Thread for those of us who actually work in tech to tell workplace stories, complain about coworkers and management, share advice on how to progress in careers, and discuss the technologies we use at our cagies.
>got selected two weeks ago >"we'll send you all the paperwork soon" >two weeks later >"oops, sorry! our hiring managers are busy and it might take a while" how long does it take to approve a hire and email docusign links in this company, holy shit
You should quit your job but you shouldn't sell crapware on Steam.
Dominic Parker
Ok I'll quit tomorrow
Samuel Jackson
One of my goals is to work in Antarctica for at least one summer, at McMurdo station.
There are two tech jobs that I can see: >Systems Administrator >Computer Technician There's also a >Lab assistant position
Of the three, which do you think is the best to aim for? Each job requires at least 2 years experience, and competition is relatively high for these positions. The sys ad job seems like the best option.
I'm doing an IT degree at my community college and I wanted to ask. Is getting a job in Web Development a long shot? A big chunk of the courses are dedicated to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, yet when I bring up an AS in IT everyone just assumes I'm either gunning for sysadmin or retarded for not doing CS or EE. Before someone asks, yeah I'm working on my portfolio as well, I know an IT degree doesn't mean shit for getting hired in Web Dev by itself.
Someone please tell me I'm not wasting my time. Should I still get my CISCO even if I want a job in development?
How do I make the office more enjoyable? It's fucking miserable in there and sucks all motivation to do anything out from me
Isaiah Brown
Intern here, I just got added into a team. How do I understand this massive codebase. There are thousands of files and some files have nearly thousand lines. I feel very lost. They're going to assign some issue to me any day now. Fuck!
Julian Foster
software engineering vs machine learning, which is better?
Christian Miller
>6 round interview for FAANG company >recruiter says I have nothing to worry about h-hold me bros
Anybody got tips for webdev portfolios? I shit one out with jekyll in like an hour but I'm wondering if I should put more effort. Cuz the portfolio website is just there to display blog posts, link to past projects, and advertise services.
Ryder Green
It's probably not a degree a lot of places want to see, but you can get jobs without a degree a lot of the time, so it's probably still better than nothing and may give you a leg-up over no-college people.
Jack Turner
Do something you want to do that you won't get sick of easily.
Ryder Lewis
what position?
Joseph Cruz
Get a rubik's cube (I recommend the MoYu RS3M 2020 w/ magnet upgrade kit and some cube lube) and a yoyo (something modern with a bearing, you probably wanna start with something responsive). Get a nice keyboard that you enjoy typing on. Take occasional typing tests on monkeytype.com. Find someone there you can relate to in some way and chat with them sometimes. Find your favorite bathroom and other spots you might wanna hang out besides your desk.
Benjamin Smith
Unless you were hoping to exceed everyone's expectations, you probably have nothing to worry about. They're not gonna expect the new guy to know their whole codebase. You'll probably learn parts of it as you need to work with those parts. They'll probably start you with an issue that doesn't need to be done too quickly and that isn't too difficult. I would also recommend talking to some of your coworkers about your concerns since they'll have a better feel for your specific place of work.
Wyatt Brooks
Engineering Advocate
Liam Gonzalez
Junior front-end. I don't have a degree either and I've been a depressed broke neet for nearly a decade. The salary being offered is more money than I have ever made in my life.
do I have any chance at breaking into the tech sector as someone who has worked in finance for the last 5 years? I have 0 coding background, my degree is in finance, and my work experience does not include anything tech related. I'm wondering if it even makes sense to learn how to code at this point (28yr old)
Juan Scott
Doubt a rubiks cube and yoyo will make it more enjoyable but maybe I'll give it a try I dont know what a good keyboard is. Currently typing on a 5 yuro Lenovo keyboard and it does the job its a tiny office so nowhere to really escape to and coworkers are annoying, as in the polish guy beside me constantly keeps asking me what I'm doing. Fucking sucks man
Adam Long
care to give more details? what company? how did you apply?
