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Post by wyclif »

methusala8 wrote: post #199
fbrncci wrote: post #31

I interviewed a lot this year; the amount is probably between 50-75, with at least 15 take homes (all 100% remote jobs). The great majority of those came from LinkedIn recruiters, and that all sucked, I got three offers which I declined because they weren't great. In the end, what got me a new job was my blog and the branding I have on Twitter. At some point my posts where getting traction, and companies started reac…

This is cool/ I would like to do something similar where I leverage my blog and Twitter: Any pointers on how you did this? Thanks.

Never forget: content is king.

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Post by d_sc »

maribi wrote: post #209

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If the laptop is company property, then depending on your country/where you live .. yes it’s legal.

Outside of legality, you need to ask yourself if you are okay with your company going to that level of monitoring & inspection on what you are doing. Remote Access Tools remove all amounts of privacy that you may have.

I would ask your employer why they want to install the program on computers and also get clarification if they are doing it to all computers (including their own) or just a subset of people’s computers.

By the way, I personally recommend having a secondary device whether it’s your phone, tablet or additional computer and keep that on your desk to use during the work day as your personal device. Whether you want to look up a recipe for dinner, show time for a movie or send a personal message to a friend.. do it on that device. Never use your work computer for anything personal. Ever.

Ok, so if the employer says that everyone’s computers are having it installed.. and they want to install it so they can better see when people are working.. you can still dig in and ask whether they can’t see if people are working today by work activity and what they deliver.

Ultimately though, if they want to do it.. they’ll do it. You agree and allow it, or you disagree and either they don’t install it or you’re looking for a new job.

Determine what your boundaries are for personal space & privacy. If this crosses your boundaries (I’m guessing it likely does or will) then start looking for a new job. Be a model employee in the mean time but find a new place that trusts & respects you.

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Post by methusala8 »

fbrncci wrote: post #210
methusala8 wrote: post #199

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This is cool/ I would like to do something similar where I leverage my blog and Twitter: Any pointers on how you did this? Thanks.

Remain consistent in when you post content, and what you write about. Drill down a niche for yourself, and commit to posting at least once or twice a week. Then try to find as much social platforms to share it to (HN, Reddit, Dev.to, Twitter. etc). Also get yourself into conversations with other people posting content in your own niche; I have had many great discussions about tech topics on twitter that way.. I start…

Thanks. One more question: I am trying to get into a new field (cybersecurity) with limited knowledge. Would posting beginner level content in a field I have no expertise over weigh against me later when trying to interview?

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Post by cableshaft »

shyn3 wrote: post #188
cableshaft wrote: post #178

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Great idea. I double up my office space for work and for personal projects / hobbies outside of work (same desk and chair, different computers), but didn't consider having a dedicated colored light for it. I think I'll leave normal lighting for work, but then do a more playful color for hobbies, like purple or blue or red or something. I already have the light even, I just haven't been using it.

Our HR team recommended having an alarm, that plays calming music, which starts 15 minutes before your day ends so you don't stay past your time.

Personally, I don't really have an issue with staying late (a little after 5:30 I need to start dinner so it can be ready by 6:30-7:00, I'm kind of a slow cook).

My motivation to try this is more for shifting to hobby mode and being productive when I go back after dinner, as I've been super unproductive after work lately.

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Post by fm2606 »

CoffeeOnWrite wrote: post #39
ketzo wrote: post #18

This doesn't quite answer your trend, but personal anecdote: I recently switched jobs, and as part of my job interview process, I was pretty firm about only looking for companies that were working at least part of the week in the office. I just really thrive on in-person work. Fast forward a few weeks... and I ended up taking a job with a startup that was fully remote. I loved their product, loved the founders, loved…

I'm happy for you! Out of curiosity, did your current housing situation provide the space for a comfortable and productive home office, or is this unexpected development putting pressure on your housing situation? (If you're part of a trend, that has implications for preferred housing layout and square footage. And, of course people in different housing situations should be expected to respond differently to fully-re…

Not OP. When I was working in another field and working part time, remote developer I had my desk set up in my bedroom. When I went fulltime I converted a small, approx 5 ft x 7ft, closet to an office. I shoehorned a standup desk and a bookshelf in it. I have wired internet, desktop computer, laptop, everything I need. Is it the most comfortable, meh..sometimes yes sometimes no. But when my door is closed my wife and kids know that I can't be bothered. I do spend a lot of time away from the "office", sitting in the livingroom, on the patio etc but that I feel is part of the perks about WFH.

Re: Ask HN: How is the remote vs in-person trend looking?

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Post by fbrncci »

methusala8 wrote: post #214
fbrncci wrote: post #210

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Remain consistent in when you post content, and what you write about. Drill down a niche for yourself, and commit to posting at least once or twice a week. Then try to find as much social platforms to share it to (HN, Reddit, Dev.to, Twitter. etc). Also get yourself into conversations with other people posting content in your own niche; I have had many great discussions about tech topics on twitter that way.. I start…

Thanks. One more question: I am trying to get into a new field (cybersecurity) with limited knowledge. Would posting beginner level content in a field I have no expertise over weigh against me later when trying to interview?

For the Cybersecurity field, I would also advice to join some of the Cybersecurity (offsec and defsec) discord channels, and generally the communities surrounding CS. There you can at least scope the topics. As for finding a entry level Cybersecurity job; I don't think that blogging is a good route to take, unless you really have some skills to show off. But I do see companies hiring people right after attaining certain certificates + being active in online communities.

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Post by CoffeeOnWrite »

nine_k wrote: post #196
CoffeeOnWrite wrote: post #102

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It's fairly popular in my organization yes, but too much trouble for me until/unless Google Meet supports it in Firefox.

For me, it does. I run Linux on a laptop with an integrated GPU.

Oh my, what’s wrong with my Mac?? I’ll dig into this. Thanks!

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Post by teeceetime2 »

marcus_holmes wrote: post #42
JasserInicide wrote: post #35

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It's just ridiculous though. It's a shitty trend that's filtered down from social/dating applications. A decade ago, I always got a follow-up rejection email. Sometimes it took months from bigger companies but it still came. Today: more often than not you're just ghosted. Milliennials now being in positions of power are 100% to blame for this. They see no difference between the conversation with a job candidate and t…

I think it's more the trend of companies being scared of litigation. They can't be sued for discrimination if they never actually turned you down.

Serious question - Isn't the company opening themselves up to more litigation by ghosting? For instance, doesn't a hiring company have to have a legitimate reason for not hiring someone, otherwise they're opening themselves up to a discrimination lawsuit? "Because you gave me no reason as to why you didn't hire me, I'm now left to believe it was based it was on my ethnicity, which is illegal. So here's a lawsuit."
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