If a recruiter asks, I tell them I'm not comfortable sharing it. If they press, I tell them that I only discuss numbers once the company and I both agree there is a mutual fit.
No one has ever told me they will not proceed without my current salary, but if it ever came to that I would thank them for their time and hang up.
This is why I'm leaving, actually: opportunities to design solutions are dwindling, as I'm getting more managerial work.
Hey all, back with an anon posting. I posted this a while ago:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6375141Things have improved in some ways and worsened in others. I've had a chance to grow, but my work is becoming increasingly managerial. After failing to ship a project earlier this year, my boss made the comment in the title, citing it as a reason I would not be promoted this year.I do not...
While I'm not happy with the work, I'm happy with my coworkers and the environment. This (and the flexibility with my education) complicates the thought of leaving. Maybe its a set of not-so-golden handcuffs...
Hey all, posting under an alias since my normal nick is linked to me IRL. I'm a pretty novice developer (1-2 years professionally, 3-4 since I first learned Python), and as my previous questions might demonstrate, I have very concrete career goals.At my current job, I'm working on things that I believe have little or no impact on where I want to be in a few years. I need...
They clearly want me aboard as a dev, but the question is whether they're actively discouraging me or simply avoiding promises they may not be able to keep.
I don't think my departure would be a good thing for them. I'm on a small team, and my leaving would greatly decrease their capacity.
I'm also being encouraged to take on more responsibility while I'm still around, so I'm not getting swept out the door or anything here,
Hey all, alt name since my real account is heavily linked to my IRL self.I've expressed interest in transitioning from my current role (engineering) into something more aligned with my background (applied statistics & machine learning). Both my manager and my boss's boss speak about my interest in this role very cautiously, and either (a) offer suggestions on preparing for this role...
(Using my favorite throwaway account.)The title says it all, HN. I can't ship.This isn't about shipping the first version of my nascent startup's web app, though. This is about completing anything in life, putting a big bow on it, and calling it done. I'm terrible about finishing things in all areas of my life, whether it's chores around the house, libraries I need to finish at work, or OSS...
Thanks for the tough love--I'm going to focus on getting that experience.
Searching for work at a startup has been a protracted, fruitless process. They have no problem conversing with you and checking out your background over coffee, lunch, whatever. After a few conversations and a technical interview, you find out there isn't a good fit.
Rinse and repeat for any number of tech startups, and you'll be waving goodbye to a month or two of your life.
Has anyone else had this experience? To me, the whole recruiting process is f'kd on both sides.
I won't mention the university, but they're in the northern Atlantic region (not MIT or CMU). My CS interests (machine learning and computational statistics) extend from my domain experience (applied statistics), and I also have a strong background in math. Finally, I bootstrapped my CS knowledge up to a certain level using online lectures from MIT, Stanford, and Harvard, and mentioned as much in my application.
What about you?
Throwaway account.I did not study CS in undergrad, but I've been admitted to a graduate CS program. What advice do you have for me? This question is intentionally open-ended and vague, since HNers are overflowing with experience + advice.If you'd rather not share in public, I would love to hear from you on Gmail (fooboyHN).