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by tj0 5y ago
Can attest to this experience as well. When I was in high visibility roles in start-ups, I dreamt of a place where I could fall through the cracks and kind of breathe -- or at least what I thought would be breathing. I found that spot, and
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by tj0 5y ago
I worked in Texas for a stint, and completely understand what you describe here. However, don't look to the PNW as a place it's any better. Both Oregon and Washington are at-will states, and have the same laws with the same kind o
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by tj0 6y ago
Location: Vancouver, WA Remote: Yes (100% only) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: PHP, Python, Ruby, JS (Angular, Vue, React, jQuery, Vanilla), SQL, Linux, FreeBSD Résumé/CV: https://www.thomasjost.com/c
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by tj0 6y ago
This definitely resonates with me as well to an extent. However, I've identified the core issue being related to where I'm working, and not so much the career itself. I'm in my early 30s, been in full stack development for th
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by tj0 6y ago
Location: Vancouver, WA Remote: Yes (100% only) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: PHP, Python, Ruby, JS (Angular, Vue, React, jQuery, Vanilla), SQL, Linux, FreeBSD Résumé/CV: https://www.thomasjost.com/c
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by tj0 6y ago
My teenage/early 20s self is triggered by this bug report. Luckily I evolved and switched to Debian haha
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by tj0 6y ago
Location: Vancouver, WA Remote: Yes (100% only) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: PHP, Python, Ruby, JS (Angular, Vue, React, jQuery, Vanilla), SQL, Linux, FreeBSD Résumé/CV: https://www.thomasjost.com/c
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by tj0 6y ago
Location: Vancouver, WA Remote: Yes (preferred) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: PHP, Python, Ruby, JS (Angular, Vue, React, jQuery, Vanilla), SQL, Linux, FreeBSD Résumé/CV: https://www.thomasjost.com/c
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by tj0 6y ago
Location: Vancouver, WA Remote: Yes (preferred) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: PHP, Python, Ruby, JS (Angular, Vue, React, jQuery, Vanilla), SQL, Linux, FreeBSD Résumé/CV: https://www.thomasjost.com/c
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by tj0 6y ago
That's definitely something that seems to be reiterated often -- the power of networking is real. You'd think after hearing it since high school (some time ago, not gonna date myself lol) I'd actually spend more time nurturin
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by tj0 6y ago
I'm five years into my career, and still experience this same kind of anxiety. Only recently did I revisit algorithms as I'm getting serious about my job search now, and am still super nervous. Not to mention, having a family, I d
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by tj0 6y ago
You might also look into exakat and phpstan. I can speak to the quality of exakat (my preferred static analyzer), where phpstan comes in as a close second. This one also looks decent, and will be evaluating it for use in my day job.
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by tj0 6y ago
I have a couple. Both were from before I stepped into web development, and was a graphic designer. The first has to do with Fiverr -- most freelancers are aware of the waste of time this platform is now. It was new when I started freelancin
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by tj0 6y ago
Let's talk drag racing. It's a basic activity, but one that takes years to master and offers the opportunity for consistent improvement. First things first. You need a car. Preferably one that's light, doesn't leak, safe
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by tj0 6y ago
This resonates so much. In a very similar boat myself. A near four year old and near two year old, and a partner that is not as outdoorsy as myself makes for incredibly distracting days (toddler politics are crazy; those who know, know). As
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by tj0 6y ago
They offered me nearly the same kind of raise over the position I was in before it. The first company I worked for paid me $36k/yr. Given I don't have a degree, and it was the first offer I received (was my break-into-the-industry
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by tj0 6y ago
"Making ends meet was sometimes a challenge, which made me very salary-sensitive and averse to the risk of income disruption." This. I think a large chunk of society forgets that after you get past 25 and actually have a life and
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by tj0 6y ago
This was exactly why I left my previous position. Place was great to work, brilliant team, laid back culture. But refusing to give me an annual raise, on top of paying me below market value (and below my peers) for my experience and skill s
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by tj0 6y ago
While the content itself is just another round of "I deleted X for reasons I, J, K," I certainly resonate with you mentioning commenting less. As with the barrier to entry to any tech-oriented platform (any dev remember their firs
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by tj0 6y ago
Congratulations! And thank you for posting this. These kind of stories are inspiring and feed motivation.
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by tj0 6y ago
Location: Vancouver, WA Remote: Yes (preferred) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: PHP, Python, Ruby, JS (Angular, Vue, React, jQuery, Vanilla), SQL, Linux, FreeBSD Résumé/CV: https://www.thomasjost.com/c
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by tj0 6y ago
Location: Vancouver, WA Remote: Yes (preferred) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: PHP, Python, Ruby, JS (Angular, Vue, React, jQuery, Vanilla), SQL, Linux, FreeBSD Résumé/CV: https://www.thomasjost.com/c
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by tj0 6y ago
You know, it's hard to say. I've never been in the position where I have both investors, and several thousand employees to answer to; let alone having to dictate who's going to get let go. As such, I'm by no means an aut
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by tj0 6y ago
https://www.thomasjost.com Started this up about six months ago. I write about general topics, mostly software engineering and infosec. Kind of serves as a live journal as well (which probably doesn't help job prospects muc
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by tj0 6y ago
Everyone took a 20% pay cut, lots of people have been furloughed so workload has also increased. Would've been nice to have had a voice in the company's decision; kinda caught between a rock and a hard place at this point.
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by tj0 6y ago
Location: Vancouver, WA Remote: Yes (preferred) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: PHP, Python, Ruby, JS (Angular, Vue, React, jQuery, Vanilla), SQL, Linux, FreeBSD Résumé/CV: https://www.thomasjost.com/c
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by tj0 7y ago
Hi there! I'm a software engineer looking for appsec and/or pentesting opportunities. I wear many hats in my current role including maintaining a legacy full stack Linux/PHP/nginx/MSSQL codebase, aiding in incident
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by tj0 7y ago
Location: Vancouver, WA Remote: Yes - preferred Willing to relocate: No Technologies: - PHP (7+ years) - HTML - CSS - JS (Vue, Angular, jQuery) - SQL (MySQL, TSQL, Postgres) - Python - Ruby on Rails - Linux/UNIX (Free