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How does it melt your brain. I can think of about 20 things I could be working in instead of writing code for my company. You want to pay me, but not give me wo
by irrational 3y ago
How does it melt your brain. I can think of about 20 things I could be working in instead of writing code for my company. You want to pay me, but not give me work? Great, I’ll pick from my list of things and do that instead. Even if I’m not creating something, I can learn new things by reading books or watching tutorials.
- refulgentis 3y agoA lot of the commenters are missing it: it's not that you have _nothing to do_: it's that you're being told to find a job ASAP, in the next 8-12 weeks. It's very easy to say "the first thing I'd do is take a 2 week vacation", but, the expectation is you're finding a position ASAP -- and there are none. So you need to start practicing your Leetcode for our absurd interview process as an industry. The last thing you're thinking is "I should pump out some graphics shaders and get permission to open source them!"
- irrational 3y agoOr, don’t try to get a job at a FAANG company. I work for a Fortune 100 company and we never do anything like leetcode stuff in our interviews.
- refulgentis 3y agoThank you, sounds silly, but I had lost perspective and thought BigCo always would do this. mark_cuban_takes_notes.gif (https://giphy.com/gifs/shark-tank-VFYJXIuuFl6pO https://giphy.com/gifs/shark-tank-VFYJXIuuFl6pO)
- Throwawayh89 3y agoI my experience, you aren't actually doing nothing and having nothing asked of you. You are more likely tasked with things that require spinning your wheels. Boring, pointless, and directionless work that doesn't challenge you. It just melts your brain.