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Need advice on next steps of Career (3 YoE) /u/Captain_Levi_00 CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions I am currently an Associate Developer working for a medium sized UK company. It seems as though if I don’t attend the office twice a week next year, I won’t get promoted or probably fired. My manager literally said this to me. I can’t attend the office as I live over 2 hours away (hired during covid so started remote). I am moving to an arguably worst team with not much career growth. I have worked at this current company full-time for just over a year so they can technically fire me for any reason due to being employed for less than two years (UK Law). I worked for them 2 years prior as a contractor. I also don’t want to live near the office (in London) as I only earn £38k so won’t be able to save anything. I think it is clear to me I need to look for other jobs unless I can get an exception for my disability but I am not too hopeful. I made a post recently about moving to China with my girlfriend here: https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/1hd8pjz/is_this_career_suicide_wanting_to_take_a_break_to/ A link to my resume too for more details about me: https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringResumes/comments/1hgb2a0/3_yoe_associate_developer_looking_for_software/?sort=new A summary is that I would live in her city for a few months and live off savings (15k, so have plenty to live in China for a few months), apply for jobs, grind Leetcode and anything else needed to find a better job. My main concerns is that I haven’t properly looked for new jobs since graduating university 3 years ago, so I am a bit scared. I will probably have a resume gap, but people have said I can create my own LTD company, employ myself there, then complete portfolio work and then put that on my Resume to avoid a career gap. I am open to all advice, I got some good advice on my last post recommending against it. But things have changed now considering I probably can’t sustain my current job. I am thinking just to try to drag this job out for as long as possible while heavily applying for other jobs so I still earn money. But if I exhaust it till I am fired then I will definitely get a bad reference if I get asked for one and in background checks they would say they wouldn’t hire me again. But considering they are lowering my performance score for not even attending the office, they would probably already say they wouldn’t hire me again… I can ask colleagues I have worked with for references but I am not sure if companies allow you to get references from colleagues. Another completely different move could be studying a Masters degree for a year. I could go to a good University, then it might open me up to graduate roles at large big tech firms. As right now I don’t really have enough experience to apply for mid-level roles at these firms and I’m no longer a graduate. Any advice is appreciated, I have some options I can try but would really like some insight and advice on what’s best to do next. submitted by /u/Captain_Levi_00 [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  I am currently an Associate Developer working for a medium sized UK company. It seems as though if I don’t attend the office twice a week next year, I won’t get promoted or probably fired. My manager literally said this to me. I can’t attend the office as I live over 2 hours away (hired during covid so started remote). I am moving to an arguably worst team with not much career growth. I have worked at this current company full-time for just over a year so they can technically fire me for any reason due to being employed for less than two years (UK Law). I worked for them 2 years prior as a contractor. I also don’t want to live near the office (in London) as I only earn £38k so won’t be able to save anything. I think it is clear to me I need to look for other jobs unless I can get an exception for my disability but I am not too hopeful. I made a post recently about moving to China with my girlfriend here: https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/1hd8pjz/is_this_career_suicide_wanting_to_take_a_break_to/ A link to my resume too for more details about me: https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringResumes/comments/1hgb2a0/3_yoe_associate_developer_looking_for_software/?sort=new A summary is that I would live in her city for a few months and live off savings (15k, so have plenty to live in China for a few months), apply for jobs, grind Leetcode and anything else needed to find a better job. My main concerns is that I haven’t properly looked for new jobs since graduating university 3 years ago, so I am a bit scared. I will probably have a resume gap, but people have said I can create my own LTD company, employ myself there, then complete portfolio work and then put that on my Resume to avoid a career gap. I am open to all advice, I got some good advice on my last post recommending against it. But things have changed now considering I probably can’t sustain my current job. I am thinking just to try to drag this job out for as long as possible while heavily applying for other jobs so I still earn money. But if I exhaust it till I am fired then I will definitely get a bad reference if I get asked for one and in background checks they would say they wouldn’t hire me again. But considering they are lowering my performance score for not even attending the office, they would probably already say they wouldn’t hire me again… I can ask colleagues I have worked with for references but I am not sure if companies allow you to get references from colleagues. Another completely different move could be studying a Masters degree for a year. I could go to a good University, then it might open me up to graduate roles at large big tech firms. As right now I don’t really have enough experience to apply for mid-level roles at these firms and I’m no longer a graduate. Any advice is appreciated, I have some options I can try but would really like some insight and advice on what’s best to do next. submitted by /u/Captain_Levi_00 [link] [comments]

Will I struggle to find a job in the US with this kind of qualification? /u/88-81 CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions As of writing this I’ve gotten into a long distance relationship with a US citizen so it’s not too far of a stretch to assume that in a few years’ time we could get married and then I can get sponsored for a green card. With this clarification out of the way, here in Italy we have these “technical schools”: the easiest way I can describe them is that they are kinda like vocational schools but for white collar jobs instead of the trades. They only last a couple of years at the end of which you get a diploma that says “this guy is a qualified full stack web developer/cloud engineer/machine learning specialist/whatever” and as far as IT is concerned they’re a popular alternative to college because they trim out a lot of theoretical stuff that isn’t really useful in landing a job and if anything they actually make you a more specialized than university in most cases. Problem is, how will this sort of qualification be viewed in the eyes of a US employer? Is it going to be seen as lesser compared to an “actual” computer science degree? I’m aware finding a job in IT is hard for everyone right now but I want to understand If I would be at a disadvantage employment wise compared with people with college education. submitted by /u/88-81 [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  As of writing this I’ve gotten into a long distance relationship with a US citizen so it’s not too far of a stretch to assume that in a few years’ time we could get married and then I can get sponsored for a green card. With this clarification out of the way, here in Italy we have these “technical schools”: the easiest way I can describe them is that they are kinda like vocational schools but for white collar jobs instead of the trades. They only last a couple of years at the end of which you get a diploma that says “this guy is a qualified full stack web developer/cloud engineer/machine learning specialist/whatever” and as far as IT is concerned they’re a popular alternative to college because they trim out a lot of theoretical stuff that isn’t really useful in landing a job and if anything they actually make you a more specialized than university in most cases. Problem is, how will this sort of qualification be viewed in the eyes of a US employer? Is it going to be seen as lesser compared to an “actual” computer science degree? I’m aware finding a job in IT is hard for everyone right now but I want to understand If I would be at a disadvantage employment wise compared with people with college education. submitted by /u/88-81 [link] [comments]

Should I accept this offer? /u/sebaceous_sam CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions Current gig: No name startup Government contracting Highly technical C++ work 40 hrs/week hard capped ~ TC: ~95k mid CoL Palantir FDSE: Huge name for resume Likely $200k+ TC HCOL Likely terrible WLB Likely little technical work Likely lots of travel My stats: 2.5 YoE in Python/C++ BSCS from T35 state university 24, single Please advice, I’m honestly so torn on this one. I’m also thinking of asking my recruiter to interview for a dev position if possible but idk if that is a bad play, and I don’t want to fumble this offer if it is in fact good. submitted by /u/sebaceous_sam [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  Current gig: No name startup Government contracting Highly technical C++ work 40 hrs/week hard capped ~ TC: ~95k mid CoL Palantir FDSE: Huge name for resume Likely $200k+ TC HCOL Likely terrible WLB Likely little technical work Likely lots of travel My stats: 2.5 YoE in Python/C++ BSCS from T35 state university 24, single Please advice, I’m honestly so torn on this one. I’m also thinking of asking my recruiter to interview for a dev position if possible but idk if that is a bad play, and I don’t want to fumble this offer if it is in fact good. submitted by /u/sebaceous_sam [link] [comments]

Got laid off but relieved… /u/sYfPxiq2sDlIltLc5ux1 CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions I’m adding to the “I lost my job” type posts I’ve been seeing frequently on this sub over the past year-ish. Yup, as the title says, I lost my job. I have 4 years of experience. Just became another statistic in the evergrowing tech layoffs. And here’s the thing: I should be sad. I should be depressed, anxious, all those good things. But I only feel ONE thing right now and that’s relief. You see, I hated my job. I didn’t like the people I worked with (nothing wrong with them personally. My personality and theirs just don’t mesh well and that’s fine. That’s life.). I didn’t like how my manager never really… managed. I didn’t like how he didn’t have the decency to hold back from texting me (for non-emergencies) until the next day. I didn’t like how I was increasingly made to be a code monkey or was guilt-tripped for not delivering things quickly enough or with the quality my manager wanted whenever I was rushed. Deep down. I wanted to quit, but I was too scared to. But I’m finally free. During the layoff call, I had to try my best to hide my smile and my elated tone. Had I lost all semblance of professionalism, I probably would’ve shouted, “THANK YOU! YOU DON’T KNOW HOW LONG I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS CALL drops call”. In retrospect, as I write this post, I feel like I’m coming off like some crazy dude, and maybe I am. Maybe forcing myself to work at a company and for a manager I dislike for so long messed with the screws in my brain. For now, I have some savings and have set some plans to survive well for the next 3-4 months. I’m going to take a well-deserved rest first. Get the screws back in place. And then dive into getting things back to how they were. But better. Better boundaries. Better relationships. Better self-control. With all of that said, however… How fucked am I? hahaha submitted by /u/sYfPxiq2sDlIltLc5ux1 [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  I’m adding to the “I lost my job” type posts I’ve been seeing frequently on this sub over the past year-ish. Yup, as the title says, I lost my job. I have 4 years of experience. Just became another statistic in the evergrowing tech layoffs. And here’s the thing: I should be sad. I should be depressed, anxious, all those good things. But I only feel ONE thing right now and that’s relief. You see, I hated my job. I didn’t like the people I worked with (nothing wrong with them personally. My personality and theirs just don’t mesh well and that’s fine. That’s life.). I didn’t like how my manager never really… managed. I didn’t like how he didn’t have the decency to hold back from texting me (for non-emergencies) until the next day. I didn’t like how I was increasingly made to be a code monkey or was guilt-tripped for not delivering things quickly enough or with the quality my manager wanted whenever I was rushed. Deep down. I wanted to quit, but I was too scared to. But I’m finally free. During the layoff call, I had to try my best to hide my smile and my elated tone. Had I lost all semblance of professionalism, I probably would’ve shouted, “THANK YOU! YOU DON’T KNOW HOW LONG I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS CALL drops call”. In retrospect, as I write this post, I feel like I’m coming off like some crazy dude, and maybe I am. Maybe forcing myself to work at a company and for a manager I dislike for so long messed with the screws in my brain. For now, I have some savings and have set some plans to survive well for the next 3-4 months. I’m going to take a well-deserved rest first. Get the screws back in place. And then dive into getting things back to how they were. But better. Better boundaries. Better relationships. Better self-control. With all of that said, however… How fucked am I? hahaha submitted by /u/sYfPxiq2sDlIltLc5ux1 [link] [comments]

Got rejected, feeling discouraged /u/katanahibana CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions Yesterday, I received an email from Fetch Rewards regarding a backend engineer position. They are not moving forward to the final round panel interview with me. A few weeks ago, they sent me a take home assessment to complete, and scheduled the first round technical interview with me days later. I had that interview last Friday. I feel that the interview went pretty well overall. The live coding was a bit iffy as it was my first real technical interview, but I still feel it didn’t go badly. Everything else in the interview I was confident went very well. He said they fill out a scorecard afterward and send it off to the recruiter. Needless to say, I am disappointed. 1000+ applications, this is the only interview I’ve had. I have 1.5 YOE and am currently employed at a startup, where I am being paid $30k after being promised my “real” salary back in June. June came and went. My boss is 65+ and not technical whatsoever. We have burned through basically all of the investor money, but the main developers are all located in India. He is also wanting major changes done weekly, changing his mind constantly. It is a shit show. This is why we haven’t fully launched yet and haven’t been making money. What do I do? I have nowhere else to go to. That was my only interview after countless applications. My resume is fine, my cover letter is fine, I have very strong soft skills and people skills, and think I am a competent developer. I don’t know why this is so difficult to find another job whilst being currently employed. submitted by /u/katanahibana [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  Yesterday, I received an email from Fetch Rewards regarding a backend engineer position. They are not moving forward to the final round panel interview with me. A few weeks ago, they sent me a take home assessment to complete, and scheduled the first round technical interview with me days later. I had that interview last Friday. I feel that the interview went pretty well overall. The live coding was a bit iffy as it was my first real technical interview, but I still feel it didn’t go badly. Everything else in the interview I was confident went very well. He said they fill out a scorecard afterward and send it off to the recruiter. Needless to say, I am disappointed. 1000+ applications, this is the only interview I’ve had. I have 1.5 YOE and am currently employed at a startup, where I am being paid $30k after being promised my “real” salary back in June. June came and went. My boss is 65+ and not technical whatsoever. We have burned through basically all of the investor money, but the main developers are all located in India. He is also wanting major changes done weekly, changing his mind constantly. It is a shit show. This is why we haven’t fully launched yet and haven’t been making money. What do I do? I have nowhere else to go to. That was my only interview after countless applications. My resume is fine, my cover letter is fine, I have very strong soft skills and people skills, and think I am a competent developer. I don’t know why this is so difficult to find another job whilst being currently employed. submitted by /u/katanahibana [link] [comments]

Company changed merge permission policy /u/AdorableStoryAbout_ CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions My company changed its merge permission policy and I no longer have permission to merge into master as a senior engineer. Only leads and managers can merge into master. This just slows everything down as equally qualified and used to be accountable senior developers no longer have permission to merge into master. I’m considering no longer code reviewing work and being selfish with my time. If I can’t spend the time reviewing work and merging it then I’m not going to spend my time just so someone else also has to click a button. Just not going to invest my time into that. What’s your perspective? Also yes I have asked for permission. submitted by /u/AdorableStoryAbout_ [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  My company changed its merge permission policy and I no longer have permission to merge into master as a senior engineer. Only leads and managers can merge into master. This just slows everything down as equally qualified and used to be accountable senior developers no longer have permission to merge into master. I’m considering no longer code reviewing work and being selfish with my time. If I can’t spend the time reviewing work and merging it then I’m not going to spend my time just so someone else also has to click a button. Just not going to invest my time into that. What’s your perspective? Also yes I have asked for permission. submitted by /u/AdorableStoryAbout_ [link] [comments]

Is it taboo to ask about flexible WFH hours? /u/theasianpianist CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions One of the things I value most about my current position is the flexibility I get with my hours. Nobody bats an eye if I need to step out for a couple hours during the day to run some errands. Will interviewers/hiring managers be put off if I ask about this? Is there a tactful way to ask? submitted by /u/theasianpianist [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  One of the things I value most about my current position is the flexibility I get with my hours. Nobody bats an eye if I need to step out for a couple hours during the day to run some errands. Will interviewers/hiring managers be put off if I ask about this? Is there a tactful way to ask? submitted by /u/theasianpianist [link] [comments]

Do you really need to learn computer science in structured order? /u/BaconShadow CSCQ protests reddit

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​r/cscareerquestions This question is that simple, but has been mind boggling me for days, I can’t seem to find much topic to read on, I even asked ChatGPT but it’s answers are always different. What I mean is NOT about getting the CS degree for a job, but learning “Computer Science” all the way to the beginning by learning it structurally in order to make you a better programmer/webdev, I know one answer which is “You don’t need to learn computer science to be a webdev”, that statement is true but the other redditor replied “But learning to secure your website in best ways? You need to learn computer science for that” That is also true, and computer science will also teach you the fundamentals of computing that will make you an efficient computer programmer, whatever frameworks, technologies, and AI, it will benefit you in the long run to be a better problem solver at large scale applications, making you think more algorithmically, learn design patterns and computational thinking, so it will benefit you through your webdev journey, you’ll learn faster and solve problems more efficiently. The title might be misleading to my actual question so apologies for that I don’t really know what to simply put there. So my real questions are: Can I still get the same benefits as someone who learns computer science in structured order from the beginning? Because my approach of learning webdev paired with computer science is the “Learn as I Go Approach”, i’m easily bored watching long lectures/tutorials if that’s not i’m currently need to learn for a project. For example if i’m weak at data structures and algorithms then I will go straight to learn that, if I want to know some design patterns then I will go read/watch some resources related to that, if I want to learn to secure my website in best ways then I can simply learn web securities/Owasp. This post is long, but I just want to future proof my webdev journey, and can transition to manage even a large enterprise webapp/website with complex long underlying algorithms without going in computer science from order in the beginning. I wanted to also learn the pros and cons So be brutally and strictly honest about it. submitted by /u/BaconShadow [link] [comments] 

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[link] [comments]  This question is that simple, but has been mind boggling me for days, I can’t seem to find much topic to read on, I even asked ChatGPT but it’s answers are always different. What I mean is NOT about getting the CS degree for a job, but learning “Computer Science” all the way to the beginning by learning it structurally in order to make you a better programmer/webdev, I know one answer which is “You don’t need to learn computer science to be a webdev”, that statement is true but the other redditor replied “But learning to secure your website in best ways? You need to learn computer science for that” That is also true, and computer science will also teach you the fundamentals of computing that will make you an efficient computer programmer, whatever frameworks, technologies, and AI, it will benefit you in the long run to be a better problem solver at large scale applications, making you think more algorithmically, learn design patterns and computational thinking, so it will benefit you through your webdev journey, you’ll learn faster and solve problems more efficiently. The title might be misleading to my actual question so apologies for that I don’t really know what to simply put there. So my real questions are: Can I still get the same benefits as someone who learns computer science in structured order from the beginning? Because my approach of learning webdev paired with computer science is the “Learn as I Go Approach”, i’m easily bored watching long lectures/tutorials if that’s not i’m currently need to learn for a project. For example if i’m weak at data structures and algorithms then I will go straight to learn that, if I want to know some design patterns then I will go read/watch some resources related to that, if I want to learn to secure my website in best ways then I can simply learn web securities/Owasp. This post is long, but I just want to future proof my webdev journey, and can transition to manage even a large enterprise webapp/website with complex long underlying algorithms without going in computer science from order in the beginning. I wanted to also learn the pros and cons So be brutally and strictly honest about it. submitted by /u/BaconShadow [link] [comments]