Leetcode is not good training for FAANG?
Thank HN: Five months ago, I was feeling like a loser, now I am opposite
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Re: Thank HN: Five months ago, I was feeling like a loser, now I am opposite
#62Congrats! But be very careful about the start up you're working for. Make sure they have enough cash to survive the next 4-5 years and have a steady revenue stream.
Re: Thank HN: Five months ago, I was feeling like a loser, now I am opposite
#63Seek counseling. You're making life decisions based on web boards. Somehow programming and your relationship with your spouse are tied up together.
You're riding really high now. You were really low before. Emotional roller coasters mean you should talk with someone, regardless of how you're feeling right now.
Re: Thank HN: Five months ago, I was feeling like a loser, now I am opposite
#64Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm not interested in making up stories about OP. We don't know how supportive their partner was, how much they shared, and how collaborate they were in the process. We also don't know what alternate realities might have been. I think it is kinda rude to make these assumptions. I'm just saying there are plenty of problems love, support, and teamwork can't fix. Doubly so when you don't know what is wrong in the first…
there are plenty of problems love, support, and teamwork can't fix. hard disagree. there isn't a single problem that can't be fixed in a good relationship. OP would not have needed to come here and ask for help if he had been able to talk with his wife about his problems.
I wouldn't call the attitude that one ought to be able to get all the support one needs from one's partner, no matter what, healthy. That can lead to an entire category of relationship failure, I'd say.
Re: Thank HN: Five months ago, I was feeling like a loser, now I am opposite
#65No problemo. Optimism, useful advice, and motivational speaking are what we do best here over at HackerNews.
Well, that and ripping certain subjects to shreds whenever they come up.
Re: Thank HN: Five months ago, I was feeling like a loser, now I am opposite
#66Just a suggestion, but if your relationship with your wife depends on your personal circumstances and mood, then it sounds not very strong. Might be worth taking advantage of this good period to do some relationship strengthening exercises while you can so that when the next downturn happens, you can both understand each other's and your own feelings better. I'm not talking about random activities like going to the b…
Lines you won't see on a gravestone: "I wish I had worked more." "I wish I had a less meaningful relationship with my wife."
Things you will read on a gravestone:
“I wish I never got married”
“I wish my wife would’ve left sooner”
Re: Thank HN: Five months ago, I was feeling like a loser, now I am opposite
#67Just a suggestion, but if your relationship with your wife depends on your personal circumstances and mood, then it sounds not very strong. Might be worth taking advantage of this good period to do some relationship strengthening exercises while you can so that when the next downturn happens, you can both understand each other's and your own feelings better. I'm not talking about random activities like going to the b…
Lines you won't see on a gravestone: "I wish I had worked more." "I wish I had a less meaningful relationship with my wife."
It would be unusual to see an epitaph containing any personal thoughts, because most such messages are written by surviving family members, not the deceased.
Re: Thank HN: Five months ago, I was feeling like a loser, now I am opposite
#68Re: Thank HN: Five months ago, I was feeling like a loser, now I am opposite
#69What is peoples obsession with FAANG companies?
The pay is insanely high. That's what does it.
Plus FAANG is like grad school for startups. Startups love their CTOs and tech leads to be ex-FAANG. Looks great on the "who we are" pages and slides. You're way more likely to be able to land a top-level position at an early, promising startup with that in your work history. I suspect lots of them round-file any applications that don't have either FAANG or something really remarkable and relevant (say, published research in the same area the startup's working on) as their first filtering pass. They need someone with a history they can sell to investors and early clients.
Re: Thank HN: Five months ago, I was feeling like a loser, now I am opposite
#70Earlier quoted context omitted.
You could always be an independent contractor instead of being an employee. That way it reduces the hurdle for hiring. I'm technically a contractor atm, but get treated like an employee. You of course don't get the same legal protections or some benefits but you can charge more instead :)
Even there, we’d have to understand if that arrangement is commonly viewed as legal in the country of residence. (My understanding is that it’s not legal in all countries [including my own] just because you say and I agree that you’re a contractor, if there are additional facts and circumstances tests to decide the “proper” treatment.)
we had this topic on HN before. i do not believe that many countries forbid individuals to take on a single long term client if they wish. they may have to do their own taxes and register as a sole proprietor of some sort, and in some places that may be complicated, but not allowing an individual to do that would be pretty restrictive.
the onus is usually on the employer. if the employer doesn't have an any legal entity in the target country they can't be forced to to employ that individual.
that said, some countries really don't like individuals to run their own businesses. is sweden one of those?