{"id":1182,"date":"2013-07-01T16:32:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T09:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/science-technology.vn\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2013-07-01T16:32:56","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T09:32:56","slug":"giay-phut-quyet-dinh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/?p=1182","title":{"rendered":"Gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ben Olson h\u1ecdc l\u1edbp \u201cNh\u1eadp m\u00f4n K\u0129 ngh\u1ec7 ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m” c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m n\u0103m tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e2y nh\u01b0ng anh ta \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c v\u1edbi c\u00e1c m\u00f4n kh\u00e1c. Trong m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc n\u01a1i sinh vi\u00ean t\u1edbi v\u00e0 \u0111i, b\u1ea1n kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec x\u1ea3y ra cho h\u1ecd. Tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, Ben t\u1edbi g\u1eb7p t\u00f4i. T\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb anh ta nh\u01b0ng anh ta nh\u1edb t\u00f4i. Anh ta n\u00f3i: \u201cEm th\u1ef1c s\u1ef1 th\u00edch l\u1edbp c\u1ee7a th\u1ea7y nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng may em kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 k\u1ebft th\u00fac gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a em \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y. Em ch\u1ec9 mu\u1ed1n t\u1edbi th\u0103m th\u1ea7y v\u00e0 c\u00e1m \u01a1n th\u1ea7y v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u th\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y em.\u201d \u00a0V\u00ec Ben l\u00e0 ph\u00f3 ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng ti ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m, t\u00f4i cho r\u1eb1ng anh ta c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 sang \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc kh\u00e1c cho gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a anh ta, nh\u01b0ng anh ta n\u00f3i: \u201cKh\u00f4ng, em ch\u01b0a bao gi\u1edd k\u1ebft th\u00fac tr\u01b0\u1eddng. B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 em m\u1ea5t trong tai n\u1ea1n xe \u00f4 t\u00f4 khi em \u0111ang h\u1ecdc n\u0103m th\u1ee9 hai \u1edf CMU cho n\u00ean em ph\u1ea3i r\u1eddi tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 \u0111i l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u0103m s\u00f3c em g\u00e1i c\u1ee7a em. Em l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c trong x\u01b0\u1edfng \u00f4 t\u00f4 \u1edf Detroit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Anh ta c\u00f3 l\u1ebd \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y s\u1ef1 ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i cho n\u00ean anh ta ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c: \u201cEm \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec3 cho em c\u1ee7a em t\u1edbi tr\u01b0\u1eddng. Sau khi c\u00f4 \u1ea5y t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p v\u00e0 l\u1ea5y ch\u1ed3ng, b\u00e1c em b\u1ea3o em t\u1edbi California v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u1ea5y c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm cho em m\u1ed9t vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n \u1edf Intel l\u00e0m ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eafp r\u00e1p c\u00e1c bo m\u1ea1ch \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed. Ch\u00ednh l\u00fac em \u1edf thung l\u0169ng Silicon m\u00e0 cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi em \u0111\u00e3 l\u1ea5y ng\u1ea3 r\u1ebd th\u00fa v\u1ecb. M\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c cho m\u1ed9t c\u00f4ng ti ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m b\u1ea3o em: \u201cC\u00f4ng ti t\u1edb \u0111ang thu\u00ea nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh cho n\u00ean \u0111\u01b0a cho t\u1edb b\u1ea3n l\u00ed l\u1ecbch v\u00e0 t\u1edb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap c\u1eadu ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n l\u00e0 l\u1eafp r\u00e1p bo m\u1ea1ch.\u201d V\u00e0i ng\u00e0y sau anh ta g\u1ecdi cho em: \u201cBen, c\u1eadu c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p lo\u1ea1i g\u00ec v\u1eady? C\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng \u0111i\u1ec1n v\u00e0o m\u1ee5c b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc.\u201d Em b\u1ea3o anh ta l\u00e0 em \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. Anh ta ng\u1ea7n ng\u1ea1i m\u1ed9t l\u00fac v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u201cVi\u1ec7c n\u00e0y y\u00eau c\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc nh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu c\u1eadu vi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng c\u1eadu c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng m\u00e1y t\u00ednh, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 l\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng ki\u1ec3m tra, t\u1edb bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd c\u1ea7n thu\u00ea h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh ngay l\u1eadp t\u1ee9c v\u00e0 h\u1ecd r\u1ea5t b\u1eadn r\u1ed9n.\u201d Em b\u1ea3o anh ta r\u1eb1ng em th\u1eadm ch\u00ed kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh. Anh ta c\u01b0\u1eddi: \u201cC\u1eadu l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c v\u1edbi t\u1edb \u0111i v\u00e0 t\u1edb c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u00fap c\u1eadu, ch\u1ec9 m\u1ea5t v\u00e0i th\u00e1ng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh th\u00f4i.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cV\u00e0o l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3, em bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng em \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a. Em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i; \u0111i\u1ec1u t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 n\u1ebfu h\u1ecd t\u00ecm ra, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111u\u1ed5i em. N\u1ebfu h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng ki\u1ec3m tra th\u1ebf th\u00ec em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t. Em b\u1ea3o v\u1edbi anh ta l\u00e0 em s\u1ebd ngh\u0129 v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. Sau v\u00e0i ng\u00e0y em g\u1eedi cho anh ta b\u1ea3n l\u00ed l\u1ecbch \u0111\u00e3 c\u1eadp nh\u1eadt v\u00e0 anh ta g\u1eedi n\u00f3 cho c\u00f4ng ti. V\u00e0i ng\u00e0y sau em \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1ecdi t\u1edbi cu\u1ed9c ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m. C\u00f3 ba ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n em. Ph\u1ecfng v\u1ea5n cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng l\u00e0 v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i: \u201c\u0110i\u1ec1u th\u00fa v\u1ecb l\u00e0 anh \u0111\u00e3 vi\u1ebft trong m\u1ee5c b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p: \u201cm\u1ed9t n\u0103m \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc\u201d \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 ngh\u0129a l\u00e0 anh kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc.\u201d Em g\u1eadt \u0111\u1ea7u: \u201cV\u00e2ng, em \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc.\u201d \u00d4ng \u1ea5y nh\u00ecn em ch\u0103m ch\u0103m trong v\u00e0i ph\u00fat v\u00ec \u00f4ng \u1ea5y mu\u1ed1n bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i xin vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m y\u00eau c\u1ea7u b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. Cu\u1ed1i c\u00f9ng \u00f4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i: \u201cN\u00f3i cho t\u00f4i anh \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m g\u00ec khi anh r\u1eddi \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc.\u201d Th\u1ebf l\u00e0 em k\u1ec3 cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y v\u1ec1 t\u00ecnh hu\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a em v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng n\u0103m kinh nghi\u1ec7m c\u1ee7a em trong x\u01b0\u1edfng \u00f4 t\u00f4 v\u00e0 t\u1ea1i Intel. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y n\u00f3i: \u201cAnh \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc l\u1edbp K\u0129 ngh\u1ec7 ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m, k\u1ec3 cho t\u00f4i v\u1ec1 \u0111i\u1ec1u anh \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc trong l\u1edbp \u0111\u00f3.\u201d Em \u0111\u00e3 gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y t\u1ea1i sao em y\u00eau th\u00edch K\u0129 ngh\u1ec7 ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m nh\u01b0ng em \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i k\u1ebft th\u00fac n\u00f3. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y h\u1ecfi nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi v\u00e0 em \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3 l\u1eddi ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn ch\u00fang d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u em \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1eeb l\u1edbp c\u1ee7a th\u1ea7y. Em \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng nh\u1edb \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chi ti\u1ebft nh\u01b0ng em bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng em r\u1ea5t \u0111am m\u00ea v\u00ec em \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb c\u00e1ch th\u1ea7y d\u1ea1y ch\u00fang em trong l\u1edbp \u0111\u00f3. Khi em k\u1ebft th\u00fac \u00f4ng \u1ea5y h\u1ecfi em v\u1ec1 kinh nghi\u1ec7m l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a em. Ch\u00fang em d\u00e0nh th\u00eam m\u01b0\u1eddi l\u0103m ph\u00fat n\u1eefa v\u1ec1 c\u00e1c ch\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ec1 ch\u1eb3ng li\u00ean quan g\u00ec t\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m. \u00d4ng \u1ea5y nh\u00ecn em th\u1eadt l\u00e2u nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i l\u1eddi n\u00e0o. Em h\u1ebft \u00fd v\u00e0 ch\u1ea3 bi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m g\u00ec. Th\u1ebf r\u1ed3i \u00f4ng \u1ea5y tr\u1ecf v\u00e0o c\u1eeda, b\u00e1o hi\u1ec7u cho em ra v\u1ec1 v\u00e0 n\u00f3i: \u201cC\u00e1m \u01a1n anh \u0111\u00e3 t\u1edbi.\u201d Em r\u1eddi kh\u1ecfi c\u00f4ng ti v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 nh\u1ee7 m\u00ecnh: \u201cM\u00ecnh s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd l\u00e0m c\u00e1i g\u00ec nh\u01b0 th\u1ebf n\u00e0y n\u1eefa.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cT\u1ed1i h\u00f4m \u0111\u00f3 em nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec7n tho\u1ea1i t\u1eeb c\u00f4ng ti r\u1eb1ng em \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m, kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi l\u1eadp tr\u00ecnh m\u00e0 l\u00e0 tr\u1ee3 l\u00ed cho Gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m. V\u1edbi ng\u1ea1c nhi\u00ean c\u1ee7a em, ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ee5 tr\u00e1ch thu\u00ea ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00f3i: \u201cT\u00f4i kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00e3 x\u1ea3y ra nh\u01b0ng \u00f4ng Gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c th\u00edch anh. Th\u1ef1c ra \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 thuy\u1ebft ph\u1ee5c c\u00f4ng ti v\u00e0 nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n thu\u00ea anh. Xin m\u1eddi anh t\u1edbi l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c s\u1edbm nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEm \u0111i l\u00e0m nh\u01b0 tr\u1ee3 l\u00ed cho Gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c. Vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a em l\u00e0 t\u01b0\u01a1ng t\u00e1c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi qu\u1ea3n l\u00ed d\u1ef1 \u00e1n v\u00e0 cung c\u1ea5p b\u00e1o c\u00e1o tr\u1ea1ng th\u00e1i cho \u00f4ng \u1ea5y. V\u00e0i n\u0103m sau, \u00f4ng \u1ea5y chuy\u1ec3n em l\u00ean l\u00e0m Marketing \u0111\u1ec3 qu\u1ea3n l\u00ed qu\u1ea3ng c\u00e1o v\u00e0 quan h\u1ec7 c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang cho c\u00f4ng ti. Sau b\u1ea9y n\u0103m, em \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1 b\u1ea1t l\u00e0m ph\u00f3 ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch Marketing. \u00d4ng gi\u00e1m \u0111\u1ed1c \u0111\u00e3 cho em vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m b\u00e2y gi\u1edd l\u00e0 ch\u1ee7 t\u1ecbch c\u00f4ng ti. Em kh\u00f4ng bao gi\u1edd qu\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u \u00f4ng \u1ea5y \u0111\u00e3 n\u00f3i v\u1edbi em v\u00e0o ng\u00e0y l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a em: \u201cTrung th\u1ef1c l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ee9c h\u1ea1nh m\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u thanh ni\u00ean kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u00fd t\u1edbi. T\u00f4i thu\u00ea c\u1eadu v\u00ec s\u1ef1 ch\u00e2n th\u00e0nh v\u00e0 trung th\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a c\u1eadu. K\u0129 thu\u1eadt v\u00e0 c\u00e1c th\u1ee9 kh\u00e1c c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecdc nh\u01b0ng trung th\u1ef1c v\u00e0 ch\u00ednh tr\u1ef1c l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 c\u1eadu ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3. T\u00f4i ch\u1eafc b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 c\u1eadu \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c r\u1ea5t t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ec3 nu\u00f4i d\u1ea1y c\u1eadu.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEm bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng nh\u1edb t\u1edbi gi\u00e2y ph\u00fat quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u00e0 em \u0111\u00e3 ra quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u00e0o l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3. N\u1ebfu me n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i, em s\u1ebd b\u1ecb \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n v\u1edbi ti\u1ebfn tho\u00e1i l\u01b0\u1ee1ng nan v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi em. Em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m nh\u01b0ng em bao gi\u1edd c\u0169ng lo ngh\u0129 r\u1eb1ng ai \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd ph\u00e1t hi\u1ec7n ra. N\u1ebfu em n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i, em s\u1ebd ph\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c n\u00f3i d\u1ed1i v\u00e0 l\u1eeba d\u1ed1i m\u1ecdi l\u00fac. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 ch\u1ecdn l\u1ef1a d\u1ec5 nh\u1ea5t v\u00e0 n\u00f3 d\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 ch\u1eb3ng c\u00f3 h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 g\u00ec v\u00e0o l\u00fac \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0ng n\u00f3 s\u1ebd c\u00f3 h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 k\u00e9o d\u00e0i c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1eddi em. Em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u1eeba ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c nh\u01b0ng em kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u1eeba b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n m\u00ecnh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Em nh\u1edb b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc th\u1ea7y \u0111\u00e3 d\u1ea1y em trong l\u1edbp K\u0129 ngh\u1ec7 ph\u1ea7n m\u1ec1m \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean c\u1ee7a th\u1ea7y: \u201cPh\u1ea3i trung th\u1ef1c, \u0111\u1ea1o \u0111\u1ee9c, v\u00e0 l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c ch\u0103m ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m ra kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t trong th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi n\u00e0y.\u201d \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u00ed do t\u1ea1i sao em quay l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 c\u00e1m \u01a1n th\u1ea7y v\u00ec b\u00e0i h\u1ecdc gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a th\u1ea7y. Em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng h\u1ecdc nhi\u1ec1u v\u1ec1 k\u0129 thu\u1eadt nh\u01b0ng em c\u00f3 h\u1ecdc \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 quan tr\u1ecdng: \u201cRa m\u1ecdi quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f4n ngoan v\u00e0 trung th\u1ef1c\u201d<\/p>\n

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—-English version—-<\/p>\n

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The critical moment<\/p>\n

Ben Olson took my \u201cIntroduction to Software Engineering\u201d class fifteen years ago but he did not continue with other courses. In university environment where students come and go, you do not know what happen to them. Last week, Ben came to see me. I did not remember him but he remembered me. He said: \u201cI really like your class but unfortunately I could not finish my education here. I just want to come to see you and thank you for what you taught me.\u201d \u00a0Since Ben is a vice president of a software company, I assumed that he probably went to another university for his education but he said: \u201cNo, I never finish school. My parents died in an auto accident when I was in the second year at CMU so I had to quit school and went to work to take care of my younger sister. I worked in an automobile factory in Detroit.\u201d<\/p>\n

He probably saw my surprise so he continued: \u201cI worked hard to put my sister in school. After she graduated and got married, my uncle asked me to come to California since he could get me a better job at Intel as an assembler of electronic circuit board. It was at my time in Silicon Valley that my life took an interesting turn. A friend who worked for a software company told me: \u201cMy company is hiring a lot of programmers so give me your resume and I can help you get a better job than assembling circuit board.\u201d Few days later he called me: \u201cBen, what kind of degree do you have? You did not fill in the section on college degree.\u201d I told him that I did not have a college degree. He hesitated for awhile and said: \u201cThis job requires a college degree but if you write that you have a computer degree. They probably do not check, I know that they need to hire hundred programmers immediately and they are very busy.\u201d I told him that I did not even know how to program. He laughed: \u201cYou work with me and I can help you, it only takes a few months to learn programming.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt that time, I knew that I had a choice. I could lie; the worst thing was if they found out, they could fire me. If they did not check then I can get a good job. I told him that I would think about it. After a few days I sent him my updated resume and he sent it to the company. Few days later I was called into a job interview. There were three people who interviewed me. The last interview was with a software director. He said: \u201cIt is interesting that you wrote in the degree section: \u201cone year of college\u201d that means you do not have a college degree.\u201d I nod my head: \u201cYes, I did not have a college degree.\u201d He stared at me for few minutes as he wanted to know why a person without a degree would apply for a job that requires a college degree. Finally he said: \u201cTell me what you did when you quit college.\u201d So I told him about my situation and my years of experience in a car factory and at Intel. He said: \u201cYou took a class in Software Engineering, tell me about what you have learned in that class.\u201d I explained to him why I loved Software Engineering but I did not have a chance to finish it.\u201d He asked more questions and I answered most of them based on what I learned from your class. I did not remember all the details but I knew that I am very passionate as I learned from the way you taught us in that class. When I finished he asked me about my working experiences. We spent another fifteen minutes on topics that had nothing to do with software. He looked at me for a long while but not saying a word. I was exhausted and did not know what to do. Then he pointed at the door, signaling me to leave and said: \u201cThank you for coming in.\u201d I left the company and thought to myself: \u201cI should never do something like this again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat evening I got a call from the company that I had a job, not as a programmer but as an assistant to the Director of software. To my surprise, the hiring officer said: \u201cI did not know what happen but the Director liked you. In fact he had to convince the company and others who did not want to hire you. Please come to work as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI went to work as the assistant to the Director. My job was to interact with project managers and provide status reports to him. Few years later, he moved me to Marketing to run advertising and public relation for the company. After seven years, I got promoted to vice president of Marketing. The director who gave me the job is now the president of the company. I never forget what he told me on my first day at work: \u201cHonesty is the virtue that many young people do not pay attention to. I hired you because of your sincerity and honesty. Technical and other things could be learned but honesty and integrity are something that you must have. I am sure your parents did a very good job of raising you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI always remember the critical moment that I had to make decision at that time. If I lie, I will be faced with ethical dilemmas all my life. I may be able to get a job but I always worry that somebody will find out. If I lie, I will have to continue to lie and cheat all the time. Of course, it is the easiest choice and it seems inconsequential at that time but it will have a lasting consequence all my life. I can cheat other people but I cannot cheat myself. I remember the lesson that you taught me in your first Software Engineering class: \u201cBe honest, be ethical, and work hard to make a difference in this world.\u201d That is why I came back and thank you for your valuable lesson. I might not learn much about technical but I do learned something important: \u201cMake all your decisions wisely and honestly.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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