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Re: Thank you HN

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Post by williamdclt » Sun, Aug 12, 2018, 7:50 PM UTC

wellboy wrote: post #4

Is it really that competitive these days after uni when you have "no experience" and are a junior dev? I assume you have a top 10% GPA? I always hear in the bay area you get $150,000 straight out of uni, at least when you're from Stanford etc. Is this not the case anymore? Edit: Ok, I see you're in France. Then 33k€ is rather reasonable. There don't really exist exciting software companies in France or Germany, excep…

> There don't really exist exciting software companies in France or Germany, except maybe blockchain companies.

That's pretty pedantic and narrow-minded. People are excited by wildly different things (and a for a lot of them, not particularly by blockchain), and France/Germany have a lot of things going on tech-wise,

Re: Thank you HN

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Post by williamdclt » Sun, Aug 12, 2018, 7:51 PM UTC

throwAwayXYZ69 wrote: post #9

wellboy wrote: post #4

Is it really that competitive these days after uni when you have "no experience" and are a junior dev? I assume you have a top 10% GPA? I always hear in the bay area you get $150,000 straight out of uni, at least when you're from Stanford etc. Is this not the case anymore? Edit: Ok, I see you're in France. Then 33k€ is rather reasonable. There don't really exist exciting software companies in France or Germany, excep…

I was indeed in the top 10% of my school. Even a smaller percentile I guess since I was on the top 2 or 3 people in my class. But unless the job is in Paris (which is extremely expensive) I havent found anything starting close to 40k€

What school did you go to, if you're comfortable sharing?

Re: Thank you HN

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Post by DmenshunlAnlsis » Sun, Aug 12, 2018, 7:53 PM UTC

adventured wrote: post #8

Wonderful progress, congratulations. Good luck on the marathon.

It’s also amazing progress as they’re able to recognize being partway along the journey as progress! Depressed people tend to think in absolutes (I’m not where I want to be, and never will be) and being able to see progress as valuable and sustainable, even when incomplete is a sign of real mental health. The combination of more activity, a better job, and the ability to imagine a brighter future bodes very well indeed.

Re: Thank you HN

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Post by throwAwayXYZ69 » Sun, Aug 12, 2018, 7:54 PM UTC

williamdclt wrote: post #12

throwAwayXYZ69 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was indeed in the top 10% of my school. Even a smaller percentile I guess since I was on the top 2 or 3 people in my class. But unless the job is in Paris (which is extremely expensive) I havent found anything starting close to 40k€

What school did you go to, if you're comfortable sharing?

Not really comfortable giving a name but its one of the top 10 engineering schools in the country (France).

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Post by koolhead17 » Sun, Aug 12, 2018, 7:56 PM UTC

Congrats.

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Post by durbatuluk » Sun, Aug 12, 2018, 7:58 PM UTC

Congrats, I'm your old one at the moment. I'm a bit more desperate because my wife is pregnant. Happy father's day to me I guess

Re: Thank you HN

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Post by hussfelt » Sun, Aug 12, 2018, 7:58 PM UTC

lisper wrote: post #2

Congrats! Now pay it forward by finding someone feeling blue near you and helping them out.

Best comment ever. OP: Nice to hear you're doing better! Well done :-)

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Post by sleepychu » Sun, Aug 12, 2018, 8:00 PM UTC

> Just to sum up, be kind when you can, it can change someone's life.

This is so great, thank you for the lovely sentiment.

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Post by humantiy » Sun, Aug 12, 2018, 8:07 PM UTC

Congrats and glad you were able to persevere. I've had my share of down times as well, but at those points I always told myself you don't know happiness if you've never been on the other side of it and that it will pass. It sucks when you are but when you make it through it is that much sweeter!

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Post by conradk » Sun, Aug 12, 2018, 8:08 PM UTC

throwAwayXYZ69 wrote: post #9

wellboy wrote: post #4

Is it really that competitive these days after uni when you have "no experience" and are a junior dev? I assume you have a top 10% GPA? I always hear in the bay area you get $150,000 straight out of uni, at least when you're from Stanford etc. Is this not the case anymore? Edit: Ok, I see you're in France. Then 33k€ is rather reasonable. There don't really exist exciting software companies in France or Germany, excep…

I was indeed in the top 10% of my school. Even a smaller percentile I guess since I was on the top 2 or 3 people in my class. But unless the job is in Paris (which is extremely expensive) I havent found anything starting close to 40k€

You might want to look at remote work, if that's something you're comfortable with. You can get paid well (think "Paris-salary") and live in more economical areas. Happy to talk more if you're interested.