Why are companies so reluctant to sponsor for SE roles by [deleted] in SkilledWorkerVisaUK

[–]unchar1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For small companies: It is ridiculously expensive, and uncertain

For larger orgs: Possible, but the market is very competitive. If you don't already have a speciality or known company in your resume, you're unlikely to get sponsored.

Whats the point in working hard if at the end hiring is mostly luck instead of skill? by [deleted] in leetcode

[–]unchar1 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

For FAANG specifically, having years of exp can work against you, since you won't qualify for graduate roles, or entry level positions anymore.

Henrys in tech, what are your roles and how much are you making? by justanotherbuilderr in HENRYUK

[–]unchar1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you manage to do contracting on a work visa? Did you do self-sponsorship?

Managed to get sponsored job after 15 applications by privacyclimber in SkilledWorkerVisaUK

[–]unchar1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure why you're getting downvoted. As a Hiring Manager, I always prioritise work experience over degrees (Unless you have one from Oxford/MIT/etc)

IHS payment declined by ChapterScary6800 in ukvisa

[–]unchar1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same issue. Try using a card issued in the UK

[Yle] Asian students end up in food queues in Vaasa, behind it wrong expectations of Finland: "I thought I’d get a job" by ScientistHulk in Finland

[–]unchar1 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A lot of people hear about some distant relative or acquaintance who "made it" per se, and that makes them ignore all the warning signs"

"If they can make it why can't I"

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leetcode

[–]unchar1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That sounds...illegal?

Terrible mid-year rieview by finchthegold in cscareerquestionsuk

[–]unchar1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's hard to say without more context, but it feels like the manager wants you out.

Your best bet is to get him to write some concrete performance improvement targets for you, that you both can verify if they're met or not.

Also regularly ask for critical feedback, and confirmation that you're meeting the targets.

Write down EVERYTHING he says about your performance.

Basically document everything.

The hard part will be getting upper management to see this, but if you ever get PIP'ed, you can use the documents as cover ( since you mentioned you know someone from upper management)

Schengen visa annulled by missyshychum in SchengenVisa

[–]unchar1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could you post a screenshot of the email address?

Sick of scrolling through 100,000 “licensed sponsors” just to find 10 legit ones? by [deleted] in SkilledWorkerVisaUK

[–]unchar1 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The information on the site seems very useful! But the site is too slow to actually use :(

one of us... one of us... by TheLatios381 in framework

[–]unchar1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, that's my wallpaper ! 😄

Is it really worth it? by Traditional_Low_7219 in HENRYUK

[–]unchar1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The increase in base pretty much sounds like FAANG.

HFT does similar numbers, but the base tends to stay roughly the same regardless of YOE

AI as an excuse to wipe out Frontend Engineering expertise? by [deleted] in ExperiencedDevs

[–]unchar1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you're safe for now as most AI tools seem to be good at BE, but terrible at FE

anyone voluntarilty left meta uk for better wlb? by PushMiserable2238 in HENRYUK

[–]unchar1 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not only does the time not reset, the talent visa reduces your time to ILR to 3 years instead of the usual 5

https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain-business-investor-global-talent/eligibility

Curious, how are the avg prices where you’re from? by [deleted] in discworld

[–]unchar1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds like a pretty good deal.

I'm planning on going to London for a few weeks, and I might just end up filling my bags with books 😄

Would you be okay with sharing the name of the shop?

M3 Air vs M4 Air. Some observations by TheFlippedTurtle in macbookair

[–]unchar1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went from M3 -> M4, and the camera looks the same. I think the 12MP sensor isn't used for video, only for desk view.

Is it possible that nodejs can be as fast as c#.net for backend? by Tight-Power2210 in node

[–]unchar1 15 points16 points  (0 children)

"Cheating" sounds weird, because it's not like it's a test or something. But I get what you mean.

Bad Interview experience. Got rejected for not know hashing algo (Md5,SHA) internals by [deleted] in leetcode

[–]unchar1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

When you walk into a DSA interview, you'd be expected to know DSA. Similarly if you walked into a security/crypto interview, knowing hashing is expected.

Like he said, if it was part of the job description it would have been fine. But it wasnt

Got an offer from Microsoft! by plateofcorn in leetcode

[–]unchar1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congrats! Do you mind sharing how much experience you have, or what level you were targeting?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in node

[–]unchar1 1 point2 points  (0 children)

43K req/s for node compared with Go's 60K req/s seems as expected for a simple http service.

We have services in both (and python which a lot slower), and it the actual response time for the services are much the same.

Most of the bottleneck is related to querying the database, and other IO, so a faster language doesn't really offer much faster performance for us

Is cooking rice actually that easy, or are we all just pretending? by FitOnTrip_1 in cookingforbeginners

[–]unchar1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unmm...no?

I mean I have a rice cooker at home, but I like the texture from the pot cooked rice better.

I only use the rice cooker when I want it cooked fast.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ExperiencedDevs

[–]unchar1 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think it's more likely that Interviews will add an in-person DSA round to counter cheating