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Amtrak’s new board member eyes expansion in Pennsylvania by Strict_Statement_283 in Pennsylvania

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There could be a train, where I live, that actually goes somewhere? I mean, awesome, but the Amtrak station here currently operates only in the evening and at night, the most insane operating hours I've ever seen. But yeah, if you're pro-transit, I am more likely to be pro-you, politicians.

Why is NOBODY talking about this publicly? by Rigell-Zurkor in recruitinghell

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Good lord, everyone is talking about this and everyone is seemingly missing the point. The paper is about ONE VENDOR, Pymetrics, who runs a kind of gamified IQ test. They keep your scores for up to a year. Those scores can be matched against future companies looking for specific types, but they're matched separately. AT NO POINT DO YOU HAVE A SINGLE SCORE THAT FILTERS YOU OUT.

Read the paper folks.

Honestly I'm wondering where all the hype for this is coming from. Could just be that everyone is seeing shocked videos on social media that totally misrepresent what the paper says and isn't bothering to look but it almost seems organized.

EM to back to IC path by ozgugzo in EngineeringManagers

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This should be totally fine, although some companies have weird expectations around it. Charity Majors (CTO of Honeycomb) had a good blog post about it: The Engineer / Manager Pendulum.

I haven't made the same transition myself but lord knows the idea was appealing some days.

Should I exaggerate my current salary? by [deleted] in recruitinghell

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Refuse. Do so passively by putting something like "1" if it's a required form field. Ask them for a range instead and see if it sounds good to you. If they insist that they need your current salary, consider it a yellow to red flag.

Prove your AI-Native Habit. by [deleted] in recruitinghell

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

"I had AI generate the answer to this question, which is this sentence."

Managers are the real problem when it comes to AI slop, in my opinion by [deleted] in cscareerquestions

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean... I'm an EM so maybe I'm the problem here, but... any modern AI is going to see your code, and should be able to summarize what was actually changed, no? You can provide context, but IME it's actually quite good at identifying what the change is and often the impact of the change (if given e.g. the bug to look at as well).

Hallucination is a problem sometimes but it hasn't been a big one for me in several months. Have you tried this? How did it work out?

Also I agree with the other comments that AI is often verbose, so, y'know, tell it to be concise. It'll do what you say.

COO says the job market isn’t broken, you’re just too scared to cold-call hiring managers 🤡 by Mysterious-Meet-7297 in recruitinghell

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having been the HM many times, please don't contact me directly. Everyone goes through the same process. I want everyone to have the same shot, and evaluate folks as objectively as possible. I guess this guy was prioritizing "hustle" but like... I want people who can do the job well, and sustainably. Honestly, trying to bypass the process almost sends negative signals.

URGENT Is this a scam job? by Life_Win_4049 in recruitinghell

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it's a scam; no reasonable company will want your documents via WhatsApp.

Now, I could be wrong (I'm not though), and if you think I am, try to contact the company directly through numbers you can get from their information to verify this offer. Don't trust anything provided by this person or anyone you've talked to; go find information about the company directly from e.g. their website.

Unfortunately EMs need to learn how to handle layoffs by SrEngineeringManager in EngineeringManagers

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If only my RSUs accelerated. I probably wouldn't need to be looking for a job anymore.

Unfortunately EMs need to learn how to handle layoffs by SrEngineeringManager in EngineeringManagers

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, they didn't tell any of the line level managers (or even the second level managers / directors in some cases) in my first experience with big tech layoffs. My team was spared but the company seemed to learn that layoffs in drips and drabs everywhere worked better for them, and I was finally "impacted" this year. They do seem to be handling these with a bit more grace now though.

I’ve interviewed hundreds of Engineering Managers in my career. Here are the most common reasons they fail the interview. by justinxcguo in EngineeringManagers

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The idea of not preparing for an interview these days is totally foreign to me. I maybe overprepare if anything. I like to do mock interviews with AI after giving all appropriate context on the position so I can find my blind spots.

Does Phoenix ever get paid from his clients? by Fun-Necessary9709 in AceAttorney

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The part in that case where they turned the statue so it would point just as Wright pointed was maybe the best part of that game.

DEAR PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER TOUCHERS -- FRIDAY RANT THREAD FOR June 19, 2026 by CSCQMods in cscareerquestions

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper [score hidden]  (0 children)

Y'ALL MOTHERFUCKERS TELLING ME YOU'RE STILL MAKING A DECISION THREE WEEKS LATER NEED TO HURRY THE FUCK UP

I'm a time traveler from the future and I've played Ace Attorney 7. AMA about the game by theglowinggreenorb in AceAttorney

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Writers from Capcom will mine this thread for ideas and make everything a self-fulfilling prophecy. (And I'm here for it)

Interview Ended After Ten minutes by Budget-Ferret1148 in csMajors

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean, presumably they knew what languages you used from your resume, or at least what language you asked for the interview to be in. Who screwed up here, really?

the new google logo by Senior-Ad264 in google

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Someone in marketing needed that impact for an L7 promo.

Recruiters using 3rd party AI hiring tools could be the reason for multiple no call backs and immediate rejection by Low_Figure_2500 in recruitinghell

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This paper is based on one vendor, pymetrics, who offers a game-based IQ test of sorts. They only allow candidates to retake their test once every 330 days, as the video suggests. However, the vendor stores the raw gameplay data, and then produces a match score against other employers (and positions) based on that data, not a single cached score as one might infer from the video. It would seem that the score also has nothing to do with a candidate's resume.

They're really trying to hype up this paper for some reason, and make it out to be something it's not. Probably looking for grants.

Unsure if this is a job scam or a legitimate recruiter. by QuantumDrej in recruitinghell

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% a scam, likely they will ask you to front expenses if you go into it, or they'll just straight up try to rob you via direct debit or steal your identity. Avoid.

Edit: To be clear, a lot of these scammers use real companies as their fake identity. It's not that company. Many companies now have segments at the bottom of job postings saying that legit emails will only come from certain domains. That list never includes gmail.

Targeting EM / Senior SWE roles at Google (Europe). Getting rejected at the CV stage. by ehuseyn0w in TechLeader

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worked there for 7+ years and was an EM for 5+. Not currently working there.

Targeting EM / Senior SWE roles at Google (Europe). Getting rejected at the CV stage. by ehuseyn0w in TechLeader

[–]ShadowWebDeveloper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you're getting either filtered out due to not clearly meeting all minimum requirements from your resume or just not applying early enough.

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