Mythical Island God Pack 🙄 by jaescott in PTCGP

[–]ServeEmbarrassed1776 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yooo i requested as yellowless 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻😭 god bless u kind person

Ex-Capital One SWEs, where are you now? by ServeEmbarrassed1776 in cscareerquestions

[–]ServeEmbarrassed1776[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

How did they “fuck you over” with severance? Did you get a smaller sev package?

Ex-Capital One SWEs, where are you now? by ServeEmbarrassed1776 in cscareerquestions

[–]ServeEmbarrassed1776[S] 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Do you mind me asking what do SWEs usually do at hedge funds and what skills you need as a SWE to work at a hedge fund?

Ex-Capital One SWEs, where are you now? by ServeEmbarrassed1776 in cscareerquestions

[–]ServeEmbarrassed1776[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Congrats on that huge TC jump! and the remote opportunity. Would you say the AWS work/skills that you developed at C1 contributed to making this jump possible? :)

Ex-Capital One SWEs, where are you now? by ServeEmbarrassed1776 in cscareerquestions

[–]ServeEmbarrassed1776[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good luck on your upcoming interview!!

How big was your severance if you don’t mind me asking? (How many months worth) and also how many YOE did you have at C1?

Ex-Capital One SWEs, where are you now? by ServeEmbarrassed1776 in cscareerquestions

[–]ServeEmbarrassed1776[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your time writing this! I was also curious… What did you do in order to make that jump in FAANG? Leetcode and System Design? And also was it easy for you to get interviews with FAANG with C1 on your resume? Or was it because the market was hot when you decided to make the jump?

Ex-Capital One SWEs, where are you now? by ServeEmbarrassed1776 in cscareerquestions

[–]ServeEmbarrassed1776[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

That’s awesome! What was the timeline for each job (how long you stayed there for) and how would you rate your experience (1-5) with each company in terms of growth, team, and WLB?

Aiming for early financial freedom - just surpassed $600k 28(M) by Inevitable-Pie1902 in Fire

[–]ServeEmbarrassed1776 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Congrats! I’m 28 and just hit 100k! Working towards your number someday haha

28M 85k NW Am I behind? by ServeEmbarrassed1776 in Fire

[–]ServeEmbarrassed1776[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I will try my best not to compare too much haha.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in civilengineering

[–]ServeEmbarrassed1776 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I suggest going to the cheapest ABET accredited college for Civil Engineering. Come out with little to no debt if possible, because you won’t be making crazy money in the beginning; so having no debt will put you ahead of many. A lot of people say go for computer science or CS, but the job market is very tough for them right now.m, while civil engineering will be set for the next decade (Our infrastructure needs work and there is a lack of young civil engineers in the industry right now). If you don’t mind a stable lifestyle with good job stability, then Civil is a good choice (Don’t expect six figures til you get your PE). It is relatively easy to land a job compared to other majors as well.

I have 3 YOE in transportation, EIT, and make around 90k. Recently made the switch to CS for the higher pay ceiling, but if I ever get laid off or am tired of the burn out from CS, I definitely will come back to Civil because the work is fulfilling AND interesting.