thefastlane

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by thefastlane 10y ago
it's easy to bark orders at everyone below you to create a bunch of documentation and then kick up your feet, light a cigar, thinking you've achieved "systemization" of your company, or some other operational/bureau
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by thefastlane 10y ago
Study was from 2007. DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23080
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by thefastlane 10y ago
be wary of any feedback loop that is visible to HR and permanently stored in their systems. and be wary of bosses who rely on these system rather than taking you out to coffee and actually investing in you as a human being.
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by thefastlane 10y ago
no, i don't want to work in this setting. but i want to manage my situation effectively for the time being.
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Ask HN: How to approach the annual perf review in a political environment?
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by thefastlane 10y ago
good.
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by thefastlane 10y ago
this looks like a fun project, maybe there could be some use among a small circle of friends, for example. that said, i won't speak for what the market will sustain, but in terms of what we need as a society, i believe we are past th
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by thefastlane 10y ago
power and privilege help too.
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by thefastlane 10y ago
no. not sure about contractor rates, but in major centres (NYC and SF), a starting salary for top tech firms is very approximately $100k/yr (within a standard deviation). now, even a front-end dev would be expected to know algorithms,
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by thefastlane 10y ago
your willingness to be condescended to by someone with approx 10-15% your years of experience is a litmus test as to whether you will be a good 'culture fit'. age won't count against you as long as you're willing to put
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by thefastlane 10y ago
please, i'd love to know specific companies (seriously).
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by thefastlane 10y ago
GA just fired 50 people a few weeks ago. if you are bearish on the tech industry (the 'winter is coming' crowd), you should be watching closely to what transpires in the for-profit 'hacker boot camp' sector.
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by thefastlane 10y ago
i have similar concerns about the industry; programming, frankly, sucks in terms of career trajectory and i have pondered what the next phase might look like for me.
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by thefastlane 10y ago
no, a recruiter never "legitimately needs" this information. edit: - an agency recruiter never needs it. period. - an internal recruiter, if the firm's HR dept is set up such that the recruiter that first contacted you is a
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by thefastlane 10y ago
a recruiter shouldn't ever need any sort of 'identity verification'. even if a recruiter is 'being transparent', there's no reason to. you should stay away from anyone saying they need to do this. background ch
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by thefastlane 10y ago
i would assume this is a scam. the only time you need to provide ssn is when you are starting a new job -- you have already been hired -- and HR needs to photocopy your social security card. that's it. no other time. ever. (edit: ok,
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by thefastlane 10y ago
"curricula that are constantly retailored to meet company needs" it's always worth remembering that the firms discussed in the article are not really educational institutions as much as they are career training centers, provi
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by thefastlane 10y ago
i'm curious why these two professors will remain as adjuncts, despite having pulled in what appears to be significant research funding.
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by thefastlane 10y ago
"Why care about quality if there is no competition" the implication in this statement is that any organization whose purpose is other than maximizing income streams will be dysfunctional and ineffective. i don't think that&#x
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by thefastlane 10y ago
good. these sorts of tech-driven kafkaesque nightmares need to be righted.
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by thefastlane 10y ago
the only legitimate reason i can think to work long hours is if i am reasonably certain it will translate into a significant, liquid year-end bonus. if the only reward for meeting an insane project deadline is 'not getting fired',
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by thefastlane 10y ago
i'll add some positive thoughts as well. i think basic tools like a source code respository and a wiki (especially one that allows grouping/arranging pages together into folders or some hierarchy) can go a long way.
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by thefastlane 10y ago
some might do so to take advantage of PSLF
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by thefastlane 10y ago
under duress (unfortunately). many work cultures are tribal, insular, and/or fueled by fear. knowledge sharing is the exception in such environments.
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by thefastlane 10y ago
referring to caffeine as a nootropic seems to be broadening the term 'nootropic' quite a lot. am i misunderstanding what a nootropic is? edit: i'm referring to the quote saying "So we have two mild nootropics" which
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by thefastlane 10y ago
do we see bank analysts playing 'planning poker' when it comes to putting together pitch decks or research analyses? no. and they'd transfer out of any group where a manager tried to implement such a practice. if a software e
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by thefastlane 10y ago
maybe it's a formatting issue in my browser, but it was less than clear when it was the author talking, versus when he was quoting something. i had to bail. am i not giving the paper a fair shake?
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by thefastlane 10y ago
agreed on the keyword bingo. analyst can mean different things but the term can sometimes carry an entry-level connotation (e.g., banks).
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by thefastlane 10y ago
does not matter. also, after you have a solid employment history, it's common to simply not put any dates at all in the academic section. edit: if you put any date at all, just include the year you received the degree. no need to put a
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by thefastlane 10y ago
if you're hot, you're hot. tenure doesn't matter anymore.

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