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by leesec 4y ago
Hell yeah brother. A decade long dream come true.
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by leesec 4y ago
Not really. It's an employee's market. On average tho I've stayed 1 year at each place though so which is standard.
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by leesec 4y ago
It's not always perfect though! I struggle with motivation occasionally like anyone. But mostly some innate work ethic keeps me from failing or quitting lol.
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by leesec 4y ago
Memories of doing manual labor on a tugboat for 12 hours a day 30 days straight keeps me pretty motivated. Also a fat paycheck.
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by leesec 4y ago
It's a global company but not particularly known for being Tech-y. It's also my first position that's entirely globally remote, I'm currently working from Montenegro for a month, then Greece. Pay has really jumped in the
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by leesec 4y ago
Not to mention can pass grueling half day interviews.
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by leesec 4y ago
I hopped to anywhere that would take me! It depends on how stable you are though. Fastest way to more money is hopping, but theres alot to be said for working at places you like/will be able to grow. I'll write another quick one o
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by leesec 4y ago
Thanks for your kind words friend
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by leesec 4y ago
I believe they call stuff above me Staff, Senior Staff and Principal now, or architect etc. But I don't know what to tell you, that's my title.
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by leesec 4y ago
I already had a job but I literally got an offer without an interview after giving a talk at a meetup. And I just think generally if you keep attending one and get to know some people they'll eventually have referrals for you, a lot of
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by leesec 4y ago
Definitely. There needs to be QA's and Designers and PM's and all sorts of roles within tech. Even having a little technical experience in some of these roles will be a big advantage.
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by leesec 4y ago
I think several companies have gotten burned hiring bootcamp grads and are less willing to take risks on it, but I can't imagine all junior roles have gone away.
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by leesec 4y ago
It's not him it's his company lol. And it's definitely not unheard of for companies to say they only hire from top 5-10 places.
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by leesec 4y ago
WGU is a school where you can go at your own pace, pay by the semester instead of credit hour, and test out of almost any class. Can get a full degree for like 7 grand, just a heads up.
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by leesec 4y ago
Yep. I got a job because I followed comma.ai's self driving car project and then did a port to a new car. I got a lot of help from community and explained this to my employer but they didn't really care, only cared that I was pass
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by leesec 4y ago
Seems like it'd be pretty easy to ask them about the project and at least if they understand it/have thoughts on why they did what they did? But yeah seems like anyone could just copy a repo and post it as their own. Hmmm.
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by leesec 4y ago
>I’d love to understand this in detail. Whatcha want to know? >When I was at Amazon, we didn’t take boot camp grads very seriously, and in recent years the company only looked into this to increase diversity hiring, specifically boot
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by leesec 4y ago
Not a novel thought but regular attendance of a local meetup or joining an online community like some projects discord will be useful for getting your name out there. Also generally I think easier to smart smaller. Companies that aren'
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by leesec 4y ago
Probably not lol. And even more wouldn't want too. But many can with the right encouragement and guidance.
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by leesec 4y ago
Author here: feel free to reach out if you have any specific questions for switching into coding. Always love to help people out.
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My experience getting a tech job with no degree or relevant work experience(lowlyswe.substack.com)
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by leesec 4y ago
Twitter is not "irrelevant" in any sense of the word. Also they have no direction from the current leadership as is.
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by leesec 5y ago
Just a suggestion but if you were gonna try Ketamine I would probably try MDMA or like 1.5-2g mushrooms first. Both can shake up the funk in your brain and get you to reassess life, Ketamine has mostly made me lay there in a daze.
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by leesec 5y ago
Maybe it's just your outlook. VR is progressing rapidly. Electric cars can drive themselves. Rockets land themselves. We can output MRNA vaccine's in days that solve major issues. 3D printing is getting really awesome and cheap. Y
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by leesec 5y ago
Oh no, one of the world's most useful and brilliant people might make more money. :(
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by leesec 5y ago
Appeasing sycophantic maniacal warring leaders doesn't have a great track record, sorry.
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by leesec 5y ago
Not sure it's a weird tip but one important thing to note is that if you sleep poorly you're more likely to eat poorly. Get good sleep to resist the urges. Good luck!
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by leesec 5y ago
If you'd like to send over your resume we can exchange emails and I'd be happy to give some pointers on what might stand out for a modern resume, or also recommend techs you could try get some practice with that are in demand now.
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by leesec 5y ago
Well fortunately I choose not to judge people by their worst quotes or characteristic.
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by leesec 5y ago
Agreed! Reminds me of Dan Abramov's post where he talks about what he doesn't know. We need more of these!

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