As someone who actually owns rentals in poor black neighborhoods, UBI is the most retarded ivory tower idea I've seen gain traction. All the black families on my street have section 8 vouchers, so they basically have no debt service. What do they do with all this free time? Deal drugs, look for marks to mug, break into vacant apartments, wake up at 2 pm, etc. Drive through my street around noon and count the number of able bodied men doing absolutely nothing productive and you'll lose count. They're hopeless.
Before you become honest, make sure you understand the politics of your team. I worked with a 40 something obese, single, just plain miserable neckbeard who got off on hazing new employees. I mentioned this in the one on one to our manager and the day after, both manager and neckbeard conspired to make my life hell. And they won, I resigned.
How do you know if he will just "rough" you up? Maybe Ian thought the same too. Expecting mercy from a criminal is like hiring a pedo to babysit your kids.
I was pulled over once while carrying and the cop went from asshole to polite in a millisecond once I informed him I was legally carrying at 4 o'clock. Ultimately if a cop is going to draw on me with criminal intentions, then I will defend myself as if he were a criminal.
Red states are wrong about many issues but gun control isn't one of them. Cops think twice when they know there's an equalizer in the equation. If you live in a part of the country where the populace is disarmed, don't be surprised that police are beating the shit of you, or terrorists are targeting your gun-free zones. Exercise your 2nd amendment rights, and open carry that AR15 with 30 round magazines proudly.
Your contributions aren't that important. What is important is how much you pander to the senior members of your team and other teams. Your manager will consult with them to determine your worthiness. If the senior engineers think you're "smart" and a "good fit", you're on the trajectory to career advancement.
The sooner the better. The added bonus is you'll get more quality work out of your engineers for the next month or so until they fall into their "tests are running" routine again.
The only real failure here is that the author gave two years of his life (including holidays) working for the Cheungs. Hopefully he was in his early 20s, otherwise he has no excuse.
Only aspiring middle managers, new grads, and boot campers are available for hire these days. The rock stars have already left the game for greener pastures.
As a person on the wrong side of 30, how can you live with yourself pandering to 20 somethings? I've watched over the years my 40 something coworker do this and it's the most pathetic existence I can think of. It's no surprise he sees a therapist weekly. And yes ladies he's single and ready to mingle.
If a candidate actually had any of those attributes, never mind all seven, they wouldn't be interviewing at your company. Companies need to realize 99% of candidates are B players, and 99% of their own employees are too.
This is a basic supply/demand problem. I don't see why I'm being downvoted. The exact opposite is happening in Hong Kong. I know many girls who have been trying to get married there with no luck, but the second they end up in SFO they get hitched.
Anybody with actual experience and skills doesn't give a rats ass about your company's mission. And are you seriously asking devs about where they want to be in 5 years? I hope you're not any older than 30.
Only desperate people do these tests. I know this first hand because I've been given a handful of them and can never find the motivation to complete them.
Speaking as a hedonist, I say go for it. This fling will bring you to highs that even a billion dollar exit can't buy. Think about that! Even our hero Sergey Brin chose a 26 year old project manager over his family and lead Android engineer.
Do you remember how in school you used to complain to your dumber friends how difficult an AP class was, but really you took pride in enduring the grind? Parents complaining about their kids are doing the exact same thing.
Even if you had "rock star" skills, would you really want to work with these types of people? They've already shown their true colors like someone who treats their waitress like crap.