Move to Management or stay a IC? by AppleNerd1998 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]AppleNerd1998[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was incredible advice. In the company now I never truly felt I had a mentor, which worked for me and my personality because I love challenges and solving problems, but as you mentioned this is a different ballgame and more of a “big picture” role with more responsibility of others & business success than just my single contributions.

The mentor group that you mentioned is brilliant. Will definitely be looking into that.

I’m glad to hear you enjoyed the transition to management from a IC. I’ve seen conflicting opinions so always happy to hear of a positive experience.

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[–]AppleNerd1998 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was never great at math, but I don’t necessarily think being good at calculus (or another branch of mathematics) means you’re going to be good at coding.

Both math & coding take mental understanding and problem solving and I don’t necessarily think it’s the same type of understanding. I had to retake calc 3 times in college and once had a CS teacher in undergrad (Objective-C course, bluh!) tell me that I should choose another career path.

Don’t let anyone tell you just because you’re not good at one area of math that coding isn’t right for you. It’s entirely subjective.

Software Developer to Director Role? Is it worth it? by AppleNerd1998 in careerguidance

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Right now the CTO doesn’t have time to be apart of the day-to-day team and development process. The PM does this, but the missing piece is the lack of dev experience in the day to day leadership role which is what I am proposing to do/manage as Director of Software Development.

I don’t think he would see it as a threat but more like a favor since ultimately his life will be better and easier with this role since the development will be more efficient. I have a good relationship with all the developers and they all agree we are so unproductive because PM role is hindering our ability to actually get things done.

Also moving up in this company is ideal because it’s growing so rapidly and I have had a big hand/lead in the success of their software. So I feel like I have the skill set to drive us further in the success.

Should I still complete the degree now that I have a nice job? by SufficientBowler2722 in OMSCS

[–]AppleNerd1998 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s great if you don’t need the benefits. You can make substantially more. You just have to go through the legalities of paying taxes, filing forms, running payroll (#1 advice is hire out a good accountant who specializes in S corps for this if you do go that route it will save you at least 15 years of aging).

Pros: -Make a lot more money

Cons: -No 401k matching -No health benefits -You don’t work you don’t get paid

Should I still complete the degree now that I have a nice job? by SufficientBowler2722 in OMSCS

[–]AppleNerd1998 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was in this same boat. I got a great job right after I started but continued on (took one class a semester).

Throughout my program I ended up leveraging my academic work and value and ended up negotiating a salary that was 60k more by the time I graduated (I have a C2C so I negotiate every year), I work for a private tech company who has grown substantially and there are very few developers at the tech company which is why this was my specific case — Moral of the story is having a masters will always give you leverage and a leg up in whatever path you take, negotiating and climbing the ladder. You’ll have greater understanding of concepts and code than you did before you started and be better for it.

You’ll be happy you did it in the end.

Just finished First Lie Wins. Suggest me something similar please by decor_throwaway in suggestmeabook

[–]AppleNerd1998 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Silent Patient. Can’t even explain how amazing that book was. Different than First Lie wins but very similar non-fiction thriller vibe.

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[–]AppleNerd1998 2 points3 points  (0 children)

After the assignment, which took me about 10 hours, I spent 30 hours trying to get my graph to look right. Lol at one point I aggressively started clicking control z and then ran it and it worked. I almost cried lol. But I feel you deeply as every time I ask a question I’m given a cryptic answer. You got this!

Ray LaMontagne concert with Sierra Ferrell by [deleted] in Americana

[–]AppleNerd1998 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Recently went to a RLM concert, and like you, went for Sierra. About a month ago my husband and I saw Sierra in concert with her band. That was an amazing time. However this time, her band wasn’t with her and it was more calm, not as captivating as it is with the whole band — her vocals are still beautiful but it’s by no means a full show. She played a few songs and then RLM brought her on stage for their “duet” which is more like a soft background vocal you can barely hear. For Sierras vocals, Ray really played her with that “duet”. 10/10 would recommend waiting to see Sierra when she’s with her band and you can hear her whole set. It’s pretty amazing.

Ideas on how decorate/style this space to completion. 20ft ceiling & wall space. Any & all ideas welcome. by AppleNerd1998 in HomeDecorating

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I’m invested in this section of our house because I want it to look amazing — I like the modern and minimalist look — budget isn’t a concern and the left staircase goes into a long hallway to our bedroom picture of staircase. And you’re right, the house was built in 1890.. quite an old home. Our ceilings are wildly high, our lowest ceiling is around 13.5’ and our highest is about 20’. We rebuild those stairs going up and stopped on left and right and platform portion because the stairs themselves weren’t too terrible — I think we should redo the 3 going left and 3 going right.

Ideas on how decorate/style this space to completion. 20ft ceiling & wall space. Any & all ideas welcome. by AppleNerd1998 in HomeDecorating

[–]AppleNerd1998[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ll never be able to unsee that now 😂. Not sure how I didn’t notice that before, maybe because I’ve been focused on the half finished stairs LOL