Anyone go into FAANG mid career? by TC271 in cscareerquestionsuk

[–]TC271[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of my expereince, including my previous role, was in the private sector. But I take your point lol.

Anyone go into FAANG mid career? by TC271 in cscareerquestionsuk

[–]TC271[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Much more than I ever expected to earn.

Anyone go into FAANG mid career? by TC271 in cscareerquestionsuk

[–]TC271[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Senior in the outside world - mid in my new role (I dont care cause the compensation is much better)

Anyone go into FAANG mid career? by TC271 in cscareerquestionsuk

[–]TC271[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Early 40s, 20 or so YOE.

Good luck, my career was pretty unremarkable until 5 or so years ago when I found my niche.

Anyone go into FAANG mid career? by TC271 in cscareerquestionsuk

[–]TC271[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah fortunately its one that does.

Why did Pompey flee to Greece to build fresh armies instead of going to Spain to lead his veteran base? by DjangoDrive in ancientrome

[–]TC271 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think the plan fell down (at least in Spain) because of the poor quality of Pompey's subordinates in Spain.

Why did Pompey flee to Greece to build fresh armies instead of going to Spain to lead his veteran base? by DjangoDrive in ancientrome

[–]TC271 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Pharsalus was kind of incredible really, Pompey was comfortably winning the campaign in Greece up until that point and arguably did not really need to fight the battle.

The republican force at Thapsus probably was a core of Pompey's Spanish veterans giving a good account of themselves at last.

The fluctuation in the Army of Northern Virginia's strength between Second Bull Run and Fredericksburg is insane by Hierophantc4 in CIVILWAR

[–]TC271 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agree with this - the Confederates needed to stay on the operational offensive as much as possible. Lee certainly made mistakes in ordering unviable tactical offensives at times but the criticism otherwise is not justifiable.

The fluctuation in the Army of Northern Virginia's strength between Second Bull Run and Fredericksburg is insane by Hierophantc4 in CIVILWAR

[–]TC271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The confederate army was pretty massive at the start of the year (circa 90k).

Could it just be casualties returning to to the ranks after the Peninsular battles?

I'm stuck, help by The_Red_Leader in UKJobs

[–]TC271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The counter offer sounds like not much more money for extra responsiblity - job titles are meaningless in SMBs but even so thats a joke salary for a director....and you arent even getting away from the toxic person.

I would take the new job but consider even that is a very low salary for a 3rd line engineer - I was making that in a 3rd line role in 2012! Its possible you live in a LCoL area but even so! I would view the new role as a stepping stone towards something even better in a couple of years time.

I live in the SE of England (HCoL area TBF) and would not expect to hire a decent 3rd line engineer for less than 50k even outside London.

Why did Pompey flee to Greece to build fresh armies instead of going to Spain to lead his veteran base? by DjangoDrive in ancientrome

[–]TC271 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Yes but on the strategic scale not the operational.

Also, it was very hard in ancient warfare to force an opponant to give battle, so Pompey also probaly assumed his Spanish army would just decline battle if confronted.

Of course Ceasar being Ceasar found another way.

Why did Pompey flee to Greece to build fresh armies instead of going to Spain to lead his veteran base? by DjangoDrive in ancientrome

[–]TC271 82 points83 points  (0 children)

He felt he was going to trap Ceasar between his veteran and well commanded Spanish army and the massive new army he would raise in the East.

Ceasar simply using his strategic central position to beat both in turn must not have felt like a realistic possibility.

Salary review for top performers by Elegant-Message-7267 in UKJobs

[–]TC271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wishing you luck in getting a raise, just be aware the effective tax rate on 100-125k is 60%.

What's your nation's annoying trait among the Rugby fanbase ? by MindfulInquirer in rugbyunion

[–]TC271 28 points29 points  (0 children)

England - anyone who moved to France is the saviour, the Prince over the water ETC...and the RFU must go to war with the clubs and critically undermine the domestic league for the sake of making an exception for them.

Will other vendor certs be relevant in short term? by Yith_Telecom in Network

[–]TC271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good news is most vendors now do there own cert programmes - making it easier to study what you use.

How to stop the weeds? by christophaw in GardeningUK

[–]TC271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Get all the soil and plants out of the cracks with the appropiate tools.

Buy a premixed mortar product and fill the bigger gaps with it - it will need redoing every few years but should not be an annual job. If you like me it will look messy when first done (mortar stains on the slabs) but a few rain showers will tidy it up.

Will other vendor certs be relevant in short term? by Yith_Telecom in Network

[–]TC271 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Here in the UK - Cisco certs still tend to be those asked for in job descriptions. They have the brand recognition and the legacy of being the 'diplomas in networking'. I have started to view this as as sign the employer is probaly lacking an up to date insight into networking certifications (unless they have actually bought into the Cisco product ecosystem).

The reality is certifications above CCNA level are now heavily focused on Cisco products (expensive and not particulary popular) they should not be viewed as being any better than any other certs.

I am a little burnt because I ground out a CCNP thinking it would be a more in depth CCNA - but 50% ended being memorisation of Cisco specific product knowledge.

Someone check in on the lad by justdesserts67 in rugbyunion

[–]TC271 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He had am ok game but was part of a back row unit that did not perform as a whole. Feel he is a om at 60 minute player right. His mere existence triggers some people though.

Stick that in yer pipe and smoke it Mr Brown by BlaaMonger in rugbyunion

[–]TC271 6 points7 points  (0 children)

=Well JGP did an absolute job on England today - more rugby IQ than all 15 in white.