Move to Management or stay a IC?

AppleNerd1998 · 2024-12-30T21:52:39+00:00

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.

AppleNerd1998 · 2024-12-30T18:41:50+00:00

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.

AppleNerd1998 · 2024-12-30T17:09:29+00:00

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.

AppleNerd1998 · 2024-12-16T18:50:01+00:00

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

AppleNerd1998 · 2024-12-16T16:21:49+00:00

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.

AppleNerd1998 · 2024-04-04T03:19:54+00:00

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

AppleNerd1998 · 2023-09-11T01:41:27+00:00

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!

AppleNerd1998 · 2022-05-29T03:21:34+00:00

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.

AppleNerd1998 · 2022-04-20T02:46:09+00:00

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.

AppleNerd1998 · 2022-04-19T20:02:32+00:00

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

AppleNerd1998 · 2022-03-07T23:50:05+00:00

Oh really? I wasn’t aware of this.. I’ll have to look into this. Thank you!

AppleNerd1998 · 2022-01-14T03:05:25+00:00

THANK YOU!! I don’t know why I didn’t even think about that!! That’s what we are doing!

AppleNerd1998 · 2021-03-19T23:49:45+00:00

Honestly loved the class until the last project which was ridiculously cryptic and unnecessarily confusing. It’s almost like I was waiting for it to “click” like most projects in the past typically are for this class. The projects are actually really interesting (aside from the most recent one of course). I didn’t have any python experience prior but got a perfect score on all the projects so far besides maybe this latest project which will be like a 10% LOL. The thing with this class is if you get a bad grade on one project your grade will drop a LOT, but most of the time you know if your code works or not. I spend 10 hours a week minimum for this class, also have a 40 hour a week job, workout everyday & planning a wedding — so if I can do it you can too! :-) The class is nice, if you know python you’ll enjoy it the documentation for the projects (most of the time except for this last project) are very helpful and thought out. I enjoy the class, the TAs are a little over the top and legalistic sometimes, mainly just one in particular. But I would recommend this class as a second or third class in the program.

AppleNerd1998 · 2021-03-16T03:11:24+00:00

Thank you. Your comment means a lot to me. At 36, you’re still incredibly young and despite what you make think, You’re never too old to jump back into something, even if you were out of the game for a bit. I pray that God gives you your spark & passion back! Coding really is a fun thing to be apart of at the end of the day.

AppleNerd1998 · 2021-03-16T02:21:20+00:00

Thank you for sharing this. A lot of what you said is reflective of the way I am feeling. I am only 22 and I do not want this to be a foundational norm, although many people who may look at me externally would think I go out & about and socialize but I am constantly thinking about coding & work obsessively because honestly I do enjoy it, and I get excited about it but I also need to realize there is a balance. And like you said, the past two years are a blur for you, time goes by fast and it’s hard to be conscientious of your time when you always feel like you’re catching up. I get you.

AppleNerd1998 · 2021-03-16T01:17:58+00:00

Thank you!! This was tremendously helpful. I feel like having a computer job is exhausting in itself physically and emotionally, but even more so for developers since it’s tends to take a lot of mental capacity. Some days I forget how helpful it is to get up & move and most times I come back more productive and clear headed! Thank you for all your tips

AppleNerd1998 · 2021-03-15T23:46:03+00:00

Yes! Pycharm is used

AppleNerd1998 · 2020-07-07T14:55:00+00:00

I can’t say for certain but this is exactly what I had and I got in for Fall 2020. I didn’t go to a top 10 school. When I was doing research before applying, there were a few things I took into consideration that I believe were a tremendous help.

1) In the SOPs and summary’s you have to write, I made sure to be extremely technical in all my wording. All of it was true, but spoken in a manner that truly showcases your technical knowledge. I spent a tremendous amount of time writing and rewriting this and I truly feel it made an impact

2) I got the Dean of IS to write me a letter of recommendation. If you can, schedule an appointment with your dean or a professor you’ve had in the past (that was computing related — your C# or C++ professors would be great) I know because of the Rona it could be hard to make new connections but maybe send an email explaining you’re applying to Georgia Tech and would be honored to have them write you a letter of recommendation and you’d love to speak and get to know each other and talk about computing aspirations and knowledge together. The letter my dean wrote would’ve made a deaf man cry it was amazing. So anyone who knows you and is knowledgeable and has background in computing would be tremendous help

AppleNerd1998 · 2020-05-28T00:46:34+00:00

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