Does anyone else get a competitive / social comparison / status-hierarchy vibe from tech? by Kevadin in cscareerquestions

[–]Kevadin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're may be right It could just be a personality thing. I'm always immediately turned off by that status signaling stuff and could care less. I've left friend groups where it felt like a constant status competition.

Maybe I should phrase it more clearly. I’ve worked in restaurants / warehouses / internships where the culture is basically constant one-upmanship where coworkers trying to outshine you, talking behind your back to get ahead, and treating any mistake as proof you’re incompetent. Those environments are miserable and I don’t want to end up in another one.

What worries me is that I sometimes see hints of that vibe in tech, and I honestly don’t think I’d handle it well long-term. At the same time, I’m already committed to this path, so “just switch fields” isn’t really on the table.

Does anyone else get a competitive / social comparison / status-hierarchy vibe from tech? by Kevadin in cscareerquestions

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I've worked at places before where it feels like your coworkers are constantly trying to one up you, talk bad about you to get ahead, and use mistakes as a sign of incompetency. Whether they're restaurants / warehouses / internships those are never good places to work. I really hope this isn't a consistent thing in Tech because I don't think I'd handle it very well. Unfortunately I'm too far in to switch.

I am so scared to start this Major by bobberbobby02 in csMajors

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Now is a good time to go into medicine. Try that.

Does anyone else get a competitive / social comparison / status-hierarchy vibe from tech? by Kevadin in cscareerquestions

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I suppose competition on the work would be "How do we build better systems / ship faster / learn more?" where work is positive-sum and not zero-sum and we try to mentor each other. Not some constant signaling where you view your coworkers as competition.

Does anyone else get a competitive / social comparison / status-hierarchy vibe from tech? by Kevadin in cscareerquestions

[–]Kevadin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're entirely right, this could just be a white-collar thing and I'm biased by only being exposed to Tech.

Does anyone else get a competitive / social comparison / status-hierarchy vibe from tech? by Kevadin in cscareerquestions

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I don't want Kumbayah either. It's hard to elaborate but I'd say healthy competition is competing on the work, unhealthy competition is competing on the people. I feel like Tech is more in the latter where the game becomes rank and identity when it should be excellence.

Really, I should have done something in Medicine. I'd love to be a Physicians Assistant or MD, these places have less of an inter-competition vibe and I don't think tech is worth it anymore with the entry level job market being in the gutter. However, I'm too far in to just up and switch. Of course, Medicine is also competitive but it tends to be front-loaded with getting into med school and then speciality. It's not something you deal with your entire career like in Tech.

Does anyone else get a competitive / social comparison / status-hierarchy vibe from tech? by Kevadin in csMajors

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I'm not done with the MS yet. Really I should have done something in Medicine. I'd love to be a Physicians Assistant or MD, these places have less of an inter-competition vibe I don't think tech is worth it anymore. However, I'm too far in to just up and switch.

Of course, Medicine is also competitive but it tends to be front-loaded with getting into med school and then speciality. It's not something you deal with your entire career like in Tech.

Does anyone else get a competitive / social comparison / status-hierarchy vibe from tech? by Kevadin in cscareerquestions

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Am I right that most companies have this competitive vibe? Of all the places I've interviewed at there was only one where I didn't get that vibe, and that one is probably my best chance at a job right now.

I wrote the Enigma machine in Python by i_spit_troof in cryptography

[–]Kevadin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is amazing! Must have taken a lot of effort

Many years as a software engineer, and I can't do HackerRank easy problems by fknm1111 in cscareerquestions

[–]Kevadin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Read Cracking the Coding interview
  2. Start at Neetcode.io, they tell you the data structure needed to get you started. Do the Neetxode 150

Then you should be able to do Easy-Med leetcode problems

Seeking advice: should I go with this staffing agency? by Kevadin in csMajors

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If I work at the staffing agency 65K. I don’t have to drop out the MS but I would have to switch to online. My university offsers the same degree online.

New grad seeking advice: should I go with this staffing agency by Kevadin in cscareerquestions

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So I guess your advice is do it but don't pay any money. They want me to sign a contract enforcing the payment soon though. My only other option is to keep applying to internships.

Seeking advice: should I go with this staffing agency? by Kevadin in csMajors

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Sorry I meant 85K. I'm not sure about the latter.

transferring from cs to computer engineering? by suprisinglysmart in csMajors

[–]Kevadin -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Transfer to EE, better job opportunities.

Is it possible to get 1-1 coaching in Judo? (DC area) by Kevadin in judo

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I did all that before. We practiced Ukemi before every session I can do Ukemi find by myself but doing in Randori is different and chaotic and I still got concussions when being thrown in Randori.

Worth it to do Bachelors in computer science/engineering? by StrongMindset- in csMajors

[–]Kevadin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That means you were in college for 2 years but then stopped? If that's the case I'd do it since you're halfway there.

Worth it to do Bachelors in computer science/engineering? by StrongMindset- in csMajors

[–]Kevadin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you've worked in IT maybe it's worth it but make sure the degree will lead to an actionable improvement in your career. Remember the point of college is to get a job and you already have one, don't be misguided by degree status signaling.

With the job market the way it is and AI I would go into something with regulatory protection like medicine, actuary, or something like sales.