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by ots 4y ago
I'm an European IT professional who lives on the East Coast for more than a decade. You for sure can find 6-12 months gigs, but my experience is that it will take time to find the good ones, that pay well and don't treat their con
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by ots 7y ago
A strong IT industry is probably a common thing among all Eastern Europe capitals due to the abundance of engineers from the communist past and the outsourcing to these countries that follow the fall of the Berlin wall. Minsk shouldn't
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by ots 7y ago
Sofia. Air quality is not that great, unless one lives in the part of the city near the mountain.
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by ots 9y ago
I am not a software developer. As a sysadmin, I'm paid less than a software developer with similar experience. I started doing support after college, even though I have a CS degree. At the beginning I wasn't sure if I want to thi
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by ots 9y ago
Another Eastern European here. Unfortunately, the same trend of degrading education is happening in my country of origin, Bulgaria. Another metric, particularly for math education is the representation of the country at International Mathem
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by ots 10y ago
It's harder to get an IT job in the Boston area compared to 2-3 years ago. I've been in the job market for several months. With my skill set it was a breeze to find a job just few years ago.
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by ots 10y ago
Being sysadmin myself and experiencing a burnout, I can relate to that very much. I've been out of work for several months now after quitting my last job and still don't feel completely recovered. Being in operations is very stres
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by ots 11y ago
There is a fix for #5; get a foreign degree. The college education at most European universities is free or almost free. Hey, at some of them they pay you to study. :) They are not as highly regarded as the private US universities, but ther
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by ots 11y ago
I think Jobcase is trying to fill the job-related market niche for non-IT professionals. I personally find LinkedIn useful as companies and jobs reconnaissance tool.
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by ots 11y ago
Being in the IT job market off and on for the last 18 months and being interviewed at about 40 companies in one of the major tech hubs in the USA, gave me a similar experience as the OP. I came to several conclusions: 1) In my case trendine
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by ots 11y ago
Location: Boston, MA Remote: Yes, depending on project Willing to relocate: No Technologies: All things Linux. Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olegsirakov
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by ots 12y ago
Any interest in Linux system administrator?
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by ots 12y ago
Agree. My strategy is to be able to support myself for at least 6 months if I'm out of job. Currently I'm unemployed, after leaving my last job to look for better opportunities. Turned down 2 offers last month, one from world-reno
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by ots 13y ago
What about Boston area? Where it stands comparing to SF, Chicago, Austin and NYC? There many start-ups around, but I don't know how viable they are.
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by ots 13y ago
According to the article, no journalists were allowed on the conference and no filming or taking pictures were allowed either. The article also says that Snowden expressed his wish to stay in Russia and get asylum there.