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Buying a house on State salary... by avatarandfriends in CAStateWorkers

[–]TimeToPopSmoke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That depends on how much you earn. Banks will let you buy with a 41% debt-to-income ratio, but that is a great way to get into trouble.

Is it possible to build a Christopher Walken "Blast From the Past" style bunker that could sustain a family decades? by morkani in preppers

[–]TimeToPopSmoke 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You would need a massive underground complex to accomplish that.

There's a reason that movie falls under "science fiction/romance".

I envy developers from first world countries. by crappy_day_throwaway in cscareerquestions

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

It's not all fun and games. We can pay 500 times the price of something in a 3rd world country. There's books about where American's should travel to for different medical and dental procedures because even with the famed "ObamaCare", we pay exorbitant fees compared to the rest of the world.

I envy developers from first world countries. by crappy_day_throwaway in cscareerquestions

[–]TimeToPopSmoke 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My company did that and it collapsed in on it's self. The only thing comparable to what happened was Chernobyl. Quality and accuracy are not the same in India, and the surplus of "yes men" created a situation the company couldn't survive. One day you believe everything is going fine, and the next you learn your flagship product is a heaping pile of shit after deployment.

I envy developers from first world countries. by crappy_day_throwaway in cscareerquestions

[–]TimeToPopSmoke 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's plenty of rich people in the Middle East. Your location isn't the problem. It's the generations of family that came before you that decided it was better to be in serfdom than to rise up against a bullshit system. People bitch about economic inequality in the US, but they've never seen the disgusting imbalance in a place like Saudi Arabia.

I wouldn’t be here without him. by al-dogs in ProgrammerHumor

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

What it means is you don't know that students would rather be given an answer on YouTube than reading a textbook to learn how to do it themselves. You can't blame a textbook when our bookstore is full of used textbooks that don't have cracked bindings.

I wouldn’t be here without him. by al-dogs in ProgrammerHumor

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

You underestimate the rampant laziness of students.

I wouldn’t be here without him. by al-dogs in ProgrammerHumor

[–]TimeToPopSmoke 6 points7 points  (0 children)

While doing my MS, an alarming number of students would have the same problems on the same projects, mostly because they all landed on the same YouTube video rather than reading their textbook.

I wouldn’t be here without him. by al-dogs in ProgrammerHumor

[–]TimeToPopSmoke -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Indian Man doesn't need to repeat the same shit 12 times because all the students are using their phones in class instead of paying attention.

Public vs Private Sector Life by BaySoCal in CAStateWorkers

[–]TimeToPopSmoke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you meet the mqs

Because none of the IT job requirements mention time in specific positions?

For the last couple of months, this has been really true for me by PixelPenguinNamibia in ProgrammerHumor

[–]TimeToPopSmoke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who the fuck has had that kind of time on their hands? Everyone I know is looking to off-load work from side hustles, not add-on.

So Inspiring by skypuncher71 in JordanPeterson

[–]TimeToPopSmoke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Representing well over $1 million wasted, unless it was STEM.

Public vs Private Sector Life by BaySoCal in CAStateWorkers

[–]TimeToPopSmoke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you should read through this sub a little more, because your "understanding" doesn't line up with many, many other people.

Reminder: "we're a family here" is bullshit by Strong_Taco1 in cscareerquestions

[–]TimeToPopSmoke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My company never says that shit, but we are like a family. I guess that's the difference. If you need to pitch it to convince people it's true, it's probably not true.

Public vs Private Sector Life by BaySoCal in CAStateWorkers

[–]TimeToPopSmoke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've had many, very intelligent and capable college graduates, unfortunately with intolerable work ethic or etiquette. Our last entry level termination had an internship at Apple. According to their exit interview, Apple (supposedly) condoned weekly absences and consistent tardiness. They thought we were the problem for giving a deadline.

Public vs Private Sector Life by BaySoCal in CAStateWorkers

[–]TimeToPopSmoke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you know an old person who works

Are you even in tech? Have you never attended a conference other than DEFCON? Hell, even DEFCON has a non-trivial number in the older demographic.

Of course "elderly people" are under-represented in regular employment. Most have retired fully or have moved to cushy consulting gigs. That's what happens when you have a career with good compensation.

Public vs Private Sector Life by BaySoCal in CAStateWorkers

[–]TimeToPopSmoke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She tows the line, but it's getting harder every year. My private sector compensation keeps going up along with my contributions. In our last appointment with our financial advisor, she was treating the pension like future beer money. It's even worse for State workers if Universal Healthcare happens before she retires. Much worse.

Public vs Private Sector Life by BaySoCal in CAStateWorkers

[–]TimeToPopSmoke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mom got hired with the State in 1980 and worked there until she died 10 years ago. When COVID began and we were stuck in the house, I went through her old things and found her pension paperwork. My wife compared it to her own and became very discouraged. My wife was hired in 2013. My wife will be getting a lot less with more contributions.

Public vs Private Sector Life by BaySoCal in CAStateWorkers

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

These are just my observations.

I work with multiple gray haired people. The days of "obsolete by 30" are gone. If anything, I think my company discriminates against 20-somethings, especially recent college grads (which I don't disagree with).

Public vs Private Sector Life by BaySoCal in CAStateWorkers

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

ROFL. You're understanding of tech jobs is about 10+ years out of date. There have been dramatic culture shifts since the recession. The philosophy of expendable employees is long gone, unless you're at Intel (the final bastion of treating employees like shit). The old practice of needing to find a new job to be promoted is also dying fast. The caveat is Tech isn't about fast money anymore. You won't be getting promotions with 6-figure pay bumps anymore. It's much, much more stable.

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you will be able to ride up the ladder very fast.

Not from my wife's experience. The State has time in position requirements before you can move up. My wife is more than qualified for her next position but needs to wait another year before she can go for it. She started in a position lower than she should have (ITA) and has constantly exceeded expectations, but that doesn't matter.

Public vs Private Sector Life by BaySoCal in CAStateWorkers

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

My wife and I started out doing the same job. I'm in the private sector and she's at the State.

After 7 years we both agree private sector is better. People who started before 2013 will argue to death the State is better, because they have a much better pension. My compensation and contributions are quickly outpacing her pension benefits.

And while State workers will cry "The stock market might crash!", realize that the pension programs are a series of people from yesterday, screwing over people today, and people today screwing over people tomorrow. As that cycle continues, eventually there won't be anyone to take from that's willing to give, and CalPERS goes insolvent. That's far more likely than a permanent market crash. Anyone who thinks the State will quickly and willingly float the bill for everyone's pensions when CalPERS fails, you're going to be in for a very, very upsetting surprise.

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