Oh ok, I thought you thought I might be able to pull a full 40 hrs/week or at least consistent X/week pay out of it. Yeah, not a chance I'd do it for under $100/hr pretty much no matter what. Of course the ideal plan here is to just have a different full time job and tell these fuckers to suck it.
This is why I got paid cash for the random issues I went back to fix when I left my old career.
My old career never called me back. I'd like to think that it was because I left things beautifully well documented and fully functional.*
* Probably not.
I think the times they got me back were just fixes for other maintenance.
For example, one thing relied on an Access application, they get a new computer and it is Windows 7 64-bit with Access 2007 while the rest were on XP with Access 2003, so BOOM.
Microsoft loves breaking changes, especially with Access. :rotate:
Semicolons should be included at the end of function expressions, but not at the end of function declarations. The distinction is best illustrated with an example:
function foo() {
return true;
} // no semicolon here.
And then, later, here's the section on Function Declarations Within Blocks:
ECMAScript only allows for Function Declarations in the root statement list of a script or function. Instead use a variable initialized with a Function Expression to define a function within a block:
Hah, wow... Okay... They counter-offered. I honestly didn't expect it. I told them I'd think about it... but there you have it. (I'm sure I'll still turn it in)
Hah, wow... Okay... They counter-offered. I honestly didn't expect it. I told them I'd think about it... but there you have it. (I'm sure I'll still turn it in)
Hah, wow... Okay... They counter-offered. I honestly didn't expect it. I told them I'd think about it... but there you have it. (I'm sure I'll still turn it in)
Changing positions is the most effective way to get raises, even if you don't ultimately go anywhere.
Hah, wow... Okay... They counter-offered. I honestly didn't expect it. I told them I'd think about it... but there you have it. (I'm sure I'll still turn it in)
Yes, run. Unless they counter with the combined salaries for senior programmer, senior system admin, and whatever job would be responsible for setting up box fans. In which case... still run, because I'd be very wary of anyone willing to do that.
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GnomeTankWhat the what?Portland, OregonRegistered Userregular
Frankly, with everything I've heard about your company, they could offer me 500k a year, and I'd still be like "Nah, thanks though!".
But yeah, honky man no, they're treating you like garbage. I'd personally come back and go "after some consideration I'm still going to have to decline, the moral ambiguity of the past day has really left a bitter taste in my mouth, thank you though."
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
But yeah, honky man no, they're treating you like garbage. I'd personally come back and go "after some consideration I'm still going to have to decline, the moral ambiguity of the past day has really left a bitter taste in my mouth, thank you though."
I think this is perfect. I cannot express how bad a taste is left in my mouth by your COO telling you all that you need to create accounts and fraudulently write a glowing review of your employer in an online space specifically built to tell people about how a company treats their employees. If you get an opportunity to bring it up, or fling it in their faces (in a non-dickheaded manner) I would take said opportunity.
Doing it non-dickheaded (hold back on the undulating and desk shitting) really stings a lot. "Hey you're not as professional as me, here's a list of burn wards in the greater Ohio area."
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
If you accept a counteroffer, you are forever going to be flagged as a flight risk, and thus the first to go if anything at all ever goes south.
I cannot emphasize this enough. If necessary, I'll link articles discussing why you should never accept a counter-offer in such a situation.
They will hold it against you, they will use it to prevent you from getting future raises or promotions, and they will use it to fire you if things go south.
Yeah sorry guys. They got me real worried about the whole government thing going on. The AFB near me is freezing hiring and situated to get rid of a lot of defense jobs... And so I panicked. I called my dad, who is in the defense industry, and he calmed my nerves. Said it was just a political stunt by both sides and that if they're offering me a job now that means they have work for the next year or so.
Yup. If it effects lockheed, it'll effect your current company. Lockheed gets a ton more business anyways. Like seriously a lot, they do a lot more than just DoD work. They're still hiring up here in Syracuse all the time, and I don't think they do much DoD stuff here.
You're fine, don't worry bro. Plus, it looks really good on your resume. Imagine how highly regarded you'd hold someone who had MS or google on their resume if it showed up on your desk.
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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mightyjongyoSour CrrmEast Bay, CaliforniaRegistered Userregular
Now that that's settled be sure to turn in the 2 weeks by the end of the day! Preferably before they try to twist your arm into writing that glassdoor review.
I find the different opinions here about dynamic languages to be quite interesting...
Personally, what I like most about Python is its clean look -- so I like the whitespace requirement.
I started thinking about trying to make my own programming language that kept all the things I like about Python, while addressing the big thing I don't like.
In fact.. I've sort of been playing with the idea of making a programming language that looks like Python, except requires type indication. And access level indicators around class variables. And no dynamic classes (that is, no adding new attributes to a class at runtime).
Is there any language like that already?
Cython, which is used for writing C-extensions for Python is pretty much the Python with typing you are describing.
Yeah sorry guys. They got me real worried about the whole government thing going on. The AFB near me is freezing hiring and situated to get rid of a lot of defense jobs... And so I panicked. I called my dad, who is in the defense industry, and he calmed my nerves. Said it was just a political stunt by both sides and that if they're offering me a job now that means they have work for the next year or so.
It's Lockheed dude, they have one of the most lucrative defense contracts in the world right now in the F-35. I think you're okay.
Oh my god the last hour of my life has been a new fresh hell. Sitting here in my TA hours and this guy comes in. He's currently sitting right across from me. Not only is it nigh impossible to get this guy to focus, but he is absolutely completely incompetent at this coding. He hasn't worked on his assignment at all since last week when he came in and obviously tried to get me to do it for him. I had to force him to even go and read the specification. Not only that, but he won't stop talking, and asking inane questions. This is for data structures class. 300 level.
"An array is a group of things right?"
"I know how to do for loops."
"Are you going to help me directly like the other professor?"
"When were you born?"
"Have you ever heard of a singer named Jewel?"
And he is, and has been since my hours started, the only one here other than me.
not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
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Mr_Rose83 Blue Ridge Protects the HolyRegistered Userregular
Guys, you gotta help; this new TA for my data structures class sucks! He won't actually help, he refuses to believe I know what a loop is and every time I mutter something to myself (nervous habit, yeah?) he thinks I'm talking to him and interrupts me. Oh and get this, he doesn't know Jewel. Yikes.
Oh my god the last hour of my life has been a new fresh hell. Sitting here in my TA hours and this guy comes in. He's currently sitting right across from me. Not only is it nigh impossible to get this guy to focus, but he is absolutely completely incompetent at this coding. He hasn't worked on his assignment at all since last week when he came in and obviously tried to get me to do it for him. I had to force him to even go and read the specification. Not only that, but he won't stop talking, and asking inane questions. This is for data structures class. 300 level.
"An array is a group of things right?"
"I know how to do for loops."
"Are you going to help me directly like the other professor?"
"When were you born?"
"Have you ever heard of a singer named Jewel?"
And he is, and has been since my hours started, the only one here other than me.
Jesus christ.
Man I think some of the people in my class could be that guy. Except we don't have a TA, just a grader.
edit: Like, for reference, that project I've been grumbling about here the last week or so. Pretty much all of my frustrations with it that I've voiced here have been related to trying to remember how C and pointers work. And then a few internal ones cause I spend a fair amount of time trying to think how I'd split the code into different functions so it looks kinda nice when all I need to do is bang together something that works.
Then yesterday I get to class to find out the project has been turned into extra credit and a pretty much identical project just with a slightly easier data structure (no void* or void**) here. Because the prof who just started here found out that in the prerequisite class they didn't actually cover structs. So he had to teach that concept.
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My old career never called me back. I'd like to think that it was because I left things beautifully well documented and fully functional.*
* Probably not.
Be polite, firm, and assertive.
Think of it like breaking up.
Don't say, "It's not you, it's me."
Laugh about the good time [sic] that you and your job had.
I think the times they got me back were just fixes for other maintenance.
For example, one thing relied on an Access application, they get a new computer and it is Windows 7 64-bit with Access 2007 while the rest were on XP with Access 2003, so BOOM.
Microsoft loves breaking changes, especially with Access. :rotate:
Ask for help burying a body? Probably a good suggestion.
they have a bunch of java that integrates into it too, and they wanted a minor change a year or two ago and oh boy was that a pain
I was the developer to get us up to Access 2010 and Sharepoint 2010 from 2007.
Ugh.
Here's a snippet of the section on Semicolons:
And then, later, here's the section on Function Declarations Within Blocks:
No semi-colon!
NOOOOOOOOOO! RUN!
Changing positions is the most effective way to get raises, even if you don't ultimately go anywhere.
For this company though, runnnnnnnn.
I agree with the posters above.
You know, in case they file bankruptcy I still get paid.
I think it may be more like "Wait - if we double his salary, that means we can give him the work of 8 people!"...
"No, wait - if we fire him, who's gonna move our box fans? Fire everyone else instead."
Seriously, though, I don't think anything they could possibly offer would be enough to offset the crap they put you through.
I think this is perfect. I cannot express how bad a taste is left in my mouth by your COO telling you all that you need to create accounts and fraudulently write a glowing review of your employer in an online space specifically built to tell people about how a company treats their employees. If you get an opportunity to bring it up, or fling it in their faces (in a non-dickheaded manner) I would take said opportunity.
I cannot emphasize this enough. If necessary, I'll link articles discussing why you should never accept a counter-offer in such a situation.
They will hold it against you, they will use it to prevent you from getting future raises or promotions, and they will use it to fire you if things go south.
You're fine, don't worry bro. Plus, it looks really good on your resume. Imagine how highly regarded you'd hold someone who had MS or google on their resume if it showed up on your desk.
Cython, which is used for writing C-extensions for Python is pretty much the Python with typing you are describing.
I made a game, it has penguins in it. It's pay what you like on Gumroad.
Currently Ebaying Nothing at all but I might do in the future.
It's Lockheed dude, they have one of the most lucrative defense contracts in the world right now in the F-35. I think you're okay.
"An array is a group of things right?"
"I know how to do for loops."
"Are you going to help me directly like the other professor?"
"When were you born?"
"Have you ever heard of a singer named Jewel?"
And he is, and has been since my hours started, the only one here other than me.
Jesus christ.
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edit: Like, for reference, that project I've been grumbling about here the last week or so. Pretty much all of my frustrations with it that I've voiced here have been related to trying to remember how C and pointers work. And then a few internal ones cause I spend a fair amount of time trying to think how I'd split the code into different functions so it looks kinda nice when all I need to do is bang together something that works.
Then yesterday I get to class to find out the project has been turned into extra credit and a pretty much identical project just with a slightly easier data structure (no void* or void**) here. Because the prof who just started here found out that in the prerequisite class they didn't actually cover structs. So he had to teach that concept.