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Re: Hungry Academy - get paid to learn Ruby

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Post by j3 »

yawn wrote: post #74

This sounds like a great opportunity--for those of us without mortgages, families and golden handcuff salaries. If I were younger or debt-free, you could see what someone who's hungry can accomplish.

As a mortgage man and father of two, I totally agree. If you have ideas on how we can make this work for people in your position, please let me know.

I thought about it being similar to one spouse working crazy hard while the second goes to law school for the eventual payoff future. Five months is a lot easier than three years, especially thinking about the $150K you'd owe.

So it's not easy, but I think it will be possible. I really hope that some join us, because there's no one hungrier than a person working to provide for the ones they love. Families teach you so much about work/life balance, how to do things efficiently, and how to smile -- things I'm looking for in our applicants.

Re: Hungry Academy - get paid to learn Ruby

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Post by twelvedigits »

j3 wrote: post #18
enry_straker wrote: post #13

I used a similar approach when i wanted Windows internals programmers in the early 90's. I just called it a internal training program, though. Irrespective of the number of hours put up, i still think a person new to rails will get a chance to pick up a lot of knowledge and be mentored in the proces - and is a good deal for collage kids.

In a week, or so, you'll find out how this is very different from an internal training program. We're going to make this very external , a learning experience for whoever wants to be involved.

Very exciting. Are you going to livestream everything?

Re: Hungry Academy - get paid to learn Ruby

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Post by j3 »

switz wrote: post #51

I'm curious how you are contractually obligated to join the team for 18 months. What about salary, benefits, etc. While this could be a great opportunity, I would feel uncomfortable not knowing what package I would be getting after the 5 months. For all I know, they could pay us 10K for 18 months of work with no benefits.

I wish I could say more about the salary.

Let's say that I taught middle school and high school for five years, and both the training period and job afterwards pay WAY more than I ever got.

Re: Hungry Academy - get paid to learn Ruby

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Post by gyardley »

gexla wrote: post #14
j3 wrote: post #3

I'll do my best to answer questions as they pop-up here today, but please feel free to email me at (contact at jumpstartlab) dot com if you want to know more.

Dang, you guys had to mention being hungry. I'm hungry, but that's because the GF hasn't come home with our food yet. When is the deadline for the applications? Edit: Downvoters, seriously? Isn't this a legit question? Just ignore the part about me being hungry. I'm just reading through hacker news while waiting for my GF to get back with my cheeseburger.

The deadline, January 9th, is in a rather large font on a big blue button in the middle of the linked page.

Re: Hungry Academy - get paid to learn Ruby

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Post by j3 »

exim wrote: post #71
j3 wrote: post #3

I'll do my best to answer questions as they pop-up here today, but please feel free to email me at (contact at jumpstartlab) dot com if you want to know more.

Do you have an option for remote commitment? (outside USA and not willing to relocate during learning period) Also, is it possible to learn only Ruby, without Rails? While I find Ruby a very interesting language, I'm not really interested in web development.

The program is onsite-only and the content is directed by what you need for the LivingSocial engineering team, which means Ruby, Rails, and many other related technologies. Sorry!

Re: Hungry Academy - get paid to learn Ruby

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Post by j3 »

hexis wrote: post #79

Assuming one made it through the 5 month training in DC and was offered a job, would that job be based in DC or would it be remote-compatible?

This detail is still under discussion, but I anticipate people will fan out to some of the other LivingSocial offices like Seattle, Boulder, or other up-and-coming spots.

It's unlikely that you could remote from home / some other place because we want to keep the in-person mentorships alive.

Re: Hungry Academy - get paid to learn Ruby

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Post by j3 »

nassosdim wrote: post #68
j3 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes! We can work on the visas for exceptional candidates.

What about the relocation expenses? Are you offering a relocation package? As someone who has attempted a country switch a year ago I got myself into trouble when I had to arrange a place to stay - a proper place to stay, because the company back then could arrange me a room in a small apartment with 6 other people sharing a kitchen and due to issues that forced me to pay 3 nights in a hotel. Luckily I found a room t…

You should probably talk straight to the HR people who have all the expertise/knowledge about these things. Email them at hungryacademy at livingsocial dot com.
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