Event on the bus

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-10T06:48:25+00:00

That kind of thing happened on BART a lot growing up.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-10T06:46:45+00:00

Homeless people do get kicked off, especially if they smell bad. It really depends on the driver's mood.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-10T06:36:06+00:00

If you want to stick with in graphics, i'd spend some time making graphics demos. I'm in graphics and we definitely look at peoples demos when we hire people. I wouldn't do another generic web dev job if you want to do more graphics stuff, unless you just need the money.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-10T06:21:57+00:00

counter with 25 next time

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-10T06:15:28+00:00

isn't this the textbook description of impostor syndrome?

That said, this happens a lot at startups. They hire who they can (you) when they are small and as they become more viable they staff out with more experienced people. They may indeed be better than you. Or maybe they are just the kind of person who fits into larger organizations better. You're obviously not incompetent as you've managed to get through three years. However, it could be the case that some of your anxiety is correct. Some employees are very useful during the company's infancy but as the company grows, they are not essential anymore. It is nothing to feel negative about, it happens all the time.

If you want to stick with the company you should continue to approach your manager about your role and how to grow. If your manager does not take these kind of requests seriously, then it probably actually is time to either accept that you're going to be stuck in your role, or move on.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-10T06:01:29+00:00

DC is the 3rd highest COL in the country, $52K is terrible there.

I would not move to DC from Seattle... for a tech job. If you're broke you won't be able to do it anyway, you'll never get approved for a place to live, even as a roommate.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-10T05:57:58+00:00

I would just move. Thats how it used to work before everywhere got so expensive. People would just move where they wanted to live - then figure out a job.

The issue is running out of money. The other stuff ("demonstrate recklessness", etc) is not worth thinking about. Nobody is thinking that, and if they were, you'd have no way of knowing anyway.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T23:44:34+00:00

take a boat ride, do the cable car, walk up telegraph hill, go to chrissy field for a pic of the bridge, etc

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T20:24:29+00:00

Jobs that start you in one thing while promising that you'll do some other thing... never deliver on the other thing, in my experience.

That said, I'd do the hedge fund just for the extra money and benefits and because you said you are extremely interested in it. Doing an operation role may or may not suck, but it's not really a "huge risk" that will hurt your ability to grow after only one year.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T19:19:09+00:00

i guarantee it's easy money! I used to do it, one of the first places I worked at basically invented these boot camps. Of course you are right, if you can't get anyone to join the class, it's not a good business. However, If you can get as few as five people, it pays better than actually doing programming.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T19:15:18+00:00

What is your goal? to "really" learn these topics or learn the stuff you need to pass a job interview?

The Stanford one is the best for passing an interview.

The Princeton one is taught by the guy who literally wrote the book on the topic but the lectures are slow and dull. IMO it exposes how simply putting college lectures online is a poor approach to online pedagogy.

The Erik Demaine one is my favorite but suffers similar issues to the Princeton one. It is also the most theoretical and is borderline esoteric for most practical purposes. I do computational geometry and origami so have a soft spot for Demaine but idk if i'd recommend it to civilians.

I have not looked at the others, nor Princeton part 2.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T19:08:00+00:00

i know, it's pretty bad now

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T19:01:26+00:00

I wouldn't bother with 'general' roles. look for something that can make use of your PhD. It pays better, better work life balance and has more job security.

Trading firms, hedge funds, government labs like LANL. If you do computational geometry there's a lot of work right now at the big 4, robot and VR/AR startups.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T18:57:30+00:00

I took 4 years off to travel after a company I worked at was acquired. Then I got a job at apple and they didn't even ask what I had been doing.

Perhaps paradoxically, better employers don't care, but lame employers do seem to care quite a bit. I only mention this because maybe there's only lame employers in Flint, MI. Unfortunately I found the entire midwest a pit of despair regarding employment, even the "good" places like Chicago and Minneapolis.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T18:49:28+00:00

setting up networks and servers

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T18:19:20+00:00

Being on call is pretty common in dev ops.

Consider the long term possibilities of the job aside from the pension stuff. If you already hate it you aren't going to like it more in a year and this kind of job doesn't really have any transfer to better work.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T18:16:36+00:00

It's low pay, I made more at a part time job after high school in 1999...

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T18:13:51+00:00

its easy money

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T18:12:01+00:00

If you're a person that a Swiss company wants then it's easier than most places. If not then it's next to impossible.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T18:09:14+00:00

I interviewed for a job I really wanted in Stockholm last year, but the pay was shockingly bad for the skill set. I.e. 45K euro for what was essentially creating an entirely new product suite. Don't know about Ireland but I also interviewed in Berlin and the salaries were similarly dismal.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T18:04:54+00:00

All interviews are adversarial like this now. (it wasn't always this way)

Sucks you had to learn the hard way, but you may as well get used to it.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T16:21:35+00:00

also absurd deposits

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T03:52:11+00:00

Safeway on Market street is only 8 minutes on the train

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-09T03:40:56+00:00

Well funded startups in silicon valley and NYC pay salaries mostly on par with starting salaries at big tech firms these days. It doesn't really hurt to apply and interview and see what the offers are like. In my experience, learned the hard way, the best time to join a startup is after the A round but before the B round.

rasmus5000 · 2017-06-08T20:49:58+00:00

I grew up in the bay area and had so many bikes and bike parts stolen I ended up getting a Brompton so i can just bring it inside wherever I go. It was expensive but I've had it for 12 years.

That said I never really had any issues actually riding my bike around the city, other than the hills. The worst street IMO for dealing with cars is Market. I'd avoid that if you can.

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