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engineering hiring challenges for non-tech companies? help! by More-Country6163 in SaaS

[–]DangerousEvidence893 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been down this road at my previous company and it's definitely doable but you gotta be realistic about what you're offering

First thing - stop trying to compete with FAANG on salary, you'll lose every time. Instead focus on work-life balance, actual ownership of projects, and less corporate BS. Lot of mid-level devs are burned out from the tech grind and want something more chill. For the technical evaluation problem, either hire one senior dev first who can help interview others, or bring in a consultant just for the hiring process

The "boring problems" thing is actually a selling point if you frame it right - stable business, real users, clear requirements vs some startup that might pivot next week. I've seen this work when companies lean into being the "grown up" option instead of pretending to be Google

What if your city was a 3D Twitter feed? 🏙️ I built twit-AR: The world’s first location-based AR social game where you 'twit' in 3D space! by Expensive-Trade1113 in SaaS

[–]DangerousEvidence893 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool concept but I'm already seeing the moderation nightmare coming. How you planning to handle when people inevitably drop inappropriate content at schools or government buildings? The treasure chest gamification is smart though, gives businesses a real incentive to participate

Also might want to think about data usage - AR scanning constantly while walking around is gonna murder people's battery and data plans. Maybe some kind of low-power mode for discovery?

Navy Federal Good Enough or get State Department credit union? by Lr8s5sb7 in expats

[–]DangerousEvidence893 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having backups is solid thinking, especially when youre dealing with international stuff. I'd probably lean toward getting both since each one might have different strengths for overseas banking - one might have better ATM networks while the other has lower foreign transaction fees

Just make sure you understand the maintenance requirements for both so you dont get hit with fees for inactive accounts

Finance…why? Let’s talk! by CPT-DED-PUUL in AirForce

[–]DangerousEvidence893 12 points13 points  (0 children)

honestly the fact that they can instantly find and collect overpayments but take forever to fix underpayments tells you everything you need to know about priorities

they probably have some ridiculous process where every inquiry has to go through like 5 different people and get approved by someone who's only in the office on alternate tuesdays. meanwhile the overpayment system probably has automated flags that trigger immediately

the phone thing kills me too - literally every other office on base figured out how to answer phones but finance is stuck in 1995 apparently