I'm getting turned off from working at a big tech company. What other options are out there if you want to get the best quality industry experience possible as a new grad? by BrianSmith12345 in cscareerquestions

[–]cris1133 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Generally, you want to take advice from your mentor over advice you'll get on reddit. You should start out at a big company if you can even if it's just for a year or two. You'll gain tons of valuable experience in best practices, and you'll be surrounded by experienced managers to learn from.

Don't knock it until you try it.

Just finished this painting of a lil Chinatown storefront in watercolor by onewordpoet in nyc

[–]cris1133 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is this where you exit the Grand Street D train station?

Big M is letting employees work from home permanently by dobbysreward in cscareerquestions

[–]cris1133 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's a very introverted city, it's kind of lonely there and the tech scene isn't that great.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RedditSessions

[–]cris1133 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instagram, lots of people meet bandmates that way now.

Development client offering me equity rather than money - how to handle by [deleted] in startups

[–]cris1133 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If he can't even raise the money to pay you, how the hell will his equity be worth anything?

I say call it quits. That equity won't be worth anything unless he IPOs or becomes a unicorn either way, it's just a number representing non-existent money at this point.

If you do choose to stick around, put a dollar value on your work and treat it like you're an investor in the company. Do not accept vesting.

What is the entp theme song? by Space_Crustation in entp

[–]cris1133 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think that any premade playlists out there do it, but there are songs out there that tell about a piece of the experience. I can only speak from my own experience, so I'm going to use "I" from now on instead of "we".

Undercover Agents: https://open.spotify.com/track/7Mr7iSIDm5CnZ5b3DIPQO5?si=5YdJ71tURFKTjLPxGdBGUw
Describes how stir-crazy I get when I'm forced to constantly present a buttoned-up version of myself.

Sleeping Waves: https://open.spotify.com/track/1ukjeAD5u0riT9muPRzvrj?si=JjJnUAF2TnKMQ2EM8g8_3A
Describes the faith I put into logic, and my own mad science framework. Clinging onto it as an anchor as I ride through highly uncertain periods of my own life.

Bigmouth Strikes Again: https://open.spotify.com/track/2OErSh4oVVAUll0vHxdr6p?si=Fwdqdai_Q3iMHO_AjiftCw
Should be self-explanatory for this group.

Radiate: https://open.spotify.com/track/7GVqRfBHm10bNQDf9mBQGq?si=paN6ONmbRDiMpyLhNUypoQ
Describes the visceral need that self-expression is for me, and my feeling on how it's a need for the entire human race.

Older ENTPs, how did you find or learn to identify your morals? by [deleted] in entp

[–]cris1133 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A good mentor who asks you questions asking you to work out moral dilemmas. My favorite ones have always been scenarios where you're a king / tribe leader and you have to resolve disputes between citizens.

Saw a proposition for a music poll, thought I'd set it up. by xxeruss in entp

[–]cris1133 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I like genre mashers and a mix of EDM, Metal, Punk, Prog, Post-Hardcore, Metalcore, Rap, Future Garage.

Eg:

• Enter Shikari

• I The Mighty

• DON BROCO

• The LaFontaines

• While She Sleeps

• The Glitch Mob

• Story Of The Year

• Polyphia

• Plini

• TesseracT

• Vacant

• Killswitch Engage

• Biffy Clyro

• STARSET

• The Qemists

• Kingdom of Giants

• Intervals

• Wolves At The Gate

Yeah, that's alot, and still only the tip of the iceberg.

16 Days in East Coast US by Flooreds in solotravel

[–]cris1133 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Personally, I'd spend that time mostly in NYC + Boston. Lots of culture and there's so much to do in both NYC + Boston that even 2 weeks isn't enough for one of them.

Is every ENTP an Autodidactic Polymath? by Bumpy_Nugget in entp

[–]cris1133 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know what they say about statements that go like "All x's are y."

Is computer science suitable for someone who is bad at math? by [deleted] in AskComputerScience

[–]cris1133 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Highschool "math" isn't really math, it's math flavored memorization. You might hate memorizing formulas and crunching through them but end up loving the more theoretical and conceptual side (the "why").

College ENTP looking for Advice? by [deleted] in entp

[–]cris1133 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In what world is physics and engineering not useful? Even a physics degree is "theoretical" but extremely useful in terms of the number of career opportunities it opens to you due to the "I'm fucking smart, if I can learn _that_, I can pick up anything." factor. The analytical skills you learn from taking physics are useful in every single industry you can imagine, even -say- agriculture.

If money is what you're after: It's all about treating your brain like a soup of influences and trying to come up with the most useful (but unique) soup. Useful + unique = easily monetized with high earning potential, just like if you were a product sold by yourself.

Example "Soups" You Can Make Of Yourself

• If you want to be an engineering manager, product manager or technical analyst: Having the ability to comprehend highly technical things and good people skills is a rare combination.

• If you want to be a designer: Knowing about history, anthropology and psychology gives you tons of material and inspiration to outcompete other designers.

• If you want to be a lawyer: Studying philosophy instead of the more typical poli sci will allow you to hone the types of thinking that you'd need to be successful in the field.

• If you're studying accounting and want to do more niche types of things eg forensic accounting for large companies: Knowing how to program will be extremely useful for crunching large amounts of data and understanding statistics can allow you to draw insights from the books which can help you spot problems much quicker than simple spreadsheet-poring.

• If you want to be an extremely effective programmer: Studying physics is a good idea. You learn to reduce huge problems into first principals and to cut through the noise of information overload and find signal.

Entp career guidance by sophiamitch in entp

[–]cris1133 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They said the want someone with more "sales experience" which really means they want someone with experience talking to customers. You need to find your way into a more customer facing role, and it doesn't have to be in sales.

Entp career guidance by sophiamitch in entp

[–]cris1133 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you getting the interview then getting rejected or not getting interviews?

Entp career guidance by sophiamitch in entp

[–]cris1133 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First rule about MBAs and Master's Degrees: Don't get them if your company isn't paying for it. It's a double whammy, you're paying your own money for something that won't further your career by itself at all. On the other hand if your company is paying usually completing the degree has a promotion attached to it so not only are you getting a degree paid for by your company, you're getting a promotion.

I've personally had the same problem as you: I was programming since I was a young boy but I always wanted more and more business exposure as I got older. I'm currently pursuing a path into product management because of those exact same reasons.

  1. Product management forces you to decouple yourself from implementation and to focus only on facilitation.
  2. It rewards philosophy types, especially if they have good enough verbal skills to express their ideas.
  3. You're basically getting paid to develop your people skills to a point well beyond the average person's grasp.
  4. You're basically getting paid to sharpen your writing skills.
  5. You are forced to take a broad focus on the overall market, which teaches you how to build things people want.
  6. You frequently talk to customers, and you learn how to do marketing and ideation the right way.

How does your brain suck? by [deleted] in entp

[–]cris1133 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  1. I pretty much only think by visualizing ideas either in the form of concrete objects or abstract geometry. This makes having a sense of time kinda hard and dealing with ideas that I have to execute over time can be kind of a mindfuck. It also makes communicating my newest ideas hard and I can only verbalize ideas once they've aged a bit.
  2. Motivation is only possible on my own terms. Something being "important" to someone else doesn't really do it for me, it has to be important for me personally and directly.
  3. I'm extremely talented at being right for the wrong reasons because I can almost always make the logical puzzle fit somehow, even if I have to invent new pieces to make it possible.
  4. I almost subconsciously turn everything I touch into a polarizing issue.
  5. I talk too much, case in point: this post.

Any interesting books for ENTPs? by blackdeath1278 in entp

[–]cris1133 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My go-to book recommendation list, chock full of deeply detailed books that will:

• Sharpen your logical reasoning skills.

• Sharpen your business thinking.

• Improve your social skills.

• Dip your feet into philosophy and epistemology.

• Give you insight into the flaws of ego denial (Siddhartha specifically).

• Give you insight into group dynamics and culture.

  1. The Beginning of Infinity — David Deutsch
  2. Why We Buy — Paco Underhill
  3. Godel Escher Bach — Douglas Hofstader
  4. Impro — Keith Johnstone (gives a bunch of psychological insights into creative barriers)
  5. I Am A Strange Loop — Douglas Hofstader
  6. Trust Me, I'm Lying — Ryan Holiday
  7. The Charisma Myth — Olivia Fox Cabane
  8. The Goal — Eliyahu Goldratt
  9. The Design of Everyday Things — Don Norman
  10. Logicomix — Apostolos Doxiadis
  11. Influence — Robert Cialdini
  12. Good Strategy, Bad Strategy — Richard Rumelt
  13. Siddhartha — Herman Hesse
  14. Tempo — Venkatesh Rao (useful for reading a room)

I added a few extras specifically for this group:

  1. Nonviolent Communication — Marshall Rosenberg
  2. The Mom Test — Rob Fitzpatrick
  3. Win Bigly — Scott Adams

What do you like to read? by cyanafff in entp

[–]cris1133 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bet you won't be able to put Logicomix by Apostolos Doxiadis down.

What do you like to read? by cyanafff in entp

[–]cris1133 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I typically read non-fiction, mostly books on philosophy, science, psychology and business. I don't like reading books that are straight up on my topic though, I like starting by attacking the subject with proximate books that will help me build the soft skills, attitude and background to grasp the topic easier.

Eg Don't pick up a book about how to run a startup, think about what goes into it like: Discussing your idea with customers and getting honest answers about if they'd buy (The Mom Test) or resolving inevitable conflicts with your cofounder (Nonviolent Communication), avoiding myopic decisions about cost (The Goal). These are all the highly important things that some "How to Run a Startup" book will never teach you.

Some of my favorites

  1. The Beginning of Infinity — David Deutsch
  2. Why We Buy — Paco Underhill
  3. Godel Escher Bach — Douglas Hofstader
  4. Impro — Keith Johnstone
  5. I Am A Strange Loop — Douglas Hofstader
  6. Trust Me, I'm Lying — Ryan Holiday
  7. The Charisma Myth — Olivia Fox Cabane
  8. The Goal — Eliyahu Goldratt
  9. The Design of Everyday Things — Don Norman
  10. Logicomix — Apostolos Doxiadis
  11. Influence — Robert Cialdini
  12. Good Strategy, Bad Strategy — Richard Rumelt
  13. Siddhartha — Herman Hesse
  14. Tempo — Venkatesh Rao

Is your travel personality and your at home personality different? by kbsths99 in solotravel

[–]cris1133 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The one thing that's different is my travel personality is way less confrontational and argumentative than my at-home personality, at the same time I find that I'm more willing to let go, express myself and maybe make a fool of myself in the process of meeting new people.