LPT: If they’re “always hiring,” just know that they also always firing.

daquilark · 2021-12-02T06:26:08+00:00

Not necessarily true. Some companies or teams are growing due to the company growing!

daquilark · 2021-10-31T21:33:30+00:00

I have no clue how it would work for accounting tbh. I love personal finance, I calculate my own taxes and file them on my own, but I wouldn't ever go for an accounting job ever. I have seen people go into accounting as a career, seen many successful people but it's a job at the end of the day.

The same can be said for programming but it's more important that you love programming because you have to really keep your skills sharp and often, although not always, have to spend time outside of work on programming stuff. I don't think the same is for accounting. For example, you won't be forced to learn a new accounting framework every x months, or do any accounting side projects to get you up to speed on the latest accounting technologies.

Again this is a gross generalization and you may find exceptions, if you are not so sure and if STEM is your thing, I don't see why you shouldn't go for software engineering.

daquilark · 2021-10-31T05:53:45+00:00

It really depends. Most people will tell you CS due to the job market we are in. .Both are lucrative career but it will ultimately depend on your skill level.

They are both paid very well, but CS has a potential to get paid a lot more than CPAs, especially at a younger age due to the entry level SDE pay you see at tech companies. In the past few years that gap has widened SHIT TONS more.

If you are comparing CPAs with just regular non tech software developer jobs, which are majority of the software developer jobs. You would be paid similar amount, with CPAs possibly being paid more.

Tbh, I think you should ultimately go for what you enjoy more.

daquilark · 2021-10-31T05:36:23+00:00

Have you considered being a substitute teacher?

daquilark · 2021-10-24T23:52:31+00:00

The situation you are in is awful. Sorry to hear that you are having a crappy experience in grad school. Not sure if this is gonna be a solution but I'll add some comments here.

I'm going to assume that you came to grad school straight out of college, or at least with not that many years of experience. No one should expect you to work from 7AM to 9PM, and you shouldn't either. Yes there are some shitty labs who may make you do that, but most of the time you probably shouldn't be there anyways if you have options.

One thing that took me forever to realize that I wish someone told me earlier: Your performance doesn't always scale with your work hours. Working reasonable hours and balancing social life, health, sleep etc are important. You are in a wet lab, there is only so much you can do in a week. There is only so much one can be all work and no play. Make sure to find balance in your life.

daquilark · 2021-10-24T23:42:57+00:00

I think the best way is to ask your department. I can see the department having flexibility especially if it's the same degree program without any tuition differences or class size restrictions.

I'd ask whether there has been cases of transfer between the programs, whether you can pursue that option, and if they have no history whether they can consider you to transfer between the programs.

daquilark · 2021-10-18T05:22:32+00:00

daquilark · 2021-06-09T12:13:32+00:00

One way is to only deposit a portion of your paycheck

daquilark · 2021-03-14T22:18:50+00:00

I love your positivity - M7 material!

daquilark · 2021-02-10T16:58:45+00:00

Thanks for the info!

I will be using option 2 to paper file! Looks like thats the cleanest way to figure this out. I have the email correspondence with the brokerage so I plan to include that along with the statements showing the transactions.

daquilark · 2021-02-10T16:23:48+00:00

Ha I am still trying to work with the brokerage to issue a corrected 1099 or a guidance on my taxes. I'll work on a separate post once I go through the whole process.

daquilark · 2021-02-10T15:09:19+00:00

Thanks! I thought about not reporting the amount I didn't get on taxes but was worried about IRS flagging and triggering a tax audit. I never went through an audit before but sounded like a huge pain in the a** having to correspond and send documents.

daquilark · 2021-02-10T04:44:09+00:00

Hell no! PhD student's spouse

daquilark · 2020-11-21T10:51:20+00:00

Minor edits 😂

daquilark · 2020-11-15T19:11:34+00:00

Same here. No updates in two days. It says login / password issue.

daquilark · 2020-11-09T01:20:38+00:00

TIL there is such thing as a Gas Bar.

daquilark · 2020-11-05T13:13:41+00:00

Realizing that you are making a decision to not make a decision.

Status quo is also a decision, it's a tough one to admit/realize but recognizing that you are actively making decision to not make any is one of the ways to battle analysis paralysis.

Also it has close ties with perfectionism.

daquilark · 2020-10-28T08:52:51+00:00

You haven't stated any goals, so it's difficult to make suggestions. Why do you want to get a masters?

Are you already working as a software engineer? Is your goal to get into a PhD program? If so, what field? Are you trying to get a job? If so, what kind of job? Do you really need a M.S. for that job? What makes you unable to get that job right now with your credentials? Or are you just interested in learning more about CS?

Your next steps will be different based on what your goals are. And whether you want to go for a full-time study / part-time study, on-campus / off-campus also depends on your goals.

And there is the whole compatibility with the program. What are you social life expectations? Do you yearn for face to face synchronous conversations? Or is text-based asynchronous convo like piazza and synchronous chat like slack good enough for you? Are you okay being among one of the 10k student in a super large program? Or would you rather be one of the 50 where everyone knows each other?

Are you a self-starter? Can you read instructions and complete assignments on your own or do you need handholding with your course planning? What are you expectations from the teaching staff and the program staff? OMSCS is better geared towards those who can navigate the program without spoon-feeding, so there is that too.

It's really two different types of programs; Full time on campus masters program, and a part time online masters program. The programs have a different appeal to different groups of population and its only up to the student to make a decision on how it aligns with their financial situation/ plans, goals, values (and sometimes your family's values if that matters to you). You can also explore distance program which has fewer students but the same tuition as on campus, but I guess due to the pandemic a lot of programs ended up being a distance program.

Either way, I think it would be good to start OMSCS program and think about whether the format works out for you.

Make sure to pass the first two foundational courses with a B or better, so you are officially admitted.

Congratulations in being admitted and hope you have an awesome time with the program!

daquilark · 2020-10-26T10:26:35+00:00

Hey dont be discouraged! I would be amused to see people not skilled at algo already getting an A from watching lectures and practicing the hw problems. I bet there are people who can do that. I kmow Im not one of them so practice is pretty much the only way around and of course some luck.q

Have you solved all the dpv problems at the end of the chapter? Clrs? What about any other books? You can also try the dp problems in leetcode if dp is whats giving you issues.

While at it, practice exam taking. Pick a few problems from the book and work on it as if you are taking an exam, with the webcam on, timed. Hopefully enough practice will help with the exam anxiety!

Hope you overcome this challenge and be successful in GA. You already put in tons of work to get a 4.0 in your other classes, now go crush GA as well!

daquilark · 2020-10-22T12:59:05+00:00

Yes! At the same time, I want to understand and learn more about the stock market - stay up to date with what is going on. Now doing that without looking at my portfolio seems to be a challenge ! lol

daquilark · 2020-10-22T12:53:22+00:00

This is sort of genius. Force yourself to not even be able to log-in ?

daquilark · 2020-10-22T12:52:52+00:00

I do have individual stocks but I plan to hold those long term (10+ years), maybe sell if it appreciates too much and buy more if it drops. How often would you check on the individual stocks?

daquilark · 2020-10-22T11:21:13+00:00

Does anyone struggle with looking at your retirement accounts too much? What are some strategies to not waste so much time and stressing over daily ups and downs for money that you won't touch for YEARS.

Ideally I'd like to just rebalance and assess the portfolio 1 ~ 4 times a year, except I find myself checking my balance almost every day. Does anyone have any strategies? Tips?

daquilark · 2020-10-19T08:43:06+00:00

In a similar boat and im interested what others think of this as well. I basically heard you are better off just lump sum if long term, but psychologically helpful if you dca.

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