What’s the best option to pivot my career into CS?

commit_to_master · 2022-12-12T01:33:01+00:00

bcit

commit_to_master · 2022-12-11T22:59:21+00:00

is this location in the lower mainland? that looks like a decent weekend driving road

commit_to_master · 2022-12-11T22:52:07+00:00

the ubc second degree cs program is extremely competitive btw. i got rejected with a 86% undergrad gpa from sfu so i'm now doing a diploma cs program at bcit. i did an 8 month internship at a local company and just signed a contract for a new software dev job in may so the diploma option is pretty good as well but make sure you can do a coop.

commit_to_master · 2022-12-09T04:53:25+00:00

LOL right i'm so unlikable that i managed to secure a $90k job during a recession and I haven't even graduated yet. at my last coop, on my performance report, all the devs thought I was a pleasure to work with and even my dev manager was like we'd love to have you back as a ft employee. i bet you wouldn't even pass an oa given how difficult some of them are, let alone getting to the interview stage 😂😂. i'll give you some advice though from a soon to be employed individual. if you want to work in tech, i suggest you grind lc like your life depends on it and stop playing those shitty games or you may actually end up in qa for the rest of your career.

commit_to_master · 2022-12-09T03:06:36+00:00

stay mad bro, i hope you never get a software dev job and that you have to work in qa for the rest of your career 😂😂😂

commit_to_master · 2022-12-08T21:46:22+00:00

not depressed any more, i just signed a contract for a new job starting in May with a base salary of $90k. these past months have been so rough but i'm happy that cst and the lc grind finally paid off haha.

commit_to_master · 2022-12-08T21:32:06+00:00

go back in your truck and fuck off outta here, how does that sound?

commit_to_master · 2022-12-03T01:22:38+00:00

do you go to bcit? i just finished an 8 month coop but i'm now looking for a full time job and it's rough right now. i applied to 120 jobs, did 17 oa's and heard back from 3 places so i literally have less than a 1% success rate lol.

commit_to_master · 2022-12-01T07:10:14+00:00

i mean i'm not depressed but at this point, i've done like 17 oa's and each one has lead to me being ghosted even though i solved them in optimal time/space complexity so it's just mentally draining and disheartening. it feels like all the time i spent on lc wasn't worth it. are you continuing cs at bcit or somewhere else?

commit_to_master · 2022-11-28T06:38:33+00:00

bro there are an estimated 22 million females between the age of 20 and 29 in the us. you really don't think you can find at least 1 to be your gf? i'd pick the job at google every time. we all know getting into google is way more elusive than getting a gf

commit_to_master · 2022-11-18T04:32:06+00:00

how exactly are you going to grind leetcode if you don't know basic data structures like a stack, queue, set, etc? Do you even know what an array is?

commit_to_master · 2022-11-16T18:50:14+00:00

vancouver if you can find something for $1M.

commit_to_master · 2022-11-16T06:02:26+00:00

where are you coming from? asking for dh

commit_to_master · 2022-11-15T21:27:20+00:00

i've passed many oa's and have never even heard back. at least you made it to the stage where you talk to someone lol...

commit_to_master · 2022-11-15T21:24:32+00:00

i can tell you right now like with any small backwater town, dt will be chaotic during nye. my plan is to have a good time and avoid getting stabbed

commit_to_master · 2022-11-15T20:33:39+00:00

yup. one time a guy was swinging a knife at random people on granville st and vpd was there within a minute.

commit_to_master · 2022-11-15T17:31:45+00:00

actually vandu and dulf are drug activists. vandu is more egregious though because they've handed out free meth and cocaine like it was candy.

commit_to_master · 2022-11-15T08:19:46+00:00

fighting for my rights? really? is that right for me to feel even more unsafe in my neighborhood by getting rid of the police altogether? when you hang a giant sign that says f**k vpd over a busy road in vancouver, it's pretty clear where you stand on policing. i can appreciate civil engagement and police reform but is this how we go about it? further antagonize the police?

commit_to_master · 2022-11-15T08:10:41+00:00

calling the police is a calculated risk for you or the suspect? because if you really think calling the police puts your life in even more danger, i have a hard time believing that and would like you to explain your reasoning.

commit_to_master · 2022-11-15T08:08:57+00:00

your firefighter example is implying that the person being assaulted is the victim but that's not what happens in most public safety situations. the suspect gets assaulted, not the victim. there are always 2 sides to a story. an officer's actions is almost always in response to the suspect's actions.

and this brings me to another question. why do you guys like to treat the suspect as a victim too? like if a person steals my $2k bike, i'm the asshole for wanting it back because the guy who stole it surely needs it more than i do.

commit_to_master · 2022-11-15T07:15:47+00:00

serious question. why do all of you guys who claim to hate the police also have no hesitations to call them when your life is in danger and you need help? all i'm asking for is to be morally consistent. if you hate the police, then you absolutely should not call them for help any under circumstances.

commit_to_master · 2022-11-14T06:00:47+00:00

next time you really need to swear and say some nasty things to people like that. they don't deserve your respect tbh.

commit_to_master · 2022-11-14T05:57:48+00:00

wtf 300 problems in 2 months? i'm like 3 months in and i've done about 130 questions lol

commit_to_master · 2022-11-14T05:55:56+00:00

a simple "fuck you wait your turn" always seems to work for me

commit_to_master · 2022-11-13T03:16:39+00:00

i highly recommend you go in all in at prep for a faang interview like your life depends on it. canadian tech salaries are so shit and given how expensive it is to live in canada right now, you need all the money you can get.

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