indamez

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by indamez 6y ago
I never stated I don't want a boss, because I actually DO want one. A boss denotes a full-time job which is what I want most. I am missing out on health insurance and retirement benefits big time. I miss the interaction with co-workers
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by indamez 6y ago
In most cases I would be fine with Hacker Rank tests, but including a full test suite sounds too much for a coding assessment. Also I guess they don't have many Ruby experts at DRW so it took them longer to dissect your code. "Lan
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by indamez 6y ago
> the easiest path is to pick "boring" technology that still super valuable to the business, with a long shelf-life, but not sexy. Would PHP and Ruby still fit this? Not just the "boring" part but also the long shelf
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by indamez 6y ago
?? Not once have I mentioned my recreational activities as I really don't use social media much, or play MMO games.. regardless, such activities are as much a part of life as anything else. I have worked 40 hour/week jobs but they
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by indamez 6y ago
Duly noted, I am just surrounded myself with so much fintech and prop shop business in my city that I've mixed it up with banking.
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by indamez 6y ago
What are you trying to accomplish right now, other than to keep your head above water? Why do you think your tenure of roughly 20 years hasn't been good enough to carry you into a better point in your career?
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by indamez 6y ago
What's your experience with EU jobs? I do get the idea that they are not really fanatic about chasing the latest tech at least in my view. However, I do spend only 1-3 years with each job. Generally I work as a permatemp worker where p
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by indamez 6y ago
I apply to those kinds of companies sometimes (I apply to tons of different places, almost indiscriminately) though I don’t see banks and insurance companies ever get back to me. I hear their interviews must be very easy to pass. The interv
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by indamez 6y ago
I won’t and it sounds just as unstable as my last jobs. Even if I wanted to I certainly don’t have that kind of money to throw (monetary net worth < last stimulus check)
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by indamez 6y ago
I come across some companies from the financial industry when I’m sending in online applications. Places like DRW, which by the way never replied back and I sent in my application two months ago. Same story with state jobs, I never hear bac
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Ask HN: How can I stay gainfully employed when I just want to “coast” as a SWE?
51 points by indamez 6y ago|74 comments