I don’t think a bullet in a job description and expected baseline pay for a tech job is reasonable enough to accept that either.
ECH and DOH people!
Hi HN. I’ve been battling depression for a few years now and have become pretty numb to most things.I’ve tried exercise, sleep, drugs, social events.I think a lot of it has to do with my job, feeling trapped and bound to the golden handcuffs to try and survive this expensive world while being forced to work on things I have little care for. Curious what folks have done to help escape this dark...
Male and 30 moving to UK from USA. Don’t know anyone there, how should I make friends?I’m a software engineer, but that’s my day job. I’d like to meet fun and exciting people. Curious if others have made a move like this as socializing greatly impacts one’s life in many ways
The internet is full of information. Sometimes it’s too much, unstructured or tangential to the goal at hand. Textbooks, in my experience, are truly written by the experts. It’s been vetted, rigorously reviewed and fact checked. It’s not inspired by influencers or clickbait.
Obviously YMMV, but when you find a top recommended textbook, it’s usually miles beyond a YouTube video or medium blog for deeper level content. It usually flows better and makes more sense as you study consistently.
I get that it’s pretty subjective, but I am just curious how people think.
After a few years of sleep deprivation, mix of burn out and stimulants I want to approach this industry (big tech) with some normalcy.I’m realizing I’m wholly unmotivated and easily distracted. How can I improve this long term? I still love tech and development, but having trouble right now focusing and being productive.Without describing my lifestyle, habits and schedule, I’m curious what has...
I'm looking for advice as my partner is finally looking for a full time job and cannot find one.She has a 4.0 from an Ivy league university, got a perfect score on the SAT, did a masters internationally in a second discipline and then finally got a PhD in biology/ecology with over 23 publications and 18 as first author. She is finishing up her postdoc and needs a job.I don't understand the...
I LOVE the German transit system (although Denmark wins in cleanliness). However, Germany is a bit predatory with this new system. You can ONLY purchase this ticket as a subscription model. If you’re a tourist, you must cancel before the 10th of the month or you get auto rebilled.
Additionally, there are so many apps that resell the ticket as some white label system, so it was very confusing to purchase (you cannot buy them at the machines).
The price hike is the wrong direction here if we are reducing that much time on the road. Kudos though for the great rail systems. The USA has a lot to learn here and it’s baffling how terrible it is here. I doubt I’d ever need a car in Germany given the rail system was much more convenient. In the USA I spend 10-15 mins trying to park any time I go anywhere
Truthfully, my expenses are rent (HCOL) and food. I have no debt. I live a modest life in a very expensive city due to my partners job.
After taking a big tech job during an already deep phase of burnout, I basically have allowed myself to spiral into a 2 year deep depression and it’s getting to a point where going to work makes me physically ill. I’ve tried long vacations, long distance running, biking, socializing, etc. While I can get on a streak of feeling good, work outweighs it 100% of the time after about 2 weeks and I...
Nice tool btw
From mobile it looks like some DDOS tool
Reflecting on a vacation right now and wondering best ways to avoid mainstream tech news/social media and still stay relevant.Moreso interested in people who have these ideologies, but still succeed in staying competitive and knowledgeable in new trends/science. Competitive being raw knowledge in necessary topics in the field and not competitive in the sense that you grinded leetcode for a...
How’s the software market for switching jobs looking these days? I’m a senior dev at $BIGTECH living in California looking for a change of scenery. Follow-up, but is the new year the best time to start interviewing due to fiscal planning?
Are there any real-time communities like Discord that are friendly and more advanced? I’m having a hard time finding people to discuss cool things I’m learning or building and would love to learn from others and have fun back and forth on software design, etc
I’m curious if they resent random questions though. For example, if I’m asking Linus about btrees he’s probably going to tell me to fuck off
I love HN, but I’m looking for more suitable mediums for such discussion