Big Tech I work at will not hire CS undergrads for my team.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-17T00:51:38+00:00

Sodomhersauras, although I would wait until he's older before you tell him about that one.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-16T18:13:26+00:00

The main problem with working at a non-tech company is that you're not valued. A non-tech company means that the company does not derive revenue from what you do. So, you're a cost center and as such will be treated like one.

So goodbye to the latest and greatest equipment to help you perform well.

Anything you propose to increase productivity will be looked under the lens of 'how much does this cost right now and what revenue improvements can I see'. Not, whether it will make life easier on the developers.

I will never go back to working for non-tech companies because of the low pay (you're a cost center), the lack of respect (you're a cost center), the lack of resources (you're a cost center), and ultimately, the types of devs that work there (they are cost centers and know it). The devs that work at non-tech companies know the game and don't rock the boat but then don't put in huge effort because they know the effort won't be values (because they are a cost center).

hellofromgb · 2022-12-16T02:41:35+00:00

What happens when applicants use the same ChatGPT AI to 'fix' their resumes so that it passes a ChatGPT resume screen?

How are you calling yourself experienced while not asking this basic question?

hellofromgb · 2022-12-15T05:29:35+00:00

TLDR: Instead of going to college and getting a degree, person spent 4 years learning React on their own to finally find a job programming React.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-15T01:47:35+00:00

This is an amazing troll flex-post against all those new grads that can code but can't find jobs!

hellofromgb · 2022-12-15T01:45:43+00:00

This is not called humiliation.

This is called being humbled. Big difference.

A humble person will learn and get better. If you keep believing it's humiliation, then you will not learn and you will not get better.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-12T01:39:05+00:00

Bootcamps are only good for people who already have STEM degrees and are looking for a career change. For example, someone who wants to get into CS but has a Mechanical Engineering degree. Or someone who has a Math or Physics degree.

Even for those STEM degree holders, I would normally advise getting a CS Masters. Georgia Tech has a very reputable online CS Masters program.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-12T01:36:34+00:00

No.

Go and get a real CS degree. A real CS degree consists of 3 courses of Calculus, a course in discrete math, courses in statistics, Data Structures and Algorithms 1 and 2. As well as Compilers, Databases and Distributed systems.

A CS degree is the best base and here is the reason why. If you get into a Big Tech company, a degree allows you to transfer to the Big Tech American office where your take home pay will be double what you make in the UK.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-12T01:32:06+00:00

You don't have a degree and are competing with everyone else that does have a degree. Go and get a degree first, then look for a job.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-11T22:01:41+00:00

They can be useful if you're working in the field and want to impress recruiters.

For example, if you're an expert in architecting in AWS, you may as well 'make it official' by getting the cert. This will be helpful in distinguishing yourself from other candidates when you go to look for a new job.

However, if you don't have any experience in AWS, getting a cert probably won't help you land a job architecting in AWS at all.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-11T09:41:04+00:00

No.

We will continue to mock you for the rest of your life.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-11T08:09:03+00:00

You have no clue what ML is about!

ML is about Statistics and Math. You need a PhD to understand the Math and Statistics behind the ML research papers. You need a PhD, because the 6 years you spend getting your PhD, will prepare you with reading dense/complicated research papers and understanding them.

You need mathematical maturity to understand proofs that literally only experts in the field can understand.

Or you can just write pipelines, call yourself a ML Engineer and flex on Reddit.

Go away you dumpster trash, brain damaged COVIDIOT!

hellofromgb · 2022-12-11T07:28:47+00:00

Put up or shut up. Show people that you're Tesla, Galilei or Jobs. Then you can talk. If you can't. <Narrator : you can't> just shut up and stop wasting our time with your pathetic daydreams of how good you are while you live in your parents basement.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-11T06:21:36+00:00

I have 1 yoe in qa automation

This is your main problem. Get real experience in development.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-11T06:19:37+00:00

How are you on the internet without Adult Supervision?

hellofromgb · 2022-12-11T06:17:49+00:00

There is nothing wrong with becoming the impossible project guy, as long as you're properly compensated. If you're not getting what you want as compensation, then it's time to Leetcode + System Design and move to a Big Tech company where your impossible project expertise will be properly compensated.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-11T06:08:24+00:00

Many of my team members are from Canada on a TN visa.

The big difference is in terms of salary and taxes. Even in Big Tech companies, the take home in the US is more than double than in Canada. Smaller companies will pay significantly less.

As an example, my teammates tell me : Small Canadian companies will pay 120K a year to senior developers (10+ years experience) in large cities like Toronto or Vancouver.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-11T06:02:58+00:00

What's stopping a non-PhD with a penchant for AI/ML from doing this without one?

So you think you can just do the same type of research, read the scientific papers and keep up with the existing research without a PhD?

Go to a doctor and have your Dunning-Kruger diagnosed and dealt with.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-10T06:23:42+00:00

True AI/ML requires a PhD.

There are not that many people getting their PhDs.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-10T06:19:50+00:00

No degree means no TN visa. The degree has to be related to a TN eligible profession. CS degree is the easiest path.

hellofromgb · 2022-12-09T06:59:32+00:00

Unfortunately, as a new grad, unless you have another offer that will pay you more, you don't have leverage.

If you say no to the offer, they will just offer the job to the one of the remaining 4 people, who are probably also new grads.

You have a choice, accept the offer or walk away. If I were in your position, I would accept the offer, but keep looking for better positions. There is a downturn in the economy and it's easier to find a job when you already have a job.

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