lowiqengineer

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1. 151.▲
   by lowiqengineer 7y ago

   Perhaps but in this case I turned out to correct. I’m disgusted at myself that I can’t say something similar about my employer.
2. 152.▲
   by lowiqengineer 7y ago

   Is this the google equivalent of “I went to a school outside of Boston”?
3. 153.▲
   by lowiqengineer 7y ago

   I do work at a FANG company right now, but it’s the one people think is not full of smart engineers (as measured by labor market value) 1) I don’t hate it but I don’t love it. I don’t think it prepares me for future jobs. 2) I make about 80
4. 154.▲
   by lowiqengineer 7y ago

   I want society to see me as valued, as measured in compensation and treatment. Currently people think of me as lesser for where I work. I get the same number of massage credits (0) at my current job as does an electrician.
5. 155.▲
   by lowiqengineer 7y ago

   I’ve done like ~250 leetcode problems since undergrad (including redos) and I still fare poorly to get into FB/G. I’ve probably done 3-4 at the FANGs by now outside of my current one but failed all of them, so I’m definitely below the
6. 156.▲
   by lowiqengineer 7y ago

   I think I get OK reviews (it’s pretty opaque at my company). My lower IQ makes me concerned about weathering a downturn or making more money though. The only better offer I got was at a Hedge fund and that was a severe lowball (likely due t
7. 157.▲
   Ask HN: Do I have too low of an IQ to be a successful engineer?

   4 points by lowiqengineer 7y ago|15 comments