BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

If you think you can afford to make a change and you have a clear goal, then you should take advantage of it before your life changes and you can't any longer. I had a major career change in my early to mid 30s (I'm 40 now) and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I've heard a saying which I heard is an old Chinese proverb; no clue if its background is true or not, but it goes like: The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time to plant a tree is right now.

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

My dad thought that his Facebook account didn't exist any longer because he got a new computer and hadn't logged into FB on it yet.

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

A smart phone is probably the most useful travel item, but I can also highly recommend an Aero Press for good coffee while on the road. I finally got fed up with bad hotel coffee and got one, and I am seriously impressed! Pair that with one of those small portable water heaters and you can have a good cup almost wherever you find yourself.

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

This might be a regional language difference, but do you mean maintaining landscaping, or growing vegetables? I agree with the previous commenter - just ignore the whole thing and mow two or three times in the summer to keep it from getting too high. There's no reason you have to grow vegetables if you don't want to, and maintaining a lawn is a huge waste of time and resources.

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

You could mow peoples' lawns for a summer job

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

Is this no responses to 10+ applications or 10+ interviews? Sometimes companies just get a lot of responses and can't get through them all. I've helped sort through resumes at my company before and there were times we got dozens, which can be very time-consuming to review. I agree with the idea of talking to a recruiter.

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

Oh this is an article about how someone else screwed up an airport? I was hoping to learn how to mess them up myself :(

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

I'll take a more extreme position and say that I think this would be totally horrible! I already hate how restaurants have QR codes for you to order your food from their app/site. Have questions about something on the menu? Good luck flagging down an actual human to talk to. Are you traveling and want recommendations on where to go for cocktails later that evening? Well, you're just out of luck on that, aren't you? Talking robots would just be an expensive novelty and there's no evidence they would enhance peoples' dining experience in any way.

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

This is a pretty serious line in the sand. My company has definitely hired many people without CS degrees (myself included). What field do you work in?

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

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BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

The way you wrote this could come off as kind of harsh, but this is a very valid point. If you're job hunting in the United States, you'll be contacting recruiters and interacting with clients. Having good written English skills will be critically important.

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

Yeah, I spent a period in my 20s fairly poor; I wasn't homeless or anything but I worked two jobs, didn't own a car, and had to exercise extreme discipline with my budget. I can agree that the "spend less" solution is logical but doesn't actually work. "Whoa look at you big spender, with your $10/mo Netflix subscription!" In all seriousness, I could suggest working in a grocery store or restaurant so you can "obtain" free food. The way I got out of it was by applying for jobs in a different area and borrowing money from family to move.

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

The "cut back on spending" type suggestions are part of the solution, but can also sound a little condescending to people who are truly poor. As if money just appears in your bank account if you can only muster the right amount of will power? Should you give up eating? Find an abandoned house to squat in? If you can only save $50 a month, how long does it take for you to save up for college, a working car, or a more stable place to live?

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

Someone who actually knows how to fly the shuttle?

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

This is super entertaining, but it's an analysis of a TV show, not real research. It's almost cathartic to read, though not applicable to people who actually exist.

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

People just talk that way to make themselves sound smarter. If it's a remote meeting, turn off your camera so they can't see you rolling your eyes.

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

Throw salt over my shoulder when I commit directly to production lol :(

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

Whoever wrote this doesn't appear to have a solid understanding of English.

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

Just get your job done and make sure your coworkers know when you'll be gone and when you'll be back. You're right - you're human and need to get things done that aren't your job. Maybe, like, just don't feel bad. Your boss doesn't feel bad for preventing you from living the rest of your life outside of work. My second thought on this - this sounds a little bit like humble bragging. "I don't have time to get my basic chores done because I have such a good work ethic". Is this really because you're too squeamish about being assertive? Just be matter-of-fact about it. Tell your manager that you have something you need to get done, the day and times you'll be gone, and then you've done your part.

BergTheBold

4 года назадdiscuss

I'll agree that slow pipelines are irritating, but you should really take the extra time and fix your e2e tests. In a project I was on recently, our e2e tests were extremely robust and played a key part in re-architecting a fairly large backend for a site we were maintaining. They don't have to be flaky. I'll add to your original thread too, and say that disengaged product owners combined with changing requirements and/or scope creep have been some of the biggest sources of annoyance for me.

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