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Yep, laid off at the beginning of August after just over 2 months at the company. They staffed up to "totally redo the front end" and 2 months later cut us all loose, saying that t…

As an employee I found that the topics varied depending upon the current workload and stress level associated with it. If it was easy, quiet times we'd just shoot the breeze for a …

There are a few key points that you are missing that are worth pointing out: 1) Have your resume redone by a professional. You're obviously trainable and dedicated. A good resume w…

Ageism is real, and it is a real pain. I have an AS and 21 years in software and my last round of job searching (this time last year) was brutal.

Interesting, fun. Would be a good idea to put a Settings option in the Start menu so that we could change things like bank interest rate (4% is nuts, nearly everything in the US is…

Location: Sacramento, CA USA Remote: Preferred Willing to relocate: No Technologies: ASP.Net, .Net Core, MS SQL Server, SQL, JavaScript Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micha…

I'm doing roughly the same thing, but just starting out. The focus is on real estate and business ownership. How long did it take you to get to the RE point?

I have a rental house that does not cover the mortgage on it. Real estate investing is where I am focusing, but I also have two software projects that I am working on in addition t…

I had to boil it down to the key indicators that mentally tell me that I am at work: shoes on and sitting at a separate computer. Therefore, each workday I get up at the regular ti…

A good old fashioned "corporate re-structuring" will also suffice for #4. While you are at it, cut pay by some percentage that just barely keeps the workers at their job and force …

Location: Sacramento, CA - US Remote: Yes (preferred) Willing to relocate: No Technologies: C#, .NetCore, SQL SO Profile: https://stackoverflow.com/story/michaelgbielski LinkedIn: …

I am escaping at the end of this month when I move into the house that I grew up in, situated on 1.5 ac in Northern California. It's on a hilltop on a private road. The peace and q…

I played Mirkwood for several years before I moved on to other thing, but I still think of it now and then. Apparently it is still going strong: http://www.mudconnect.com/mud-bin/a…

Yep, I completely agree about the accuracy. Last year it was neutral. This year it slipped down a notch.

The entire process is a complete waste of time for all involved as it is not linked to anything. Not raises, not promotions... nothing. It's like the people in the adminisphere wer…

I suspect that the ones you worked with were the exceptions rather than the norm, but it is good to know that there are exceptions to the norm.

This law is very politically touchy. Outrage happens all the time for many different things. Plenty of people are willing to stake their very lives, let alone their livelihoods, ov…