptions will cause others to judge you or your actions in ways that may or may not be accurate. You must always be cautious of your actions on and off the workplace. You should always do your best to never give fuel to a fire especially in the work place.