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Changing jobs during the Great Resignation

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Re: Changing jobs during the Great Resignation

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Post by maxfurman »

This whole process seems a bit psychotic. Is it really necessary to cram like you're taking the SATs again to get a good job as a software engineer? Is "has memorized some number of coding problems" really a test of engineering knowledge?

I suppose it's appropriate that after all that work, the author wound up at Facebook, the most soulless company on the list.

Re: Changing jobs during the Great Resignation

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Post by dhd415 »

I recently went through this process with a lot of the same companies on this guy's list although I limited mine to 100% remote roles. I do agree that some interview and coding prep is beneficial although not nearly as much as he suggests. I limited my prep to a round of "practice" interviews with 2 or 3 companies that I wasn't really interested in. I then applied to the companies I was interested in and ended up with a 60% pay raise in a 100% remote role. I'd encourage anyone who can tolerate the interview process to go out and see what's available these days. And I highly recommend the levels.fyi site for comp info. Based on my recent experience, their comp numbers are slightly on the low side, probably lagging slightly behind the recent rapidly-increasing comps for developers.

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Post by rootusrootus »

walrus01 wrote: post #11
claudiulodro wrote: post #8

It's wild to me that his way of figuring out what companies to apply for was to make a list of the top-paying ones and just pick the top 10 highest-paying. Is that a common strategy? No thought about product, industry, impact on the world, just $$$. It looks like it worked out for them though, since I guess they got like a million dollar offer, so maybe I'm the one approaching this the wrong way?

I expect exactly this from a person who humblebrags about their exercise routine and says they "live and die by Asana"

It's a blog post, I kinda expect a little bit of bragging about what they feel like they're doing right.

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Post by claudiulodro »

xwdv wrote: post #20
claudiulodro wrote: post #8

It's wild to me that his way of figuring out what companies to apply for was to make a list of the top-paying ones and just pick the top 10 highest-paying. Is that a common strategy? No thought about product, industry, impact on the world, just $$$. It looks like it worked out for them though, since I guess they got like a million dollar offer, so maybe I'm the one approaching this the wrong way?

Yes you are wrong. You’re confusing career with purpose.

Could be. I got into this stuff because of hacker ethos stuff I read as a kid, not because tech is more lucrative than working in finance.

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Post by toomuchtodo »

claudiulodro wrote: post #8

It's wild to me that his way of figuring out what companies to apply for was to make a list of the top-paying ones and just pick the top 10 highest-paying. Is that a common strategy? No thought about product, industry, impact on the world, just $$$. It looks like it worked out for them though, since I guess they got like a million dollar offer, so maybe I'm the one approaching this the wrong way?

Comp is king, everything else is window dressing; only the comp pays the bills and gets you closer to financial independence (wealth is options, options are freedom).

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Post by QuikAccount »

claudiulodro wrote: post #8

It's wild to me that his way of figuring out what companies to apply for was to make a list of the top-paying ones and just pick the top 10 highest-paying. Is that a common strategy? No thought about product, industry, impact on the world, just $$$. It looks like it worked out for them though, since I guess they got like a million dollar offer, so maybe I'm the one approaching this the wrong way?

I find it weird that you find this weird. Most people I know and know of optimize like this. They are in it for the cash and trying to make as much as possible and then get out as soon as possible. Doesn't matter what the impact is, doesn't matter how unsavory the work is.
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