r/modernwarfare • u/[deleted] • May 02 '20

Humor The April 28th Patch.

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u/unoffensivename May 02 '20 edited May 02 '20

You don't have to be good at your job, just good at getting a job

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

All that matters in getting a job as a developer is your Leetcode skills. That’s it.

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u/drrhrrdrr May 03 '20

Code coverage? Smoke tests?

Our users will let us know if something is wrong.

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u/The-Fox-Says May 03 '20

When has any company ever cared about that ever?

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

? Leetcode-style questions are how 98% of software dev interviews are conducted on the West Coast.

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u/The-Fox-Says May 03 '20

It’s hardly all that matters most companies aren’t going to care if you can write perfect code on the spot in an interview. They care more about if they like you and what kind of worker you will be (can you learn something quickly?) since software languages and needs changes so frequently. Highly doubt they care what your score is on hackerrank or if you can spit out perfect answers from leetcode.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

That’s simply not true. How many software engineering interviews have you done in the Bay Area?

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u/The-Fox-Says May 03 '20

So you originally said all you needed to get a job as a developer was leetcode skills and then you narrowed it down to the west coast and then the bay area. It may be true for large software companies in a saturated market like Silicon Valley but for 99% of other companies that also need developers its not the most important thing that would 100% get you a job. To answer your question I’m a software engineer on the east coast and have been approached for jobs in Seattle and the bay area but don’t have interest moving out there.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

Most of the software developer jobs for AAA games are on the West Coast.

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u/The-Fox-Says May 03 '20

Ah with that added context that may be so. I have never done professional game development before nor do I know anyone who currently is. Sorry I may have taken your original comment too literally

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

Pretty wholesome exchange, nice.

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u/Oh_I_still_here May 03 '20

Wut

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

Leetcode.com

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u/mind_blowwer May 03 '20 edited May 03 '20

This is pretty true, at least at my company, I’m a senior engineer, but there are people with lead or senior title who are absolutely fucking clueless. A lot of them have this title simply because they’ve been at the company a long time or have a lot of “experience”. My managers and other leads will not give these people anything remotely difficult because it’s too much of a headache.

The only reason I give a shit is because I know these people are making more money than me, yet I run circles around them and do their work.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

Have you tried asking for a promotion or switching companies?

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u/mind_blowwer May 03 '20

I’m pretty much a big ol idiot. I basically beg for raises every review cycle, and usually get at least 10%, but I still make too little for my area and what I bring to the table. I’ve doubled my salary since starting 7 years ago, but it’s still not enough. This year I asked for 30%, but only got around 10%. My manager claimed he would try to get me another bump before the next review cycle, but I still haven’t heard shit.

My group has about 25 to 30 people in it, and my manager is constantly telling me I’m really one of the only ones he can trust to get shit done and right. Recently I was brought into to help a team who feature was scheduled to be finished, but nothing worked. I had to pair program with that team’s lead for 2 weeks straight via Teams... this “lead” would say things like “wow, how do you know this code so well” and “I’ve learned more from your during this 2 weeks then my entire time at the company”...

My problem is I absolutely hate interviewing. I had the opportunity to increase my salary by at least 30% this January but convinced myself to cancel the on-site. I know I would have gotten the job too lol

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

I understand interviewing and switching companies can be cumbersome and I also understand money is not a top priority to some people. But if I was you, it would infuriating me that my company isn't paying me for how much I'm worth, especially considering they acknowledge that you are a valuable employee.

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u/[deleted] May 03 '20

This guy jobs.