/twg/ - Tech Workers General

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.

>Getting Started
Want a tech job, but have no degree, skills, or experience? Read these before ruining this thread with basic questions:
christopherming.com/tech-jobs-no-experience/
learntocodewith.me/posts/tech-jobs-no-experience/
acilearning.com/blog/7-tips-for-getting-into-it-with-zero-experience
firsthand.co/blogs/innovate-with-influence-global-high-tech/how-to-get-a-tech-job-with-no-experience
indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/easiest-tech-jobs-to-get-into
Come back once you have informed questions about interviewing, salary negotiation, etc...

>Interview Prep
leetcode.com/discuss/general-discussion/460599/blind-75-leetcode-questions
neetcode.io/
novoresume.com/career-blog/star-interview-questions
blog.interviewing.io/

>Resume Stuff
careercup.com/resume

>Salary Stuff
freecodecamp.org/news/how-not-to-bomb-your-offer-negotiation-c46bb9bc7dea/
kalzumeus.com/2012/01/23/salary-negotiation/
fearlesssalarynegotiation.com/salary-negotiation-guide/
codesubmit.io/blog/the-evolution-of-developer-salaries/
levels.fyi/

>How to Respond to Recruiter Spam
pastebin.com/WX4b62Jx (embed)

>Layoffs
layoffs.fyi/

>IRC Channel
#Any Forumstwg on Rizon
kiwiirc.com/nextclient/irc.rizon.net/#Any Forumstwg (web client)

Please suggest more links to add to the lists

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>pic
I was low-key expecting a
>*starts twerking*
at the end of the email

Shoo! Go to

they're all suicidal there.

Anything usefull for a company + anything fun to do
the winner combo is a complete api rest (spring/node/laravel)+ frontend using react/angular + a shmup (not made on a game engine for more points ), you cant loose with those.

*Lose

That's the whole point of encouraging you to go there.

What's wrong with marrying a Thai woman?

passed me net+ today
feeling good bros

>fully exit slack at night so they don't see I'm goofing off on my work computer
>the next day I don't realize that slack is closed
>1pm, "wow, its been real quiet today!"
>open slack to a dozen "hello? Where the hell are you?"

>anything useful for a company
What kind of vague retarded non-advice is this

finally got my new work laptop up and running. haven't used Windows for such a long time... what are some essential applications for general computing stuff?
t. data analyst

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Cmon buddy, think for a bit. If you know how to make a rest api or a decent looking well written frontend you are ready for a junior webdev job

Buddy, that doesn’t require anything more than following a tutorial and reading some documentation. You need more than that

I honestly just use WSL most of the time, otherwise it's just browser for most other things

>company laid off ~10% of field staff today
feels good that I kept my job I guess (so far), but feels bad because my new coworker, who just left his previous job of 12 years to join our team, is getting axed Friday

Should I pursue a data science job at a new startup with

>thread for people who work in tech
>cue a bunch of retards posting their resumes
Now I'm starting to understand why they fail their interview.

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We need to eat damn it.

Any Europoors here moved to the US? How did you do it? I hate my shithole and want money.

>grinding 2 hours of self study on the weekday mornings
>grinding leetcode on the nights
>full days on the side projects
>several weeks behind on my work deliverables
>average about 1.2 hours of work per week and know that i'm probably getting PIPped if i don't work harder
i just don't fucking care anymore

My manager is very difficult to work with. He’s ESL, and I get the impression he doesn’t try very hard at his job. We have to waste time explaining basic things to him. And he gives requirements that don’t make sense, either bc of bad English or his lack of understanding