Jesus I hope they win
Jesus I hope they win
For what it’s worth, there’s a big difference between a 2 year front end engineer and someone who has been doing it awhile. I’ve worked with both and the product from higher end folks is usually much better. Whether companies know that or not, I’m not so sure. On the downside, the front end stack seems to change every 2 years so it can be difficult to keep up. I’m more of a backend person that writes front end when it meets a need.
Wish I had some advice for him. Best I could say is to jump into some open source work (or pet projects) and make sure he understands whatever framework companies are looking for. It’ll help keep his mental health up, build his skills, and look good on a resume. Pretty sure React is still the main framework. Whenever I’ve interviewed folks I always looked kindly on anyone who could talk passionately about any project that they’ve worked on. He should have someone go over his resume as well to ensure it has the right keywords or at least no red flags (And maybe tailor it a bit to ensure it references what that specific job is looking for) HR is notorious for filtering out resumes for otherwise qualified candidates. Finally, he shouldn’t filter himself out from any jobs. Even if he looks unqualified he should make his resume look as qualified as he can and take a shot. Maybe also reach out to some headhunters. They take a cut of your pay, but it can be helpful to get in the door.
I assume he’s probably doing all of that, but figured I’d type it out just in case.
I’ve been in software engineering for far too long at this point and it’s always been a relatively easy jump from one job to the next. Luckily, I’ve dodged the recent layoffs, so I’m pretty shocked to hear that there is a lot of difficulty in the market now.
Although… some days… a job at Walmart doesn’t seem like too bad of an idea.
Out of curiousity what role does he have? I was under the impression software engineering, despite the layoffs, was still a pretty liquid market.
9 months is a long time. That’s rough. Hope he’s keeping his mental health up.
Company currently uses IPv6! For awhile firewall rules kept biting us as we’d realize something worked in ipv4 but not IPv6 but now I forget it’s even a thing really.
I once paid for a vpc host that was exclusively IPv6 and was shocked how many things broke. I was using it for a discord bot and the discord api didn’t even properly support IPv6 …
Team America?!
Isn’t central time a bit of a mess due to some states observing daylight savings time and others not? Is this 7pm daylight or standard?
Yes! I also have the rice cooker. Probably the two most used kitchen gadgets I have!
Zojirushi bread makers are amazing
Woah! This guy does suck. But, why won’t your wife very reasonably tell him “no”? He’d throw a fit, but he’s asking an awful lot and giving nothing. You two will have to work more to support him… and that’s not fair. Is he going to be there for the next four years?! Does he pay some rent, utilities, and cover food? Does he have household responsibilities?
For all that is good, you need to convince your wife that this is a terrible idea.
I’m with you. Also, it’s not clear to me why people think listening to your friends means you suddenly are responsible for their problems. You don’t have to take on their burden, but you can listen, maybe offer advice, and empathize. You don’t need to solve their problem.
One thing to note about living in your car… not having an address shows up an awful lot. You even need one to register your car usually. I was living on the road for awhile and used a mailing service for most things combined with a family members address as my official address.
Btw I really appreciate all the content you’ve been posting. Especially all the blurbs and stills.
Fair enough! Thanks for the take
I’d support additional community spaces for sure! Just seems like that’s impossible for whatever reason, but overall I agree!
In my proposal, I wouldn’t eliminate books just their space on the floor. How would you feel about being able to place a hold on a book and picking it up from the library/community space? Would it matter to you that you wouldn’t be able to peruse the stacks? (Except virtually)
I’d love to know how regularly the physical books at the library are checked out. Outside of children’s sections, most folks I see there when I go are just looking for a place to chill/work/ use a computer. If the data matches that observation, I wonder if we could better serve our communities by focusing less on physical books and more on providing a community center.
My local library has a lot of wasted space… and I’d love to see more community activities.
That’s not to say we couldn’t have physical books, just maybe it’s a request/pickup situation. Probably fewer MLSs needed that way as well.
I’m sure there’s a personal finance thing around here somewhere!
Personally, I’d work on making sure I have a cash safety net. Something like 6 months expenses in my favorite high yield savings account.
After that I would pay off any loans with a high rate. If the rate is <5 percent, it may be worth putting that money into a 401k or investment account. If it’s above 5 percent, I’d consider paying it off early. The idea being that if it’s a low rate then you can invest that money and earn a higher return than it would cost you.
Aside from that, I’d do my best to max my 401k contribution to take advantage of those sweet tax benefits. If nothing else, make sure you’re taking advantage of any employer matches.
Again, awesome work on the job!
Congrats and well done! Take some time to celebrate! (And then max out your 401k if you’re in the US and you haven’t already)
I felt the ending was a let down that didn’t really make any sense… it also is a cliffhanger and I’m not sure this season did well enough to warrant a second season… and they commit the taboo of killing pets for shock value…
On the bright side, some actors really do shine and the plot is engaging. Took me an episode to get over some of the overacting and cheesy soundtrack. I’d give it a 6/10