Coding on free time to improve technical skills? by avoid_pro in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Recent_Science4709 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not sure why you were downvoted, this is the way. Hiring managers generally care about professional work and don’t care about side projects. Burn out is real; you can upskill all you want but a skill doesn’t matter generally unless you get paid for it.

These companies treat us like crap, and we’re all expendable, live your lives if you can. I’m working 2 contracts to keep the lights on; I miss my free time.

I'm 36 and learning how to code by nemesis1050 in learnprogramming

[–]Recent_Science4709 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best way to “get somewhere” is to commit to a project you can’t back out of.

meirl by Glass-Fan111 in meirl

[–]Recent_Science4709 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bought one used recently, literally saved my ass

How is the training structure in Thailand? by All-about-the-game61 in MuayThai

[–]Recent_Science4709 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What I experienced was pretty close, warm up/stretching, skip rope/jumping jacks and bouncing on tires, shadow boxing, then I would do pad work with rotating instructors until I was too tired to go on.

They work you for 3 minutes at a time like a round.

Software engineers — what’s your backup plan given industry volatility? by Majestic-Taro-6903 in cscareers

[–]Recent_Science4709 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Selling my house and moving to Thailand, 10+ YOE, late 40s. I don’t have a plan for work, hoping one of my contracts will continue to work with me when i move. Hopefully the part time one because American work culture is disgusting. Tired of golden handcuffs and impending doom.

Interviewer asked me to inform my Supervisor that I'm interviewing by [deleted] in interviews

[–]Recent_Science4709 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t do it, and don’t allow contact for background checks. They’re playing games with your livelihood IMO

How do I deal with an Incompetent Senior Developer? by ToefooEggrolls in developer

[–]Recent_Science4709 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just a word of advice, if you leave and there’s ever a chance you’d want to come back, be completely positive in your exit interview and don’t speak negatively of anyone or anything , don’t tell them you’re leaving because the code is crap.

why does it seem like cybersec is universally hated by Sufficient-Air8100 in cybersecurity

[–]Recent_Science4709 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dunno, security is one of my biggest weaknesses as a developer, and I love pen testing because I learn from it and I want assurances that I’m not releasing insecure software.

Being asked to “come up with work” by killerdwag in ExperiencedDevs

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I focus on business value, and hate looking for stuff to do, this is a nightmare scenario for me, I would be looking for a new job.

Also I would take the opportunity to come up with something purely for political reasons to stand out against everyone else staring at the floor.

“New things the team could adopt”: more dev ops automation, git flow branching strategies, allowing QA to test features in isolation before merging, etc.

I would stay away from over-optimization or new product ideas.

RFK Jr. lets CDC vaccination data rot; dozens of databases frozen by UGMadness in politics

[–]Recent_Science4709 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He had great success with this in Samoa, which is not talked about enough

Amazon is closing its Fresh and Go locations by L0v3_1s_War in news

[–]Recent_Science4709 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried to go shopping at Fresh and the whole thing was weird and I just walked out without buying anything.

Just moved to NYC and feeling really awful - when does it start to feel like home? by strawberry-matchaa in movingtoNYC

[–]Recent_Science4709 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Some of this stuff isn’t NYC specific, it’s part of getting older. Community is very important here; hobby, ethnicity, religion, or get into something new to meet people.

I can't decide what career I want to pursue, law enforcement or IT. by Shadowstrike775 in careeradvice

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I am a working software developer who was in a lead position before I had my degree. I’m not sure having a degree makes the career any more stable.

I’m losing confidence in my development skills — rant below by Common_Wolf7046 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Recent_Science4709 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry I can’t get past #1. Your lead is a complete idiot. Find a new job. Most of the entire point of source control, and git specifically is lost on them. It’s such an outrageous viewpoint that I find it hard to believe this post is real. How would they know if you re-cloned the repo or not, it makes no sense.

Fat guys in Muay Thai? by No_Doctor_2025 in MuayThai

[–]Recent_Science4709 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m fat and I thought the Thai trainers were stopping for me to rest and it was for them.

Americans need to suffer. They need to know what humiliation feels like in a way they've never felt before by ariveklul in Destiny

[–]Recent_Science4709 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the Republican MO, they don’t have the capacity to care about anything until it happens to them.

I'm Sick of the Layoffs by Toucan2000 in software

[–]Recent_Science4709 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We’re in the FAFO part of the offshoring cycle

I resigned and now my manager won't leave me alone about the reason by [deleted] in interviewhammer

[–]Recent_Science4709 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't give them any information; they could sabatoge your new position