@mistersql in January 2025
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Rule of thumb: it takes ~20 minutes to calm down to the point where you can do...
Rule of thumb: it takes ~20 minutes to calm down to the point where you can do knowledge work. While I'm in between jobs, I read the news, the sympathetic nervous system goes...
So I accepted a job, I only have 1 other increasing cold lead. So here is how I...
So I accepted a job, I only have 1 other increasing cold lead. So here is how I got my job: - I wrote a stupid post on linked in, it went viral and was shown to 325,000 people. -...
I'm most tempted to take the offer from the company that does both cleared &...
I'm most tempted to take the offer from the company that does both cleared & uncleared work because that is the only path to clearance I know. Everyone else that is hiring for...
I think I can hold my pee for 3 hours until I can do a drug test. If I succeed,...
I think I can hold my pee for 3 hours until I can do a drug test. If I succeed, I think I should put in on my resume. Maybe not, a yellow resume isn't going to impress.
Federal ...hiring freeze...- "Contracting outside the Federal Government to...
Federal ...hiring freeze...- "Contracting outside the Federal Government to circumvent the intent of this memorandum is prohibited." Contracting companies aren't purely staffing...
I can't stop thinking about Behavioral Addictions right now - Video...
I can't stop thinking about Behavioral Addictions right now - Video Games/Gambling - Youtube/TV In the last 10 years we created a generation of young people with behavioral...
Ok, just bombed a HackerRank test. If this is the new new minimum to get a job,...
Ok, just bombed a HackerRank test. If this is the new new minimum to get a job, we all are in so much trouble.
They (C1) laid me off after 2 months (and now are recruiting me to work for...
They (C1) laid me off after 2 months (and now are recruiting me to work for them again!) They pay well, but there is no job security. The dysfunction bureaucracy is on par with...
COBOL, RUP and YAML are efforts to deskill software development. But tooling...
COBOL, RUP and YAML are efforts to deskill software development. But tooling has gotten better. Each tooling or innovation has two audiences, non-technical management (we can cut...
My post on LinkedIn has been shown to 200,000 people. What a strange world that...
My post on LinkedIn has been shown to 200,000 people. What a strange world that if you want a shot at getting a job, you need to be able to write a banger blog post that goes...
What is a job application anyhow? I search jobs and get likely possibilities...
What is a job application anyhow? I search jobs and get likely possibilities (1000s! In the limit, all jobs). Hiring managers search candidates and get likely possibilities...
User driven design pitfall. You ask the user what they want. customer: "I want...
User driven design pitfall. You ask the user what they want. customer: "I want substring searches across all fields. Also you're going to use OpenSearch" me: "That is going to be...