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Yeah, as soon as I see that 2 days a month thing, I'm not applying for the position. That's my only critique.

by ckbishop 3y ago

olah_1 3y ago
And no one would care. It's been an employers market for a year and will continue that way for the foreseeable future.
- KerrAvon 3y ago
  They've created artificial scarcity through overhiring and bullshit layoffs. The total pool of workers is shrinking thanks to the pandemic and we still haven't seen the full impact of that. Future COVID waves will shrink it further. The employers are massively fucking up right now in thinking they have the upper hand. They're just igniting the kindling for tech unions, which they _really_ won't like. Also, India didn't replace you in the 90's and AI isn't replacing you now.
- spacemadness 3y ago
  Wouldn’t they though? We’ll see how this attitude shapes up in a year I guess.
- ckbishop 3y ago
  I don't know. I just got hired on somewhere using this criteria, and I leave behind a remote-only position that I excelled in for the past four years. And I excelled in several more remote-only positions before that one. I don't have a degree or any certifications either, due to the same disability that prevents me from going into an office. It is an employers' market and the employers that create arbitrary barriers of entry for talent will find themselves recruiting from a pool of desperate talent, which may be by design because desperate talent also costs less. However, I'm not desperate and the managers that hire me find out why that is pretty quickly.
  - olah_1 3y ago
    > I don't have a degree or any certifications either, due to the same disability that prevents me from going into an office. What experience do you have that is so in demand? Or is the disability attractive to employers because of DEI reasons?
    - ckbishop 3y ago
      I've wondered about the DEI thing, but there's no way to know really. Nobody is going to tell me if that was considered. I suspect not, though. I find that specific experience doesn't really matter because every job I've gotten has been a complete reset stack wise. I have a lot of varied experience, but I think what sets me apart is that tech is actually fun for me. My work/life balance naturally tilts towards work. I'm not just looking to climb a ladder, get more money, or protect my job by making myself irreplaceable. By that, I mean that I document everything I do like I'm going to die tomorrow, and like I care about the DX of whomever takes over my role. I also don't care if I look dumb. I ask dumb questions and I don't try to hide that I'm human. I've done this my entire life, and it's really paid off. I learn more quickly than my peers most of the time, and this is exactly why -- I lean into the impostor syndrome and own it.
shortcake27 3y ago
Why is this getting downvoted? The parent asked for critique and they got critique. I worked for a company that did something similar to this, most of the day was spent “team building” and it was painful. The fun bit was going to the pub after. I’d say the best thing to do is to not organise any activities and just make time and space for people to hang out. The people who want to come will come, and for the people who don’t, you aren’t gaining much by forcing them to attend, so why bother.
- ckbishop 3y ago
  I hate the team building stuff so much. Every ounce of enthusiasm always feels incredibly fake to me, no matter what. It feels like sales people trying to include the engineers because they see them in a corner trying to avoid being included, and don't realize that it's their preference.

Yeah, as soon as I see that 2 days a month thing, I'm not applying for the position. That's my only critique.

olah_1 3y ago

And no one would care. It's been an employers market for a year and will continue that way for the foreseeable future.

KerrAvon 3y ago
They've created artificial scarcity through overhiring and bullshit layoffs. The total pool of workers is shrinking thanks to the pandemic and we still haven't seen the full impact of that. Future COVID waves will shrink it further. The employers are massively fucking up right now in thinking they have the upper hand. They're just igniting the kindling for tech unions, which they _really_ won't like. Also, India didn't replace you in the 90's and AI isn't replacing you now.
spacemadness 3y ago
Wouldn’t they though? We’ll see how this attitude shapes up in a year I guess.
ckbishop 3y ago
I don't know. I just got hired on somewhere using this criteria, and I leave behind a remote-only position that I excelled in for the past four years. And I excelled in several more remote-only positions before that one. I don't have a degree or any certifications either, due to the same disability that prevents me from going into an office. It is an employers' market and the employers that create arbitrary barriers of entry for talent will find themselves recruiting from a pool of desperate talent, which may be by design because desperate talent also costs less. However, I'm not desperate and the managers that hire me find out why that is pretty quickly.
- olah_1 3y ago
  > I don't have a degree or any certifications either, due to the same disability that prevents me from going into an office. What experience do you have that is so in demand? Or is the disability attractive to employers because of DEI reasons?
  - ckbishop 3y ago
    I've wondered about the DEI thing, but there's no way to know really. Nobody is going to tell me if that was considered. I suspect not, though. I find that specific experience doesn't really matter because every job I've gotten has been a complete reset stack wise. I have a lot of varied experience, but I think what sets me apart is that tech is actually fun for me. My work/life balance naturally tilts towards work. I'm not just looking to climb a ladder, get more money, or protect my job by making myself irreplaceable. By that, I mean that I document everything I do like I'm going to die tomorrow, and like I care about the DX of whomever takes over my role. I also don't care if I look dumb. I ask dumb questions and I don't try to hide that I'm human. I've done this my entire life, and it's really paid off. I learn more quickly than my peers most of the time, and this is exactly why -- I lean into the impostor syndrome and own it.

shortcake27 3y ago

Why is this getting downvoted? The parent asked for critique and they got critique. I worked for a company that did something similar to this, most of the day was spent “team building” and it was painful. The fun bit was going to the pub after. I’d say the best thing to do is to not organise any activities and just make time and space for people to hang out. The people who want to come will come, and for the people who don’t, you aren’t gaining much by forcing them to attend, so why bother.

ckbishop 3y ago
I hate the team building stuff so much. Every ounce of enthusiasm always feels incredibly fake to me, no matter what. It feels like sales people trying to include the engineers because they see them in a corner trying to avoid being included, and don't realize that it's their preference.