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Re:Ask HN: Senior Software Engineer to Engineering Manager
on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @01:58PM (#28132040)
It really depends on your company/culture. I spoke with a variety of different EMs about their career progression and I learned there's really no single, straightforward path. Many ICs-turned-EMs were already doing the job, just lacking the title. The promotion to EM was just a natural promotion. (This is common, but takes a while and really depends on demand w/in your company and headcount requirements.) If you don't have a lot of people/team management experience or if you want to move faster, you'll probably need voice your desire to be an EM and find a leader who is willing to take a chance on you. (This is faster, but can be difficult to convince someone to trust you when you don't have experience managing people. I've seen this chicken & egg problem a lot...'how am I supposed to prove my abilities as an EM if nobody is willing to let me try?')
If you are in the latter situation, think about all the team/people/product/project management activities you've performed in the past and use that to build your narrative. You don't have to be an EM to have/demonstrate those skills. You should definitely apply and interview elsewhere...it can't hurt. Worst case, you get some practice and you get a better idea of what your industry is looking for in an EM. Best case, you get the job :)
Re:COD Warzone update timeline
on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @02:16PM (#26893413)
Starting today at 12pm PT, fully operational by tomorrow 12pm PT. That's a long time for an update, but I'm sure Activision will get better and better at this over time.
Re:My Son, the Organ Donor
on Friday April 09, 2021 @03:43PM (#26755155)
I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you so much for sharing. Love seeing stuff like this on HN. You can also be a living donor and donate part of your liver, lung, etc.
https://instagram.com/kevinsjourneytolivertransplant, https://www.facebook.com/kmprue/
https://www.ynhh.org/services/transplantation/become-an-orga...
Re:Students have to jump through absurd hoops to use exam monitoring s...
on Monday November 09, 2020 @07:06PM (#25041468)
To me, this underscores notion that schools continue to test for the wrong thing. With the exception of professions/trades that require impulse application of knowledge, I don't know why I would want/need someone to memorize a concept in order to apply it. Productive members of our society/workforce think critically, they ask good questions, and they research and leverage the information at their disposal to make data-driven decisions. Let's test for that.