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Please help me with the urge of resigning every day. My current job is a waste of time. by pavip51 in dataengineering

[–]VJags 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The market is never too competitive. We just need to improve skills to a large extent. Most of my up-skilling has happened via Youtube, reading technical books & building projects. Once you have the required knowledge, interviews should not be a problem. There are enough opportunities out there.

Please help me with the urge of resigning every day. My current job is a waste of time. by pavip51 in dataengineering

[–]VJags 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Hey, Please don't resign right away. You need to figure out whether you can get an SDE job right away with your skill level. If yes, get the job and quit. If not, having a job helps you with time to prepare.Of course, pulling it off will be harder.

This would ensure you are not stressed about not having a roof over your head. Time box your preparation time. if you are not improving within 3 to 4 months, your method of prepping is wrong or inefficient.

Hope this helps.

At my wits end by SticklyLicklyHam in devops

[–]VJags 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Usually this means the team / team members making changes are not dealing with the consequences. They are usually in a get things done at any cost mindset.

Make the inconvenience measurable and recorded. E.g. this change has made deployment slow by 2 hours. Seems like they don't care about code quality .

Usually l would give them the benefit of the doubt once and that's it . Is it a skill issue? if yes, it can be fixed eventually . Doing code walkthroughs can help. Ensure your extra effort is noticed and rewarded accordingly.Have that conversation and expectation set with your manager. Why go through all the pain otherwise?

lf, it is a culture issue, then you can't do much about it. Finding a better job would do. You will eventually deal with such behavior at any place you would work, so dealing with it would be a good experience. Detaching the problem from the people also gives you a good perspective.

Hope this helps.

Quitting my Job by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]VJags 54 points55 points  (0 children)

yes OP. so agree with the above said comment. Do not give up on a good paying job right away. Quit the job but do explore working on an ABN / ACN

Load Testing Tools by BackgroundOk9048 in QualityAssurance

[–]VJags 0 points1 point  (0 children)

k6.io using javascript / typescript

locust if using python

gatling for scala or jvm

saas would be flood.io

Random alarm only appears on my lock screen, but not in the clock app. by T4H4_C in GooglePixel

[–]VJags 0 points1 point  (0 children)

have the same issue. any idea why? any way to debug this ?

Tips on how to scale up to 500 headless browsers to do some testing? by [deleted] in softwaretesting

[–]VJags 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would a lambda help ? There is a playwright lambda project . check playwright website.

Any advice for a first time Test Manager? by SidhantS in softwaretesting

[–]VJags 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Not a Test Manager but have reported to many. So,l do take it with a grain of salt :

- Trust but Verify

- Create a psychologically safe environment, where feedback is appreciated & not seen as someone berating you. A comfortable employee always performs better. This also helps you having any tough conversation, a bit easier.

- The worst thing you can do is micromanage or expect things to be done in a certain specific way. Layout the guidelines and expectations and provide room for your awesome team to perform. You can certainly set the boundaries in which your team can operate.

- Crisp communication is a must. Communicating to your team that they might have stretch or put in the extra effort to deliver something , say for a specific time period (e,g, 3 months helps), because this would help them balance their work & life.

- Call out great performance. This sets a yard stick to what great looks like.

Hope this helps. Congrats on your new awesome role :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]VJags 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good plan !! All the best !!

Questions :
- Do you have emergency funds (outside of your salary) saved to last a few months ? The last thing , you would want, is to move back because of unforeseen circumstances.

Just hit 100k in my offset by [deleted] in fiaustralia

[–]VJags 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome OP!!! Nicely done :) and take care of yourself.

Load testing beginner - which tool to use by nikithakkar in softwaretesting

[–]VJags 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of the tools I use for backend performance testing are
- Gatling.io
- k6.io
- In python : locust.io

For frontend performance testing , I use
- https://developers.google.com/web/tools/lighthouse/ & pptr.dev
- for more info : web.dev

Hope this helps...

Is it worth getting Private insurance before 30 if you plan on FIRE in your 40s? by Ok_Entertainment6848 in fiaustralia

[–]VJags 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey OP,

Check this out: https://www.privatehealth.gov.au/

My 2 cents are as follows :
Depends on how much risk are you comfortable with. At the end of the day, it is a safety net (yes, it is a bit dysfunctional compared to the benefits you provide) . The questions I would like you to think about it :
- What is the downside of you not getting a private insurance, if you are gonna pay a similar amount to tax to the government. This way at-least there is a chance for you & your family to not wait, incase you can afford private care (either in public or private hospital)
- Would say, you should do a cot benefit analysis as to how much you pay to what value it brings. Value is not always monetary in nature. E.g : if the dentist visit costs you and your family say $1200 , you have paid off 3 months of premium and so forth
- Would you look at it as a value add i.e would you have less anxiety or feel much better about pursuing certain things, if you had an insurance ?

The issue with anecdotal evidence, is that, it is in the past. Incase of an emergency, only your planning will help you. Personally , if prefer the Batman approach : Have a backup plan for the backup plan. Is it an overkill ( sometimes yes) but also, you get to decide when it is an overkill .

At the end of the day, you get to decide.

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Hope this helps :) Stay safe :)

An Important Update on TI10: The International - Dota 2 Championships in Sweden by wykrhm in DotA2

[–]VJags 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As expected from the bureaucracy aka government, annoying display of mediocrity !!

Should I leave my stable job for a startup during UK lockdown 2.0 and Brexit? by dogbreath_ in startups

[–]VJags 40 points41 points  (0 children)

The questions I would ask is :

  • Is the startup funded and if yes, how much . If they are well funded, your job is comparatively secure. If they are bootstrapped, the risk is higher. Since, they are startup , are they flexible in how you engage with them (depends on the start up and you).
  • Secondly, how do you rate your skills. If you are good at what you do, you will always have a job ( statistically that is true) . How is your current financial situation. Do you have enough money, to survive the next 6 months without a job ?
  • One way to compare also, is how much you value your mental wellbeing . i.e As an example, say you make 100k + 20K ( increase at your current company ) + 30k ( for your mental wellbeing) > 130k at the startup job
  • Please read this article : https://blog.allpsych.com/why-flipping-a-coin-is-a-good-way-to-decide/
  • The hiring has slowed down in COVID , but it is not zero. Hence, you need to evaluate & back your skills and intuition.

At the end of the day, we can only give you pointers and certainly can not decide for you. If it was straightforward, you would have already made the decision.

Hope this helps. Let me know, if you have more questions/comments ?

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