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Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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post the interview questions that were in the op of the other thread or this one is worthless

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Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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The Leck posted:

i don't remember who posted them originally, but here they are, and they're great:

👍👍👍

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Anyone want to give a Boston network engineer some good figgies

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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cis autodrag posted:

Incoming hostile work environment lawsuit from qhats new reports

lol

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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qhat posted:

some oval office went loving retard

what is wrong with you

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Valeyard posted:

i got like a 19% payrise last week, and 16% bonus, but still feel pretty underpaid

i wonder what H1B options are available these days, might be interesting to go work in the us for a year or two while ive got no hard ties here yet

always seemed like amazon was the best way to go for foreigners wanting to work in usa tech

well the government is currently literally nonfunctional and won't be for the foreseeable future, so lol

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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a suit is correct or at least not wrong unless you are interviewing at some weird west coast dudebro shop in which case rethink your job application entirely

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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lancemantis posted:

whenever i have to go to the east coast for meetings or whatever, i kind of make a dumb point out of making sure i don't dress in my everyday working style but i don't go all out because screw those standards

weirdo westcoast dudebro spotted

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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ultravoices posted:

i like how these threads turned from support group for job seekers to cranky bastards making GBS threads on anyone daring to seek employment in the noble profession of computer touching.

i blame qhat's toxic garbage posting, mostly

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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HoboMan posted:

i def mostly post at work

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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qhat posted:

I post mostly outside of work or during lunch because I don't have time most days, because I'm working.

look at this idiot who sucks at his job

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Pollyanna posted:

i've been having interviews but they're with startups that have like 15~20 people and maybe a handful of engineers

i don't really like that? i don't feel like it's the right environment for me, but that's also the grand majority of companies looking to hire in boston

i have no idea how to get noticed by and hired at non-startup places and that's loving me up

goons please help how i get job

what's your skillset

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Jimmy Carter posted:

Oh snap, I suddenly have an interview coming up for a QA gig.

The team seems really cool and talking to people on the team and others around them, they’re big on actually giving a poo poo about work/life balance. Some people had to be on call over a holiday and the manager legitimately felt bad since he’s been on teams before where that’s the norm, so they’re changing procedures and how they scope things so that doesn’t happen again.

Post your best advice for prepping for interviews as it’s been a very long time since I’ve done one

make sure you can tell a little story about every line-item on your resume

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Yeah, don't fall into the trap of thinking that only tech companies need devs or other IT staff, every company has some sort of demand for technical people

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Pollyanna posted:

which still annoys me because a company should have loyalty to its workers over its profits but thats the socialist in me. anyway it doesnt seem engineering related

jfc username post combo

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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The only thing that can come out of a company telling you more info on your firing, from their point of view, is a lawsuit

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Pollyanna posted:

maybe getting up and going in the morning will be easier now that i have a cpap

im just terrible with long(?) commutes, especially if i want to cook dinner

40 minutes isn't long

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Blinkz0rz posted:

pollyanna is the exact sort of person boomers point at when they're derisive of millennials

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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As I said before, companies will never tell you anything because the only thing they stand to gain from it is a lawsuit

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Gazpacho posted:

i've decided to leave my job about a month from now, i'm the only person with the knowledge needed to field support requests after the other devs were laid off and the work shipped to elbonia, any suggestions how to break it to my boss who I'm on good terms with? :( (i don't expect to have an offer in hand)

A letter that says "I will be resigning my position at (company) effective (t+2 weeks). Thank you."

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Sapozhnik posted:

under capitalism we are all owned

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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I like "tell me about a project/client/customer interaction that did not go as smoothly as planned and how you resolved the issues"

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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FMguru posted:

he said "current job" not "youre posting"

savage

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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DELETE CASCADE posted:

basically yes, just let me do whatever i want, and believe whatever i tell you about how/when the thing you want will be done

we've decided to go with someone else

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Shaman Linavi posted:

sry but i will respect the integrity of the challenge and instead post of a meme of similar quality


:chloe:

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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postin' here since i'm startin' to throw resumes out there

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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qhat posted:

Lots of people like to have sex with their partners after a tough week of work. Not really something people tend to post about though.

lol like you're one to post police

stfu

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Pendragon posted:

based on multiple accounts, yes. I don't feel it was malicious, more of "we already got a lot of good candidates and you already have a strike against you being at a different office so v:geno:v".

exact phrase was "set your expectations properly" which is pretty good business-speak.

that's extremely strong gently caress-you language

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Ciaphas posted:

The thing is I genuinely can't tell because i just got off of 2 months of disability (66% pay, untaxed so I have to pay that later) and that ate into the nonretirement reserves I had, plus Mint only can access 90 days on a new account

for a long while beforehand I was also sinking ~$650/mo in psychologist (and will be doing so again starting tomorrow :sigh:), probably ~$100/mo in doctor visits/office fees, my rent is $1500 and my car is $420 (nice). Typical takehome per biweekly check's just shy of 2k. dunno how any of that or my salary compares to averages in the vegas area

your car is far too expensive

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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well that phone interview didn't go so well :v:

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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yospos view the shoes

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Munkeymon posted:

California's constitution is also a joke but one of those bad rambling poorly told ones

better Nate than lever

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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qhat posted:

Also don't count on the jobs you can get at those non tech hubs knowing what they are actually doing

also don't count on any job knowing what they're actually doing

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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i think i lowballed myself on a "estimated salary" question and would still potentially be looking at a forty thousand dollar raise

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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The Management posted:

a Facebook recruiter hit me up yesterday. how do I tell her that everyone hates them and their stock is not going anywhere and I would be ashamed to work there, but also if you give me a fuckton of money and everything I want I’ll consider it?

you only say the last part

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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bob dobbs is dead posted:

mr nice shoes doesn't work for a tech company by that definition

He's never claimed to

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Ciaphas posted:

doesn't nbsd literally work for a major bank in NY

yes

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Mao Zedong Thot posted:

wearing a suit to an interview is generally a massive fuckup because either you look like a dick, or youre interviewing somewhere where you have to wear a suit because of abstract arbitrary reasons which instantly makes it a garbage workplace

you can be goddamn sure that if your boss cares about how you dress they approach everything else in the workplace from the same petty and superficial place

west coast moron spotted

Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Notorious b.s.d. posted:

also just in general 80 hours of pto is loving sad and terrible

dsyp

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Captain Foo
May 11, 2004

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Ciaphas posted:

should probably just give up on this anxiety treatment and

NOPE

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