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my interview for my current job was like 3 hours long
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When I'm ready to retire I'm going to take a job at one of those "unlimited vacation" companies, have a good first performance review, and then go on a permanent vacation until I get fired or they change the policy.
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May 2, 2017 07:51
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aren't they unlimited vacation as long as your manager approves the requests?
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May 2, 2017 09:41
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lol as if an ‘unlimited vacation’ policy shop isn’t age discriminating over 40 much less retirement age
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May 2, 2017 12:47
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cis autodrag posted:so, uh, what is an on site interview like at a non dysfunctional company? here it was even more tests, a bunch of bragging about the facilities and then am awkward one on one with a member of each team you were interviewing with. The Management posted:they're going to put you in an interview room. one or two interviewers at a time for 30-60 minutes are going to ask you technical and coding questions. they'll take you to lunch. it'll be a long day.
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May 2, 2017 13:15
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cis autodrag posted:apple wants me to come out for an onsite! now we find out new ways for me to embarrass myself in technical interviews. also i need to find dates i can conceivably attribute to family events. you can always call in sick with something "intensely biological" and nobody will ask for details
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May 2, 2017 13:24
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fart simpson posted:aren't they unlimited vacation as long as your manager approves the requests? what's the manager going to do if you just take vacation? that's what i've always done. "hi team, i'm going to be on vacation from <date> to <date>, please let me know if there's any information you need from me before i leave." remember, "it's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission"
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May 2, 2017 13:28
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Blinkz0rz posted:what's the manager going to do if you just take vacation? that's what i've always done. "hi team, i'm going to be on vacation from <date> to <date>, please let me know if there's any information you need from me before i leave." hi Blinkz0rz, According to the schedule you're expected to deliver <task> by the end of <milestone>. other teams are depending on this to be complete so they can get their features done. will you be delivering this code before you go and guiding it through integration? who will be supporting them and fixing bugs in your code when you're gone? keep me updated, The Management
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May 2, 2017 14:26
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The Management posted:hi Blinkz0rz, hi the management, that other guy will be doing the rest. idgaf who. best, blinkz0rz
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May 2, 2017 14:30
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Blinkz0rz posted:hi the management, the rest of the team has their own assignments. be at my office at 3pm today to review the outstanding deliverables and timeline. also I don't see a vacation request in the time tracking site. your time off is not approved until it's entered in there and I click approve. we'll discuss at 3.
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May 2, 2017 14:55
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yeah at my place anything over a week has to be approved by your manager and anything over two weeks has to be approved by the director.
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May 2, 2017 15:03
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i just scheduled 2 weeks off in june and told my boss only after i already booked the flights, lol if you need approval also don't plan on recording the time off in the payroll system because ive never done it in any job ive ever had
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May 2, 2017 15:09
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ive got a place interested that seems solid but was billed as a "chill place to work where people can wear jeans blah blah" which raised a flag. theres enough glassdoor review noise that i cant really get a feel for the place. whats the yospolicy on naming and shaming because id be genuinely interested in anyone else has experience with them and i strangely trust this comedy forum more than most legit job sites
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May 2, 2017 15:23
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quite a few people on this dead gay comedy forum enjoy passing their time by doxing and griefing random strangers, so your judgment on this matter is a little suspect imo
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May 2, 2017 15:35
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hmm good point
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May 2, 2017 15:41
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Cocoa Crispies posted:you can always call in sick with something "intensely biological" and nobody will ask for details Hershey squirts.
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May 2, 2017 16:10
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what is a good reference for brushing up on filter design? I have an audio filter design interview coming up and I haven't looked at filters since school.
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May 2, 2017 16:11
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The Management posted:the rest of the team has their own assignments. be at my office at 3pm today to review the outstanding deliverables and timeline. also I don't see a vacation request in the time tracking site. your time off is not approved until it's entered in there and I click approve. we'll discuss at 3. mishaq posted:lol if you need approval
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May 2, 2017 16:30
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mishaq posted:lol if you need approval
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May 2, 2017 16:32
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PierreTheMime posted:ive got a place interested that seems solid but was billed as a "chill place to work where people can wear jeans blah blah" which raised a flag. theres enough glassdoor review noise that i cant really get a feel for the place. whats the yospolicy on naming and shaming because id be genuinely interested in anyone else has experience with them and i strangely trust this comedy forum more than most legit job sites I currently work in this environment and it is currently really bad but that doesn't really have anything to do with the dress code. I did an interview with a place a few weeks ago that advertised jeans and nerf gunz etc in the listing and then was told 5 minutes into the interview that it was a placement position at E Corp with a strict dress code.
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May 2, 2017 18:48
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yeh im still gonna look into it but i don't have high hopes in other news the nyc job called back and offered it to me fully remote because they know moving to the area is a tall order. i started to tell him I had to decline due to city costs/housing and he immediately jumped in with it so i assume they'd sussed out my hesitance. just a couple more bits to deal with but the people seem nice and this might be a keeper
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May 2, 2017 21:22
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Cocoa Crispies posted:you can always call in sick with something "intensely biological" and nobody will ask for details ooh, i like this one
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May 2, 2017 21:42
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always be booking flights etc before you ask permission, or for the love of God at least lie and say you've booked them
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May 2, 2017 22:06
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PierreTheMime posted:ive got a place interested that seems solid but was billed as a "chill place to work where people can wear jeans blah blah" which raised a flag. theres enough glassdoor review noise that i cant really get a feel for the place. whats the yospolicy on naming and shaming because id be genuinely interested in anyone else has experience with them and i strangely trust this comedy forum more than most legit job sites "place says they are good place to work" -> "must be a red flag" yospos logic
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May 2, 2017 22:55
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ofc bad jobs say they are good, but also good jobs do too
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May 2, 2017 22:58
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honestly promoting having a chill dress code is a pretty good sign compared to say having children's toys such as foosball and xbox
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May 2, 2017 23:00
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adults would like to do their work in a comfortable and unimpeded way and things like "dress how you like" and "come and go when it suits you, just be around for x, y, z every week and get your work done" are good for that
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May 2, 2017 23:02
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yeah advertising literally childish things is a pretty bad red flag (related: the paternalism of jobs that feed and amuse you so you never have to leave) a good job/boss should view a large part of their role as 'actively get out of the way of employees accomplishing things' and remote options, flex hours, no dress code, results oriented vs ritual oriented, no one breathing down your neck -- all go a long way to that
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May 2, 2017 23:08
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a lot of what i saw on glassdoor was they micromanage and theres no work-life balance though a bunch were positive. when the recruiter just started going into how they have an easy going attitude in a large corp unsolicited it just struck me as a little forced. dunno i more care about the work details and technicals than whether i can wear jorts 
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May 2, 2017 23:39
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you cant wear jorts ever, have some self respect
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May 3, 2017 01:30
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minivanmegafun posted:you cant wear jorts ever, have some self respect
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May 3, 2017 01:37
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A red flag to.me is ending up in those "best places to work" lists. I've worked at those places and those lists and straight bought, paid for, and vote rigged.
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May 3, 2017 01:50
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PierreTheMime posted:a lot of what i saw on glassdoor was they micromanage and theres no work-life balance though a bunch were positive. when the recruiter just started going into how they have an easy going attitude in a large corp unsolicited it just struck me as a little forced. dunno i more care about the work details and technicals than whether i can wear jorts all recruiters are clueless and are just making poo poo up. their pitch will always be entirely unrelated to the actual quality of the company and job- good or bad.
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May 3, 2017 01:51
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my current job is a chill place to work where we can wear jeans and come and go whenever as long as we're getting our work done but none of that was in any pitches or job descriptions, it was up to me to figure it out during the interview. the pitch was "here is the company it does x with y tech, everyone we've placed in this group really likes the manager." in retrospect it makes perfect sense - "we treat you like an adult" is not something you should ever have to advertise to actual adults
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May 3, 2017 02:16
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basically recruiters are a red flag
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May 3, 2017 02:19
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update: they offered me $35/hr for this contract with no benefits. i told them it seemed low. I guess it's time to ask for more? i am not so good at this.
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May 3, 2017 04:58
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PapaLazarou posted:update: they offered me $35/hr for this contract with no benefits. i told them it seemed low. I guess it's time to ask for more? not sure where you're at but yes, that sounds absurdly low for contracting. you should be able to get (at least) that as a regular employee in any decent market.
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May 3, 2017 05:02
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am i the only one who reads "unlimited vacation" as "no vacation"? I was taking an HR class when netflix' policy was announced and the teacher thought i was being super negative
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May 3, 2017 05:02
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PapaLazarou posted:update: they offered me $35/hr for this contract with no benefits. i told them it seemed low. I guess it's time to ask for more?
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FrozenVent posted:am i the only one who reads "unlimited vacation" as "no vacation"? i've taken 4-5 weeks every year for past 5 years of unlimited vacation jobs, oh well guess im lucky or smart or just filter out lovely employers when interviewing or something
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