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FWIW, I always got my best 'raises' by switching jobs. Often times exponentially larger raises than I would have gotten sticking around.
A good company that values you will say yes to a raise. The fact that they say no means either a. they don't value you, or b. they can't afford to pay you fairly. Neither of those things is a good sign...
Apparently, I've been doing lat pull-downs the wrong way for like 20 years, using too much biceps instead of the lats. Took a trainer just a few minutes to correct me and I def feel the difference.
A pair of Sennheiser Hd58x's from Drop. I never want to use ear buds again. Really loving the 'open back' experience, makes me feel less claustrophobic and the sound quality is amazing. Really enjoying just sitting around listening to music again.
Not tech related, other than using tech to promote it, but music. I tried a go at making a name for myself 10 years ago and failed. Now, I'm finally ready to write and record an album but I don't care if anyone listens to it. Just want to leave a tiny little piece of something to show I was here and made something.
It's funny how our brains work, eh? I find I'm the complete opposite. I need two monitors so things are right there in my face. I get distracted switching tabs. Thanks a lot ADHD.
Is it possible to refactor it to use AWS Lambda so it's only using the compute power it needs, rather than maintaining infra? Aka, "serverless"
Sounds like either depression, ADHD, or both ( depression from ADHD ). Talk to your doctor.
Def brings me back. I remember being a young n00b hacker, running openwindows on slackware, wishing I had a real, live SPARCstation of my own.
Misinformation for one of them. Previous US elections, and now COVID, have highlighted how misinformation is both extremely potent/viral, and literally deadly.
Code, code, code, and code some more. Learn the technologies and do tutorials, yes. But make your own stuff, and also learn the fundamentals. My company is having a hell of a time finding junior level people who actually know how to solve even the simplest of coding challenges. Try something like Codewars in your preferred language and get to figuring out how to actually think in code.
I draw the line at "its a private organization, their network, and they can do whatever they want".
So? What's wrong with not wanting hate speech and white supremacy on your network? They can do what they like, their network, their rules.
Apply anyway. Most companies are scratching the bottom of the barrel right now for people. Those ads are always 'nice to haves'.
Microsoft Money. It's the "sunset edition". No updates anymore. Nothing comes close to it's cash flow forecast.
It took me a few job hunting attempts before I realized being honest was a bad idea. In the mean time, I fought hard and pushed my then boss to give me a substantial raise. I then left shortly thereafter ...
Quite the opposite. I didn't take my career seriously enough in my 20's, didn't save retirement, and had to make up a lot of ground. Spent 10 years in a dead end job, being underpaid. It was hard even finding a new gig because people wondered why my salary was so low, and if it meant I sucked.
Took me about 2-4 years of job hopping to get up to a salary respectable for my level of experience.
I've used MS Money and their "cash flow forecast" for just this style of budgeting for close to 20 years now. The software was discontinued 5 years ago. No app since has had as good a cash flow forecast. I admit it's a crutch at this point. So I'm going to have to build my own replacement.
So, that's cool and all. I love green tech. And I hate fossil fuels. Buuuuuuut, aren't we going to have the same issue with supplies of lithium that we are having with fossil fuels? Unless we have a dramatic shift in renewable battery tech, we're still painting ourselves into a corner with the giant battery trent.
What's wrong with a todo app? I'm about to embark on making one, with React, so I can have a completely private, bespoke todo app that's tailored precisely to what I want and need.
It was painful. I'm mostly referring to legacy apps like online bill payment and stuff, especially ones that also wanted to do ACH transactions. You had to sign up with some sort of "payment gateway". Usually they had an api spec of XML or other legacy web services, file formats for interchange, etc that filled a whole binder. Since many people didn't want the compliance hassle of storing credit card & ach info, this was still 'easier' to implement.
Stripe pretty much came along and crapped on all of that ( in a good way ). And lowered the barrier to entry so indie dev shops could accept CC payments seamlessly as the other big megacorps.
Fine, I'll clarify : no "genius" is worth the money if they have a terrible EQ. Let them take their "genius" and terrorize somebody else.
Eh? There's stacks upon stacks of books and web sites written about traditional MVC frameworks...
he's not a "genius" if he also has a low EQ.
Seems like you're getting lost in the details, and missing the overall point they were trying to convey...
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ed_at_work on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @10:09PM
from the ask-hn dept.
I'm currently on the job market, and one of the things on my mind is I'd like to pick a company that may survive the next economic collapse. All signs seem to point to an upcoming large correction to this bubble economy, and I'd hate to be laid off because of it.Does anybody consider how "recession proof" their job may be? Any thoughts on what industries to look towards for better job security?...
Good luck finding a job, on the east coast at least, that will actually let you do this and not work you to death.
Don't worry OP, your secret is safe with us