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by sloaken 2y ago
I would expect a 'technical writer' to have reviewed before publication. But then again, to save money, they might just rely on Grammerly.
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by sloaken 2y ago
Well spoken. I have had many jobs where they ask "How did you impact the business bottom line?" during annual review process. Usually the only impact will be noticed at least a year after the evaluation.
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by sloaken 2y ago
Inheriting other peoples UNDOCUMENTED code / project.
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by sloaken 2y ago
I would expect Solutions Architect might have pay tied to sales commission. And sales commissions can be boom or bust.
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by sloaken 3y ago
Do you think the salespersons feedback was generated by ChatGPT? How would you feel if ALL the feedback was ChatGPT generated and not anyone's real opinion?
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by sloaken 3y ago
One last comment: When writing up requirements, be careful to not put implementation details as requirements. For example: let us say you are a IBM mainframe / COBOL. Putting in IBM and or COBOL as a requirement would restrict the d
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by sloaken 3y ago
1 current organization does not, but I am trying to get them to. It is necessary for long term maintenance. How do I fix something when I do not know what it is required to do. 2 I do not, nor do I know anyone who does. Except user seaba
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by sloaken 3y ago
There are several 'What are your interest' tests. The best will provide situations and ask how much joy would you get from them. I have done one where it was very detailed scenarios. These test will point you in optimum career p
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by sloaken 3y ago
You beat me with your reply by 12 minutes .... arg
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by sloaken 3y ago
Bugs found - yes. Maybe not to the team level but to the functional area. Severity is also tracked, as a grammar error is not as bad as blue screen. This should be used to identify where more resources need to go to prevent future problems
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by sloaken 3y ago
I remember one bank used to, and it was big news, process all deductions from accounts, then issue overdrawn penalties, then any deposits. So if you had $500 in your account, then deposited $500 in cash, then withdrew $501, you would be ov
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by sloaken 3y ago
I agree, I especially liked that they guy asked if they were still making the normal peanut butter cups. No need to repeat the debacle of 'New Coke' aka Pepsi.
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by sloaken 3y ago
ouch ... you make me cry. Of course I cannot argue with you on this.
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by sloaken 3y ago
Short answers: Read, Count, Time, Answer whys, Allowance. Details below: Read: From the beginning, read. Baby brains have more brain cells than adults. The first 2 years the brain removes useless brain cells. If the brain knows words ar
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by sloaken 3y ago
Sadly I never saw it coming, but should have. First place, was bought buy a major corporation. They clearly told us they bought us just for our client base. The place had 2000 people at that building when I started. 10 years, and annual
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by sloaken 3y ago
That looks like a strong signal. Is your resume in order?
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by sloaken 3y ago
Myself I found drinking caffeine after 12 noon kept me up. If you drink caffeine experiment with cutting it off earlier. Also, when it is late, and you feel hungry, it is often your brain trying to stay awake and desiring calories to conti
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by sloaken 3y ago
Follow up note: It also depends on what country you are in. For IT people in the USA you can look at this site: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199995/rates-of-jobless-... I assume most people who believe it i
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by sloaken 3y ago
It is all relative. Different skills are in demand at different times. What is the unemployment level in your particular skill set or desired profession? Smart and ambitious people, always have their resume up to date, and are looking. Al
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by sloaken 3y ago
If they ever had to inherit someone elses code. Code with detailed comments and include some whys, really care, and have had the nightmare of others leaving. Although I knew one person who was notorious for just throwing their predecessors
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by sloaken 3y ago
I use C# with Visual Studio Community. Typically I use Windows Forms as it is easy and plenty of online help, as it has not changed much since they tried to get rid of it 20 years ago LOL. (specifically Windows Forms App NOT Windows Forms
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by sloaken 3y ago
myself, being larger than average, I find most (all?) office chairs uncomfortable after a day of work. What I have found helpful is seat pad, not cheap, from cushion labs. They have 2 models, one for normal people and one for people who w
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by sloaken 3y ago
I typically have 2 multipart questions: 1) By looking at the resume I chose a prominent project they claim to have worked on, or for interns / recent grads ask them for about a major project: Please describe in detail what you did on
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by sloaken 3y ago
I do not like specific dollar amounts. Prefer a lifestyle scale. If you have less than 5 meals a week (not by choice) you are very poor. If you have less than 7 meal a week, you are poor. If you have a meal a day and not 3 a day you are up
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by sloaken 3y ago
Great question. From a consumer only perspective: I always like where there is an easy method to review the presentation again. Like a link to a video of it. Also a link to read more detail. Hate when text is presented to fast. Hate wh
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by sloaken 3y ago
I have 2 stories of the 'no can do' in Europe vs USA. Was on a business trip to Oslo Norway. Meeting involved a bunch of people, from around Europe. A couple of Finish guys joined my wife and me at a very nice restaurant. Not c
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by sloaken 3y ago
The only time I obtained usefulness from a cert, was when I, as a SW developer, was in charge of a bunch of systems guys. By taking a low level systems cert I was better able to communicate with the systems team. At that time thou, I prob
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by sloaken 3y ago
I agree. You have the best answer IMHO. In my opinion, management is typically not tech so they are never sure you know anything. As such by relying on an outside organization they can shift the responsibility.
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by sloaken 3y ago
I have used Private Internet Access for a number of years. But as I do not see others mentioning it, I worry it might not be as good as I think.
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by sloaken 3y ago
Mag Pi magazine - free online Take a MOOC - this is good to explore potential topics Ask your mom what she needs Join a tech club

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