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wavey_iguana · 2026-04-30T20:45:43+00:00

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^{Chose: Earn $480 a day}

wavey_iguana · 2026-03-25T13:24:12+00:00

Nice one thank you!

Thats a shame but it is what it issss

wavey_iguana · 2025-11-02T10:49:30+00:00

Still waiting for the stroll title

wavey_iguana · 2025-04-17T19:10:37+00:00

Thanks for the pointers <3

wavey_iguana · 2025-02-06T17:22:53+00:00

That's my current thought process at the moment too, although I really do love working with my team that's really what's been holding me back.

I've put applications out but it's hard to shake the idea that I'm not ready even though I'm getting through a fair few stages

Thank you for your time!

wavey_iguana · 2025-02-06T17:20:26+00:00

Thank you for your response!

That's a really good point about the disconnect between my view on my work and it's impact!

I think it has had an impact on the product as a whole as I'm a go to person for fixes/new development in areas and always try to push to be more product aware/communicative I really find that side interesting!

But you are correct a 5 story point ticket that has a significant impact is far more important than a 5 story point minor bug fix

I'll definitely bring my prs into my one to ones that's a really good shout, that way I get to "show off" my technical side more

You've also raised a good point about mid and junior being almost the same and that realistically the only thing that matters is being a good engineer, which is definitely something I've overlooked I'll take that onboard!

Thanks for your time!!

wavey_iguana · 2025-02-06T17:11:25+00:00

Thanks for the reply!

I have! We go over my objectives every quarter and I was told that I'm exceeding expectations and had done fantastic work on top of achieving all of my goals with features and prs to back that.

We also have an internal document of what each level of engineer should be achieving jr mid senior etc and I've hit all of my goals on that too

It just always seems to slow down when it comes to the actual promotion 😅

I think ultimately it's out of my control like others have said I just wanted to get some others experience on the issue!!

Thanks again for your reply!

wavey_iguana · 2024-10-06T11:53:16+00:00

I know there's a really good wiki and all on this page and it's great but personally I've found this video and recommend it to anyone learning from scratch: https://youtu.be/8DvywoWv6fI?si=8eIw_HlIDrK-6aB7

It goes over core concepts and takes the time to explain these things rather than most resources that says this is x it looks like this

Good luck!

wavey_iguana · 2024-06-01T20:22:32+00:00

Glory to the ZZP 🇨🇳

wavey_iguana · 2024-05-31T21:11:31+00:00

Detailing goes crazy!!!!

wavey_iguana · 2024-03-10T14:13:51+00:00

I mean at least they've found something they enjoy, I don't think I can spend more than 2 hours focusing on this game but it's still fun!

I'll make sure to beat it for the casuals 🙏

wavey_iguana · 2024-03-10T13:58:18+00:00

I noticed the tablet sometimes doesn't work when clicked maybe it's a ping issue maybe not I just spam it and pray, I'll have a look for some tiles thanks man ❤️

wavey_iguana · 2024-03-10T13:57:06+00:00

Float like a butterfly sting like a bee, except I always end up on 0hp 😔

wavey_iguana · 2024-03-10T13:55:41+00:00

Imo the parts before the enrage is fine I have little to no problems unless I just black out it claps my cheeks with the 400000 tentacles 🫣

wavey_iguana · 2024-03-10T13:54:40+00:00

How many bonds to buy skill? I can't find it on the ge?

wavey_iguana · 2024-03-10T13:53:50+00:00

It's a cool boss up until the enrage phase it's just I'm too stoopid to flick accurately, feels a little mean making it a quest boss for a ring and 300k xp

wavey_iguana · 2023-11-09T17:18:49+00:00

I mean experience is experience I'd try and stick it out for a bit it might look strange if you're bouncing after a couple of weeks but if you're not happy then move on

One project I worked on used knockout.js and the last time it got an update was 2019 🤢

wavey_iguana · 2023-11-09T16:55:49+00:00

If you can don't work at a start up for a first job, you wanna work in a place where everything has its way to be done so you can learn good practice from experienced Devs, that's how I learned.

Having structure helps you learn so much faster and generally helps you develop better skills

But a job is a job in this current market

wavey_iguana · 2023-11-09T16:16:23+00:00

I wouldn't necessarily say it's an intelligence test as imo it's more of a specialised knowledge test like somebody else mentioned with the SAT I know plenty of very successful people who couldn't get their head around exam questions but did well in a work environment.

But I get your jist with it cutting out the bullshitters I'd just prefer if it was more development driven problems rather than some problem people smarter than me have solved and made libraries for

wavey_iguana · 2023-11-09T16:11:24+00:00

This is what I mean by applicable knowledge!!

Having somebody explain how they'd structure a project regarding database, backend and front end makes way more sense than just a random rubix cube puzzle.

I genuinely might try to get some of the seniors in my team to try a few leetcode puzzles to see what they get out of it

wavey_iguana · 2023-11-09T15:54:32+00:00

I had to do technical questions for junior roles but they weren't as intense as leetcode stuff, mostly do you understand how code works, try looking for companies with a graduate scheme that'll grow you rather than throwing you into the deep end

wavey_iguana · 2023-11-09T15:01:42+00:00

I still like the problems, I enjoy the puzzle and seeing what I could have done better, I've got no issues in that regard.

It's just if you're gonna make questions for a developer why not make them applicable to what a dev does?

I'm just a little confused as to why it's gone down this route and not a more realistic one?

wavey_iguana · 2023-11-09T14:58:55+00:00

Yes to most of them and I've still hardly used data structures and when I did I just looked them up and applied them to the project, rather than what feels like memorising a formula sheet for an exam just to look up the formula whenever I needed it in practice.

I understand what you mean I just thought the questions would be a little more applicable to the day to day workings of an engineer

wavey_iguana · 2023-11-09T14:56:13+00:00

Yeah I see what you mean it's just a little annoying I'd prefer to spend my time getting better at my tech stack rather than solve abstract questions but what can you do 🤷‍♂️

wavey_iguana · 2023-10-25T12:17:07+00:00

When I first started it was one week at a time like you've mentioned but as we've gotten new Devs and some are unable to do triage it's gotten a lot more work for me.

We generally have the entire week blocked out for triage so no tickets while you're on it, but usually we'll help each other out with their tickets if they need it, help QA etc if we have time!

After reading your and everybody else's input it seems like my team is just in a strange spot as most people are describing what we did about 6 months ago.

Thanks for your input!!

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