Why being a nice guy sucks?

Tanel Teemusk
3 min readJan 31, 2023

Computer and programming industry is full of nice guys. I’m not sure if this field of work makes people really want to be nice or this type of personality is more prone to use and love computers. In either case being a nice guy seems to be a good way to go, but being overly nice to everyone actually comes at a cost we should know about and consider.

Who is a nice guy?

A nice guy is a person (usually a male) that tries to always be nice to everyone. This means he will always do whatever possible so people around him can be happy. He is always…

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Tanel Teemusk

iOS developer and IT development shop leader from Tallinn, Estonia. Tech guy by day. Musician and an artist by night. Sometimes vice versa. https://teemusk.com