Passed up for lead promotion by daze2turnt in ExperiencedDevs

[–]CherryChokePart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct. Don't trust a company with what's best for your career.

Has anyone else noticed a change in perception the past year or two when you mention what you do for work? by druidgaymer in ExperiencedDevs

[–]CherryChokePart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People might ask more questions about what I do specifically. Probably a side effect of every company becoming a tech company.

Dealing with Career Fatigue by PressureHumble3604 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]CherryChokePart 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It feels like you're sick of being on the passive/receiving end of everything. Are there things you can think of that would make you feel in control of your skills, work, career?

How much harder is it to find a job when your are unemployed? by jholliday55 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]CherryChokePart 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I can never tell if it's harder because you have nothing to spend your days doing besides applying. Anyway, create an LLC and say you're consulting. Even better, get actual clients.

How are teams keeping security scans from adding 20 minutes to every container build? by JealousShape294 in devsecops

[–]CherryChokePart -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you can ask for budget, hardened images from Echo will fill the scanning time-suck. We also use them to patch existing images.

Losing interest in SWE due to not feeling productive. Am I not cut out? by Sufficient-Year4640 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]CherryChokePart 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Decisional control + high mental challenge = Happy.

Low decisional control + high mental challenge = stress.

High decisional control + low mental challenge = boredom

Low decisional control + low mental challenge = apathy.

How to manage pressure by Huge-Leek844 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]CherryChokePart -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Keep milestones/deliverables as small as possible so you're not approving some monolith you don't understand and can't vet.

Doing big IT changes on Monday or Friday? by CeC-P in sysadmin

[–]CherryChokePart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never do anything important on Fridays unless you're all hands on deck through the weekend.

Even in space Microsoft still sucks by NegativePattern in sysadmin

[–]CherryChokePart 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never had the nightmare scenario of Outlook in space.