thow_leet

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   by thow_leet 7y ago

   Google could fire 80% of their workforce. They are warehousing people to prevent them from innovating in other parts of the economy.
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   by thow_leet 7y ago

   You and me both. I just went through the Triplebyte process after my last contract wrapped up. Passed their exam and interview and went on-site at multiple companies. In the end it was a total waste of time and very stressful. I would go so
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   by thow_leet 7y ago

   I don’t think hiring managers really want to hire the best programmers. They want people they feel comfortable managing, someone who isn’t going to be challenging them. There is no risk in leaving roles open, in fact it contributes to their
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   by thow_leet 7y ago

   Damn, heavy blackpill. You can always go to a legal brothel in Nevada. No shame in that, men have been doing it since the dawn of time.
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   by thow_leet 7y ago

   I just turned 40 and have done a complete 180 from extroversion to introversion in the last two years so don’t see this as a bad thing. Was checking up on the psychology of it and checks out as totally normal. Extroversion in youth was sele
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   by thow_leet 7y ago

   Also, startup hiring usually means joining an already close knit team. If you have to interview with 5 people, have a fifty-fifty chance with each and anyone can veto your hire that gives you a 3% chance of getting an offer. Competency will
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   by thow_leet 7y ago

   I asked an HR rep about this and she told me there is a massive influx of new grads demanding very high salaries. You and I might be from a generation where a CS degree was not an obvious choice and the supply was not as high for organizati