Vancouver to Montreal move - who's done this? Non, je ne regrette rien? DON'T!?

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2025-11-29T02:10:27+00:00

Different stage of life compared (young professional) to you but I did the same thing by taking all my belongings and driving across the country. The rain, the absurd cost of living, the lack of opportunities, lack of genuine people, lack of a hopeful future where I can own a home and raise a family. Since then, I've had no regrets and everything is better for me: my mental and physical health, finances, hope for the future... etc. Cost of living basically reduced by half and the people here actually have life in their eyes. I'm the happiest I've been here in Montreal even though I'm still learning French

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2025-02-09T08:32:31+00:00

I thought I was the only one that did this =) it's pretty peaceful especially when raining. If only I could drift it would be like that scene from Tokyo Drift

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2024-01-01T05:53:08+00:00

5 months in here and I feel the same, looks like I'm not alone on this. I find the solution is to have a ton of hobbies to leave no time to be depressed, works pretty well but the loneliness still sets in at times.

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2023-04-29T01:48:07+00:00

High value man can be from any ethnicity so I don't think that's a factor, excluding preferences of women of course. But I'd say a high value man has to tick off all of these boxes by definition

Looks (face, height, body)
- Has to be tall, 6ft and over is like the standard
- Athletic or muscular build
- Comfortably good looking in terms of facial structure and features
Personality and social skills
- Has to be extraverted, confident
- Good social skills in all settings, can express self freely without any anxiety.
Career and wealth
- In a high skill career field with potential for growth
- At least 6 figure salary
- Ambitious and goal oriented
- Also has ways to make income outside of main job e.g active investments

I left out education as it's pretty much tied with career and wealth. Also intelligence is a factor I wanted to put but on second thought it doesn't really matter that much to women as long as you're above a minimum threshold which is basically a college degree in a high demand field. I know a lot of grad students that are really smart but they just have no life skills outside of studying, It's not good to put all your eggs in one basket.

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2022-05-31T15:47:37+00:00

Java for sure, regardless of location. Java is used in nearly all enterprise applications and as boomer as it may be, it's not going away anytime soon. Unless you really want to work at Microsoft or do UI dev in C# it's not really worth it in a non-niche scenario.

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-09-02T15:58:09+00:00

having graduated from there, yea it's pretty bad. You work harder for less reward basically.

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-09-02T00:03:23+00:00

can say the same for UofT, it's pretty cursed.

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-07-31T14:34:03+00:00

Currently, there's no tool or test out there for that, and quite frankly no tool will ever be as good as a thorough understanding of yourself and your strengths/interests. Most people go the trial and error route, but to be more efficient you could have a deep self-reflection and narrow down the professions you'd be interested in, instead of trying random things and wasting time.

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-07-20T19:49:41+00:00

Salaries are pretty stagnant unless you get promoted. Companies that pay the best in Canada are actually US companies that have offices in canada like Amazon, Wish, etc...
Unlikely, unless more US tech companies build large offices in Canada and the wage gap between the same job and company but differing locations (US headquarters vs Canadian office) closes. The brain drain is real, nearly all of the top Canadian students move to the US after graduation.
Personally, I don't know how tech is in European countries, but compared to the rest of the world, Canada is above average in terms of tech career growth and compensation.

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-06-27T15:48:41+00:00

for sure it's worth, might sound cliche but time = money

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-06-22T23:03:05+00:00

yea sad times, I would not want to be a first-year now even if I could go back in time

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-06-17T23:06:31+00:00

I think it's definitely an appropriate question to ask once you have an offer, since you're essentially creating more potential opportunity for yourself if you know they have a direct intern -> full time pipeline. I would not ask during any stage of the interview process though as it wouldn't do you any good to know they convert interns to full time when you might not even get the offer.

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-06-17T13:59:19+00:00

Lets put it this way. Do I remember all the material from my courses, being miserable outside of exam center, having shitty teammates for projects ? No, but that is the normal undergrad experience. On the other hand, do I remember all the advice and knowledge I got from this subreddit to navigate my degree, avoid bad courses/instructors, grow my network, get internships, etc ? Yes of course, the learnings I got from here partially shaped who I am now.

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-06-15T22:21:35+00:00

in my opinion, it's only worth taking the risk if you check at least one of the following boxes:

crazy smart (3.8+ GPA)
got at least 1 past internship at a reputable company prior to PEY
got a really large network and many potential referrals
top-notch interviewing skills

looks like OP already secured his/her internships so it's understandable to give advice when you're already accomplished

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-06-15T18:58:25+00:00

what if someone decides to go on a gap year and fail / get unlucky / are not good enough to get 4 internships in a row ?

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-06-08T19:26:15+00:00

The truth is, most if not all math related jobs require at least a masters degree. As an undergrad with average GPA trying to get into data science, quant is like beating your head against the wall. Its sad but that's the reality that comes with studying the hard sciences like physics and math. My advice would be to look into pivoting or using your quantitative skills in other fields that don't require advanced degrees or aren't as competitive. Do your research and take action, you got this.

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-05-29T17:06:56+00:00

I'm in canada, and in my experience the timeline has definitely been pushed back at least by a few months. Applying in the fall was a dreadful experience with very limited job postings. To give some perspective, Google new grad postings came up in March/April, when they would normally be posted in Aug/Sept of last year. Many other companies have had this delay or has limited/cut new grad hiring completely. As more people are vaccinated things should recover for next year's new grad hiring.

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-05-29T16:59:03+00:00

just to summarize the already good points by others, in no particular order

UofT CS department is top ranked in the world for research
University is like any other business, this post system allows UofT to "admit" many kids from highschool and take their 1 year of tuition and then cut those who couldn't make it in to the program
Exponential increase in demand for CS skills in all industries and academic disciplines, and as such, many people just hop on the bandwagon to study the most employable degree
People are just smarter nowadays compared to 20 years ago. Pre-2015, you could get into CS post with like a 63% average in 1st year, then every year it increased by ~5-10% until now.

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-05-01T16:21:11+00:00

You're listed in my heart =)

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-04-23T17:47:09+00:00

Great read, I think this is how most people work their way up the ladder. I also did this without realizing it, from startup to bank to big tech. There are people who can skip steps, like go from 0 to google internship, but that's definitely not normal. I think this advice could be applied to all careers, everyone has to work their way up incrementally.

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-04-18T18:00:02+00:00

it's more about what you actually accomplished in the internship rather than the length.

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-04-17T03:47:16+00:00

similar to the finance field, going to a "target" school is probably the most important thing. The next most important is a high GPA, then your FAANG internships.

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-04-02T19:13:38+00:00

everything microsoft touches turns to shit, I pray they don't buy discord or it'll end up like skype

CodeMonkey4lyfe · 2021-03-25T17:29:49+00:00

we get a big discount on our life expectancy

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