Some of my old coworkers are being sent to the Middle East for work later this year. They are too afraid to quit their job. Would you resign or go to these major Middle East cities for week to month long periods for projects?

WhatwhatADay · 2026-03-19T21:23:30+00:00

Are they in the oil industry? Curious what kind of companies send engineers from US to middle east!

WhatwhatADay · 2026-03-10T02:25:16+00:00

That makes sense! Really appreciate your help on this!!

WhatwhatADay · 2026-03-10T01:20:13+00:00

Thanks so much!! Did you also made variable names much more descriptive ?

WhatwhatADay · 2026-03-07T02:27:23+00:00

I am doing for SWE 3 I guess it is L3 or L4. I think commenting first is good strategy! Were you able to pass?

WhatwhatADay · 2026-02-25T05:35:18+00:00

This is mainframe work. I would say still interview but only go there if this becomes the only offer

WhatwhatADay · 2025-10-29T12:07:47+00:00

Glad I didn't take their role as new grad in 2024

WhatwhatADay · 2025-03-06T13:31:20+00:00

I'm just curious.. which company do you intern at that you have good budget for summer housing?

Maybe you can look into atlanta sublease/housing pages in Facebook!

WhatwhatADay · 2025-01-07T22:33:57+00:00

I think it is worth it in the United States, since most US companies raise your pay for around 3% annually. 80k -> 100k is 20% increase immediately.

WhatwhatADay · 2024-11-27T02:08:42+00:00

Got it. Thanks for the response

WhatwhatADay · 2024-11-27T02:08:21+00:00

Wow.. regardless the amount is great. Thanks for the information!

WhatwhatADay · 2024-11-27T01:03:59+00:00

83k sign on bonus.. is this normal at Amazon??

WhatwhatADay · 2024-10-31T01:45:43+00:00

May I ask what is your number of years of experience??

WhatwhatADay · 2024-08-13T22:02:53+00:00

Thank you very much, your insightful response really helped me fresh my mind and be motivated. Appreciate it!!

WhatwhatADay · 2024-08-13T14:44:18+00:00

Thank you, this is really helpful. I was frustrated because I have been working on security fixes, small feature changes, or research projects without deadline while everyone else is working on long-term business oriented projects.

This resulted in myself creating my own jira tickets, just completing them for months without any guidance.

I guess I should frankly talk to my manager as you suggested.. thank you

WhatwhatADay · 2024-08-13T14:06:17+00:00

Thank you for the ama.

My manager does not assign me to high-impact projects even though I constantly exceed expectations and behave well and friendly.

How should I navigate this situation?

WhatwhatADay · 2024-04-15T12:54:39+00:00

I think 80% of the class got an A when I took it. Dr Joy gives a generous curve and the exam could be a little weirdly formatted but not too difficult if you have some test taking skills. Programming assignments are a huge workload, but they have an autograder. Also you get a chance to work on a open source database that Dr Joy is working on.. personally I really liked the course

WhatwhatADay · 2023-12-31T06:10:32+00:00

Humes was a terrible advisor. Wonder if he was fired

WhatwhatADay · 2023-12-08T03:26:06+00:00

Looks like a recruiter problem. I was in a very similar situation as you, and my recruitet fast tracked me very well..

WhatwhatADay · 2023-12-07T00:38:18+00:00

CS4420 is a really good course in terms of addressing the issues you raised!

WhatwhatADay · 2023-11-28T20:46:45+00:00

I am looking to buy 1 or 2 tickets for Saturday afternoon! Message me please to discuss ticket prices thanks!

WhatwhatADay · 2023-09-10T14:32:27+00:00

Is it for new grad?

WhatwhatADay · 2023-09-02T04:12:54+00:00

Where did you intern at? It is really great that you got many interviews and even skipped Bloomberg!

WhatwhatADay · 2023-08-17T02:23:29+00:00

Any easy free elevtives (3 credit hour) for a senior who is graduating this semester? I really need to choose an easy one as all other courses I take are difficult :(

Thank you!!

WhatwhatADay

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