Is going back to the office worth it if it makes you less productive? After years of building an efficient home workspace, this engineer was required to return to the office under a new collaboration initiative. Instead of improving teamwork, the move left them dealing with outdated monitors, unreliable internet, uncomfortable equipment, and constant distractions. …
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Job interviewer tells job interviewee to shut up after he spent 5 minutes explaining his background and interrupted the interviewer 7 times: ‘John, you really have to shut up and listen.’
In this situation, he really needed to be told to shut up. Unfortunately, we aren’t really taught how to interview for jobs in school. There are a lot of things that you’d think would be common sense not to do in job interviews, but people make the same mistakes over and over again. One of …
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28 Engineering Memes for Fixing Your Problems With Duct Tape
Engineers are a different breed. They’re incredibly logical thinkers but aren’t always the best at simple things. It might take them 4 hours to decide which spatula to buy on Amazon but boy will it be the best spatula out there. They will find the most complicated solution to the simplest problem. But we need …
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Duplicitous recruiter changes salary from $4-5K to $3K per month before final interview round: ‘This is [for] a Senior Engineer position’
When you are applying and interviewing for jobs, it’s common for recruiters to be incredibly elusive about the salary of the job you’re applying for. It’s supposed to be in poor taste to ask for the salary at the beginning stages of the interview process, but it’s incredibly valuable information to know. It’s so beneficial …
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‘It worked like a dream’: Incompetent boss tries to demote engineer after designing machine for $1 million order, gets hit with devious revenge
When you get a new job, the kind of boss you work with can really make or break the experience. Somebody who is competent and cares about the employee experience should be the bare minimum that we can expect, but sadly, not everybody gets that in the workplace. There are truly terrible individuals out there …
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Senior Engineer Makes $20K Less Than Junior Engineers Despite Being a Top Performer
Historically, I’ve been bad at acquiring a lot of money. When I was in college, I had three internships, and not a single one of them was paid. When my bosses at my part-time jobs told me I’d be making minimum wage, I accepted that without dispute. Also, I live in New York City, so …
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Entitled Wife Refuses to go Back to Work Despite Her Daughter Being in Daycare Full-Time
The question of how to split work, housework, and childcare is one that has plagued couples for generations. We all know that the 1950s model was for a husband to work outside of the home and a wife to do the housework and the childcare. From what I’ve seen in films satirizing this time period, …
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The Funniest Programming Memes of the Week (February 26, 2023)
Being a relatively new programmer is like living in two completely different worlds. Non-programmers think you are the absolute dog’s meow. They act like you cured cancer, achieved world peace, and are worth 20 billion dollars. That kind of validation for choosing a well-paying career path can feel good, but it wears off soon enough …
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Boss Tells Worker To Quit Because He Spends Too Much Time On Hobbies; Employee Listens And Pursues His Hobby
It’s usually not easy to pursue your hobbies as a career. Most hobbies are hobbies for a reason, and that reason is that they’re more fun to do than your job. Often, people work years and years to ever financially get into a position where they can leave their day job in pursuit of their …
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Update: Company Still Bans Applicants From Reapplying For 12-Months After Failing ‘Personality Test’
When I was applying for jobs, I was a bit skeptical of any company that asked me to take a personality test before the interview. I understand wanting to hire somebody with good vibes, but isn’t that what the multiple rounds of interviews are for? You would think companies might do such a test to …
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