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by djmill 12y ago
This definitely makes sense and thank you for sharing your experience. From what I've noticed, most people say to talk about this early on, so I think I'm going to bring it up very soon. As you said, the more time I give, the more
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by djmill 12y ago
Wow this is great and thanks for sharing. I had the same feeling that if I let them know too early, it might not work out in my favor; however, I won't know until I try. As for moving and sticking to it, that's definitely my plan.
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by djmill 12y ago
Great feedback, thanks so much for the incite into your experience!
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by djmill 12y ago
Awesome feedback and thank you. It's nice to see this isn't as big of a deal as I was expecting :) Always good to hear other people's experiences. Thanks again!
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by djmill 12y ago
Most definitely, just looking for people's experiences, thanks for the feedback!
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by djmill 12y ago
Excellent, thats great news :) Thanks for the feedback
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by djmill 12y ago
^ I totally agree, I'll try and see if a 'trial basis' would work in their favor in case they're iffy about it. Thanks!
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by djmill 12y ago
And I appreciate the responses. I'm mainly looking for advice based on people's experiences -- Yes, I need to talk to my boss, but I'm trying to figure out 'when' to do this.
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by djmill 12y ago
Sorry, I accidentally posted this wrong earlier and I've updated my post.
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by djmill 12y ago
Yes, I accidentally hit the wrong key -- didn't notice it was posted, and reposted my full post.. sorry!
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Ask HN: Moving, but want to keep my job
16 points by djmill 12y ago|25 comments
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by djmill 12y ago
Quick glance at DigitalOcean looks AWESOME! Way better than the pricing estimations I was looking at for other hosts. Thanks all for advising on DigitalOcean, I think I'll go with them :)
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by djmill 12y ago
Definitely going to check out DigitalOcean, Thanks!
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by djmill 12y ago
Yep you're right, S3 with Heroku would definitely get the job done. I'm going to weigh my options since S3 will be slightly more dev work ahead, but this might be the best way to go. Thanks!
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by djmill 12y ago
Nice, I've never heard of DigitalOcean, so I'll definitely look into them. As for the S3 for image storing - that's definitely an option since the free tier of Heroku would be 'good enough'. Thanks!
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Ask HN: Looking for cheap Rails hosting
6 points by djmill 12y ago|11 comments
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by djmill 12y ago
Awesome, thanks for the reply. I'll definitely check out this link as well :) I think my plan will be to hold off on buying stock until I know I can continue my job remotely when I move. If I can hold my job for longer than 1 year, the
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by djmill 12y ago
I believe I'd pay out of pocket at a reduced rate, but I'm not 100% sure.
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Ask HN: Stock options, Help
4 points by djmill 12y ago|11 comments
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by djmill 12y ago
Thank you all for the replies, they really helped me analyze both sides to finding something new. I've decided to stick it out and make the most of it while I look for something more suitable for my skill level. At worst, this position
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by djmill 12y ago
It seems to be an issue because the offshore folks are saying they do code reviews... but when we review the code, it's clear that they're not - or if they are, they have no idea what's good code and what's bad code. The
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by djmill 12y ago
It's actually a replatform project that generates no money for the company. The old application is running on Rails and we're rebuilding everything in Spring and adding a boat load of new features.
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by djmill 12y ago
I can refactor the code. I can learn the new technologies. But what I can't do, is grow as a developer in this environment. I'm also afraid that the offshore team won't learn to write code correctly the first time and that
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by djmill 12y ago
Yeah, the only thing I'm afraid about is leaving this job for another job of the same quality. I did an interview at a company where my old mentor works and they've been looking to expand and hire new engineers, but it's been
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by djmill 12y ago
"I'd go with your gut on this one" - That's what I've been telling myself for a couple of months now, but I haven't been able to convince myself of it yet! So thank you! And as for the management part... it
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by djmill 12y ago
Ouch! That's really unfortunate that your job has changed so much since new management took over. I'm on the same side of things -- weighing the good monthly pay vs. finding something I actually enjoy.
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by djmill 12y ago
Yeah you're right, if I remove it from my resume, no one will ask about it. I figured since I recently graduated, it's not uncommon to be 'unemployed' for 3 months or so after graduation. It'd definitely be best to
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by djmill 12y ago
I'll definitely do this. I think if I had ~5 years of full-time experience, it'd be a different story and maybe I wouldn't have been so shocked as to how bad things really are -- or at least be able to handle the work.
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by djmill 12y ago
I totally understand where you're coming from and thank you for the reply. I completely agree that there's no perfect framework and I definitely feel the pressure of switching to something new; however, I have been working with Sp
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by djmill 12y ago
Phew thanks for the replies! I kept telling myself this in my head but I really needed some reinforcements to make sure I wasn't crazy.

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