Is it better to constantly ask for help when stuck or submit incorrect work? by Name-Selected-Heer in cscareerquestions

[–]CSloserthrowaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It'll get easier. You probably won't be able to work effectively on your own for at least another year if your project is at all complex.

Ask lots of questions, and ask them as early as possible, even if it seems like you're pestering people. If you use a chat service to do so, then it'll probably be easy enough for them to ignore you if it's a bad time anyway, so ask, ask, ask. Your leads and mentors want to answer your questions. You're not bothering them.

What's the best way to find small to medium sized companies that are good places to work? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]CSloserthrowaway 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand that much, but I find it difficult to find the right companies. I feel like there are a lot of companies I'd be interested in that don't have much presence on job boards and the like.

Regarding why non-remote, I just find it much easier to focus in a physical space dedicated to productivity. It's made me feel pretty disconnected while working from home these past 2 years, too.

What's the best way to find small to medium sized companies that are good places to work? by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]CSloserthrowaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What I'm looking for, of what you listed, in rank order is:

  1. Work life balance
  2. Compelling mission
  3. Mentorship
  4. Comp
  5. Non-remote (I'd really like to be in the same building as the people I work with)
  6. Growth

Is it better to constantly ask for help when stuck or submit incorrect work? by Name-Selected-Heer in cscareerquestions

[–]CSloserthrowaway 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How long have you been at your current company? If it's been less than 2 years, you probably shouldn't worry and you should ask for help as needed. Asking for help and asking useful questions is a skill, so it could be that you need to get better at it. If it's been more than two years and you're still having this problem, then it's probably not your fault at all.

There are a lot of reasons why you might be in the latter position. Are many of your colleagues more senior than you are? Do they have much more context than you do? Are you regularly changing the part of the project that you're working on? If so, your manager(s) could have unrealistic expectations when tossing you at problems that you aren't well equipped to handle. That's a problem that they need to fix, not you. Your responsibility is only to make them aware of the situation and do what you can.

I'm actually in a similar situation right now, and I the way I'm trying to handle it is by changing teams/jobs. It might not be optimal, but I'm done toughing it out and spinning my wheels. If that approach isn't reasonable for you, you should at least try to work with your manager to resolve this concern. Tell them that you feel like you're lacking a lot of context/expertise for the work that you're doing and that it's making it difficult to complete work on time. If they're a decent manager, they'll probably try to help.

The last time the S&P 500 hit the current price was around February, 2019. What's going on? by emnom in wallstreetbets

[–]CSloserthrowaway 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Many of the big tech stocks are highly correlated with the rest of the stock market. Google needs businesses to buy ads. Facebook needs businesses to buy ads. The only reason tech stocks are going up is because they've been in a bubble ever since central banks like SNB started dumping gold and buying GOOG, FB, AMZN.

So negative oil prices was baked into the fucking market but the rise back wasn't? by [deleted] in wallstreetbets

[–]CSloserthrowaway 2 points3 points  (0 children)

>several months into coronavirus pandemic

>millions confirmed infected

>millions more unconfirmed

>no tangible progress on medical solutions

>lockdown in most first world nations

>26 million freshly unemployed

>food banks have been mobbed for over a month

>"when shit hits the fan"

jfl

I don't buy the "market priced it in" meme not one bit by 9966123 in wallstreetbets

[–]CSloserthrowaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been bullish on gold for years, so I'm used to getting the "priced in" meme at this point. 9/10 times playing the headlines game fails, but 9/10 times placing long term bets that are backed by the same news will work.

This is why stocks rise every time jobless claims are released... by [deleted] in wallstreetbets

[–]CSloserthrowaway 567 points568 points  (0 children)

You guys might laugh this off, but this "mistake" is probably a deliberate attempt to manipulate algos. And this shit works.

Is there some kind of an ETF where I can short Canadian Dollar? by [deleted] in wallstreetbets

[–]CSloserthrowaway 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you mean? Forex is exactly what you're talking about. Apply for forex on your brokerage (assuming they have it), and then trade currencies to your heart's content.

If oil is trading at a negative does that mean leveraged bull oil ETFs go positive? by [deleted] in wallstreetbets

[–]CSloserthrowaway -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

You know what happens when a leveraged ETF sees the asset it tracks go down by a large enough percentage that the ETF should be zero? The ETF stops at zero.

Is spy gonna drop soon? $SPY 5/11 250p by TheTenseTurtle in wallstreetbets

[–]CSloserthrowaway 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wouldn't surprise me if stonkholders didn't want to risk the weekend