killtimeatwork

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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
> I guess I just want confirmation - is this industry only for people who very self motivated and don't expect any hand-holding? I'm afraid that's mostly the case. That's why it pays so much BTW - you're expected
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
They already missed the opportunity to make a Clippy key, they don't want to repeat the same mistake again.
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
> Drugs are the world’s largest market Seems extremely unlikely. According to a EU report [1], estimated market for illegal drugs in Europe is 20-30 billion EUR per year. That's not that much, compared to say market for fossil fuels
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
> who is by law obliged to keep the house in a liveable condition. Depends on the country. In Poland, the landlord is only responsible for heavy/structural repairs (cracks in walls, broken windows etc.), while everything else, like
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
Not having much to add, but just wanted to say I'm also annoyed by not being able to track the 0 -> 1 increase in Prometheus (by functions like "rate")... Does anyone has a workaround for that?
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
$600-$900 a month is, assuming billing 60 hours per month, $10-$15 per hour. This is the very low end of the rates that third-world freelancers charge for development (mostly web) on places like upwork. If I were you, I'd probably try
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
I wonder how many disasters like that are currently taking place in Africa and Asia.
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
Depends on the country? Domestic flights in Poland are taxed at 8% VAT. International flights are at 0% VAT.
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
Still, it's better than buying in a chain. The local store owner can decide whether to buy from Costco or not, can decide which products he carries etc., while for example a 7/11-like franchise operator is basically a glorified ma
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
Maybe not having to suffer through commutes and then sitting in an office you didn't choose for 8 hours a day is a factor? Working from home gives people much more freedom to arrange their working environment and, to some degree, sched
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
I don't believe it's possible. Given that bureaucracy entails extreme labor alientation, it's only natural that neither workers nor managers don't give AF about anything they do and they mostly put on a show and do a min
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
It's a difficult question. Technology has made us into stupid, entitled sheep (most of us are narrow specialists in the work hours, entitled and clueless consumers during the rest of our time). It has severely weakened societal and hum
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
This possibly the best comment I've ever read on Hacker News - it so succinctly points out what is wrong with the modern world.
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
> I agree with the Scrum Master suggestion, my Scrum Master pretty much just creates meeting invites for 40 hours a week. Same here! Scrum masters are secretaries on managers' salaries. They're the true winners of the corporate
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
> During stand-ups when you have to explain what you did, you can say that you worked on your own thing, and that you helped the other person. Also, pick a role where you're constantly blocked by other people. So, working in a big c
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
I think it's probably fairly random. I.e. you're just as likely to have a "do nothing" job in a FAANG as in some other random corps. But I don't think you can start doing nothing right after being hired - usually pe
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
> Hiring more people who are dedicated to testing costs a lot of money though. I don't see things changing anytime soon. Doesnt Google have a Software Developer in Test role? I work in a bank and every project has these people - the
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by killtimeatwork 5y ago
Recognize that technology is the source of most of the world's problems and aim for gradually eliminating it from your life. Try to get others to do the same.
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by killtimeatwork 6y ago
Interestingly, XIX century Poland has exactly the "minimum amount consumed" kind of quotas of alcohol... It was legislated by nobles who were producing alcohol from their grain and figured they'd force peasants to but it from
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by killtimeatwork 6y ago
Find a job where you'll spend half of your time on pointless meetings, your wrists will have plenty of time to heal.
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by killtimeatwork 6y ago
In the current bull run, stocks feel more and more like NFTs for the underlying companies... I'm not sure I'd be buying anything now.
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by killtimeatwork 6y ago
>> what's the point of grades anyway > To get a good job :p That's the thing - in my country (Poland) nobody looks at grades anyway. The only exceptions are American companies that have offices there. Everybody else cares
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by killtimeatwork 6y ago
In my experience, for seniors it's a conversation about past experience, deep dive on a selected project/technical problem of candidate's choosing, and sometimes some quizzing on the technologies the candidate claims to parti
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by killtimeatwork 6y ago
> Why do you need to ask them technical questions when you can ask for their college results? Unfortunately, college results are not the most reliable. A in Algorithms class from a world-class CS university means something very different
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by killtimeatwork 6y ago
> I've been noticing this too. Everyone wants to hire an ambitious go-getter who aspires to become Top Hotdog Ultra Tech Lead or CEO someday. Everybody wants to hire that one person that's crazy about software engineering and w
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by killtimeatwork 6y ago
> I started a new job towards the end of 2020. It's in a part of software engineering that I love. I'm very lucky to be able to work with incredibly smart people, and improve myself and my skills. But I'm not happy. Work d
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by killtimeatwork 6y ago
> Elon Musk has never failed. Bill gates never failed. There's a huge component of luck and everything. For every Bill and Elon, there's 10,000 guys as talented as them that didn't have their luck, and you don't hear
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by killtimeatwork 6y ago
It was in a very hot market (hot specialty at the time in Eastern Europe, where there's a ton of hiring pretty much no firing yet - we're the destination where a lot of the outsourced work from Western Europe and the US ends up in
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by killtimeatwork 6y ago
> After you had already resigned? Glad it worked for you. I had a horror show and have met several people in similar situations. Out of curiosity, what can go badly? They offer a counter and then fire you a couple months later, after the
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by killtimeatwork 6y ago
> If you get a counter offer (after resigning, not during a normal salary negotiation), do not take it. You will regret it, trust me. I got a counter-offer, took it, stayed for 3 more years, never regretted it. Also, I complain A LOT to

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