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a Not a Children posted:Sounds like your company has an underhiring problem - consistently having to work nights and weekends is a strong sign that management isn't staffing their projects well enough. From the sound of things it's absolutely endemic to the company and unlikely to change. that reminds me of something I overheard our tech lead muttering to himself about yesterday: a quarter of our open req spots never got filled. 25% x 1 year is 3 months. we’ve been understaffed for as long as I’ve been here, but it hasn’t really affected my work life balance until recently.
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ShadowHawk posted:25 days vacation yeah, but only cause you've been there long enough. I'm still at 15, and new people would start at 15
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Faith For Two posted:a Overload rarely comes all at once, it comes in the form of several ASAP work requests a wekk sprinkled over the course of a continually mounting pile of longer term projects Once you hit 2 months with no weekends it's not a crunch, it's your life, and frankly that poo poo is unacceptable unless you're getting paid stupid money for it
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A recruiter wanted to submit my application to a Big Bank. He said my social security number was required for validation purposes, to check against the bank's no hire list. Has anyone ever heard of this? I laughed at him and said not a chance. Ither fucked around with this message at 21:58 on Oct 2, 2020 |
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Oct 2, 2020 20:57
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I had to get fingerprinted and give a full credit and background check to work at a bank but I’d at least interviewed first the idea that they have a searchable list of SSNs doesn’t sound kosher though
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Oct 2, 2020 21:00
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I've applied to a number of financial institutions and never heard of anything like that. Sounds like a scummy recruiter.
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Oct 2, 2020 21:04
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Ither posted:A recruiter wanted to submit my application to a Big Bank. He said my social security number was required for validation purposes, to check against the bank's no hire list. jesus there's probably a shitload of desperate people out there who will fall for this
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Oct 2, 2020 21:06
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Achmed Jones posted:yeah, but only cause you've been there long enough. I'm still at 15, and new people would start at 15
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Oct 2, 2020 21:10
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many interviewers I’m talking to have heard about my current project and are asking me about it. it’s getting increasingly difficult to avoid describing what a dumpster fire it really is.
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Oct 2, 2020 21:12
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in my head: “oh yeah, this thing is obviously going to crash and burn due to terrible decisions and a hosed culture. the architecture is a clusterfuck, all of the good people are leaving, and the higher ups are shuffling the deck chairs around instead of addressing the real problems” verbally: “we’re doing some very exciting things. we’ve rethought some basic principles and are engineering better solutions to existing problems by starting from the ground up”
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Oct 2, 2020 21:17
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The Management posted:in my head: “oh yeah, this thing is obviously going to crash and burn due to terrible decisions and a hosed culture. the architecture is a clusterfuck, all of the good people are leaving, and the higher ups are shuffling the deck chairs around instead of addressing the real problems” It sounds more like you're starting the project from very high up and will end up on the ground
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Oct 2, 2020 21:38
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Asleep Style posted:It sounds more like you're starting the project from very high up and will end up on the ground we are on target to deliver this project, and the pace is accelerating. going to have a big impact when we land this thing.
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Oct 2, 2020 21:47
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ShadowHawk posted:I believe it's possible to negotiate starting with the higher number of days if you join mid-career (especially from an acquisition). Then again one guy I know didn't do this and he was a rehire and just let them set the clock back to year one. Any time you return to a place you should always try to get your original start date. Anytime you're aquihired, you should insist on original start date.
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Oct 2, 2020 21:54
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I came back to work at my alma mater and my start date was still in there as 2003, from when I was a student. Sadly, the vacation accrual didn't count from that date, though!
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ShadowHawk posted:I believe it's possible to negotiate starting with the higher number of days if you join mid-career (especially from an acquisition). Then again one guy I know didn't do this and he was a rehire and just let them set the clock back to year one. I didn't try it with google, but I asked with amazon because their package was just abysmal, and it was a hard "no." wouldn't be hugely surprised if acquisitions l and rehires have more leeway, but I definitely get the impression that vacation days aren't negotiable (at google, I mean). could be wrong though 🤷♀️
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Ither posted:A recruiter wanted to submit my application to a Big Bank. He said my social security number was required for validation purposes, to check against the bank's no hire list. I once had a recruiter for a big bank tell me they required a pay stub and previous year's tax returns, no joke. Craziest loving thing I've ever heard.
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Oct 3, 2020 00:04
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Just got hired on at $NEWJOB, at 50% higher base rate than $OLDJOB. $NEWJOB did a background check using hireright, who insisted that I give them W-2s from some past employers. I'm sure that data is totally safe and well-protected, and won't expose me to identity theft at all. Poopernickel fucked around with this message at 18:16 on Oct 3, 2020 |
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Oct 3, 2020 18:05
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Poopernickel posted:Just got hired on at $NEWJOB, at 50% higher base rate than $OLDJOB. Well at least it's been maybe not since 2013! quote:The fifth server compromised as part of this botnet was located at Internet addresses assigned to Kroll Background America, Inc., a company that provides employment background, drug and health screening. Kroll Background America is now part of HireRight, a background-checking firm managed by the Falls Church, Va.-based holding company Altegrity, which owns both the Kroll and HireRight properties. Files left behind by intruders into the company’s internal network suggest the HireRight breach extends back to at least June 2013. Get the job start the job, claim you're in London and file a GDPR takedown.
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so I’ve narrowed it down to two companies I’m talking with. one is a more interesting project but the company is a mess. second is less interesting but they have their poo poo together. first co told me that they’re interested but they also have other candidates to talk to. I assume that means they aren’t that excited and hoping someone better comes along. second co just made an offer that is way higher than what I expected and it’s going to be hard to make them wait. the smart answer is to take the second one now, but I really want to see what I could get from the first one
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Oct 4, 2020 00:24
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lol at prioritizing interesting computers to touch over getting paid and a sane work environment, but you do you
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Achmed Jones posted:lol at prioritizing interesting computers to touch over getting paid and a sane work environment, but you do you this but also nothing is stopping you from taking the first offer then ditching if you get a better offer from the other place
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Oct 4, 2020 00:30
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The Management posted:but the company is a mess hard no on that one no matter what else it has going for it
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Oct 4, 2020 00:33
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the mgmt has been in the game long enough that we shouldn't have to say "tell job 1 to hurry up bc you have an offer, and gently caress them* if they don't" but here we are *not in the sexy way
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The Management posted:first co told me that they’re interested but they also have other candidates to talk to. I assume that means they aren’t that excited and hoping someone better comes along. yeah this is me at the moment too. I feel like someone's backup date in case they can't find someone hotter. unfortunately I only have the one role in progress so I can't really tell them to get bent.
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kind of a mess company is a chance to fix some things. they’re not dumb, just need some direction. that’s a better opportunity than a place that is all best practices and has no low hanging fruit. anyway I emailed their recruiter to speed things up and he will get a phone call from me Monday.
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The Management posted:kind of a mess company is a chance to fix some things. they’re not dumb, just need some direction. that’s a better opportunity than a place that is all best practices and has no low hanging fruit. i dunno, i work at a place that's not perfect, but much better at "all best practices" than like 95% of the software industry and while there's not "introduce source control" level of low hanging fruit it does let you be super productive, which is nice
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The Management posted:so I’ve narrowed it down to two companies I’m talking with. one is a more interesting project but the company is a mess. second is less interesting but they have their poo poo together. Did you tell the first company you have an offer? That tends to get things moving.
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Regarding SSNs I had one recruiting company that wanted the last 4 digits of my social security number and I was like, Why do you need that? And they said they needed it for their internal database to track candidates. I said I didn't want to provide it and they ghosted me for like six months until they tried to pick back up from like nothing happened. Screw those people, I got a big raise with the job I found in the meantime, not the paycut you were trying to convince me I'd have to take. One of my friends also worked with them and to quote him, "If I listened to those people I'd be slinging C# for 80K a year" Regarding W2s: I had to provide those for a background check once, and I figured since they were just supposed to be for a background check I blocked out SSNs on them and figured I'd see if they complained, and they never did.
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I sometimes wish I had an actual niche skill, like the EV cars thread has a post about a guy who is an expert in the global lithium industry and podcasts about it, and wasn't just a generic computer toucher who can hold a conversation with product people.
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We're super fortunate I guess, if I was good at being e.g. a Nurse or careworker in the same generic way I'm good at my job now I wouldn't make a decent salary and covid would have sucked really bad. Seems like BS
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Oct 5, 2020 19:07
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I have niche skills that are theoretically highly valuable and I spend a lot of time wishing I could be happy working a generic job. Grass always greener, etc., etc.
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Oct 5, 2020 19:13
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I’ve got the niche skills that make me employable at like 4 companies.
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Oct 5, 2020 19:20
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Friend of mine got hard no'd by a company after he expressed that he would prefer not to come into the office while COVID is ongoing Stay safe out there friends
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Oct 5, 2020 19:26
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The Management posted:I’ve got the niche skills that make me employable at like 4 companies. Yup. Being in a niche is a double-edged sword. Sure you can command a high salary but the stars have to align to find an opening somewhere.
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Oct 5, 2020 19:44
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true but specialization also nets you the cash
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Oct 5, 2020 19:48
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The ability to leave a bad job quickly is worth a fair amount of cash IMO.
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Oct 5, 2020 19:51
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The Management posted:I’ve got the niche skills that make me employable at like 4 companies. i definitely have to enjoy the specialized domain knowledge to be happy in a job so it’s hard to see a way out of this situation for me tbh
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Oct 5, 2020 22:14
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i have some domain knowledge that is useful for 12 companies, but I'm actively avoiding looking for work at any of them right now
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Oct 5, 2020 22:19
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you also run into the situation i’m currently dealing with where your interviews are the easiest layups because you’re the only person in the room who has any idea what’s going on but once hr gets involved they frown at your asking price and deny you
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That's why I always bring up compensation early on.
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