neilm

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   by neilm 11y ago

   The most important thing: don't worry about it. You will probably feel overwhelmed on your first day, probably in your first week too. That's normal. It takes time to get used to how the company works, how the codebase is structur
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   by neilm 11y ago

   I just wanted to agree with this. I turned down a job a number of years ago that offered me great thing eventually but you'll be 'just helping push an existing project over the line for a few weeks'. Complete red flag. There
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   by neilm 11y ago

   The problem is: you are too cheap. A programmer in Europe can earn much more than 12 euros an hour, but you're not charging more. It makes me wonder why. The only reason I can think is that you're inexperienced, just starting out.
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   by neilm 15y ago

   I spoke to him only a few weeks ago. An amazing individual, unassuming and would chat with everyone. It's very sad to hear the bad news.