My wife went to university here in the US and got an H1B after she graduated to be an interpreter.
I agree the loop holes need to be closed but let's not kid ourselves into thinking it's not beneficial. Without the H1B, you might see less investment from Asian countries simply because there are very few Americans fluent in spoken AND written Asian languages that want to work as an interpreter.
Many people get paid based on the hours they work.
I'm salary, I get the same amount every paycheck regardless if I work an extra 10 hours one week. My brother-in-law owns a lawn care company, 3 months out of the year his employees are technically unemployed since they are hourly. I'd say most hourly workers in the country will have varied income.
My brother bought a sensor for his sump pump that would send a warning to his phone if the water level got too high. It has already saved him once, the breaker flipped for some reason and he was able to get home before his basement flooded.
135" screen, 5.1 surround, theater style reclining chairs for 4 people, cheap refreshments, non-sticky floor, ability to pause or replay certain scenes..
or I pay $40-$50 and the only advantage is a bigger screen with a better sound system.
I will still go to a movie theater once or twice a year, normally as a reward for my young son for doing well at something.. I don't mind waiting a year to see new movies courtesy of Netflix, amazon prime, or just buying the disc. Big Star Wars fan, still haven't seen the latest movie.
The military, and associated industries, are likely the most sure votes Republicans have. Keeping them happy and playing the "support our troops" sympathy card is an easy way to lock up many votes.
Hell, my boss is in Air Force Reserves after doing Marine Corps (he spent time in Afghanistan). I can have a very rational discussion with him about the state of affairs and find that we have pretty similar views of what should happen, but at the end of the day he says "I have to vote Republican because I'm military"...
I know I fight a losing battle each time I defend being a parent on/. but I don't agree with your assessment.
I was 33 when my son (only child) was born, so I had a good decade of "freedom".. I enjoyed my 20s but wouldn't say I miss them.
Now my kid is 4, there are frustrating moments but also experiences I would never trade. Best thing is that I now have a great excuse to play with toys again. When I'm at home, I feel younger because of my son.
I don't go out with friends nearly as much but to say you lose 18 years, that's ridiculous.
Doing the same thing at different companies every few years for more money really isn't "curiosity" in my opinion. In my 13 years with my company, I've worked in 3 different departments and about to move on to a 4th.
If you're moving full pallets of product only, a fleet of robots would probably be better. If your volumes and product sizes vary by order, humans are going to be better.
On of our warehouses tried a robotic system to put product away and retrieve it when needed. It sucks, it's slow, it's costly, and it's always breaking down. I know technology moves at a quick pace but I haven't seen anything close to matching efficiency of a human operator.
Typically most of the road maintenance comes from local taxes meaning those who actually live or work in that area. Plus residential neighborhoods are typically not designed to be used as highway bypass routes. I understand the need to occasionally disperse grid locked traffic on the side roads but it just seems to me that the more people who use Waze (or an equivalent) the less of a benefit everyone will get.
I think the local residents have a valid reason to be upset. Best thing they can do is put a stop sign on every corner to ensure people aren't buzzing through too quickly.
Well it's not meant for the driver, it's meant to be used by the passengers. Anyone that goes on long road trips with family understands how this could be beneficial.
I'm good with just a DVD player but I can see the value in streaming from Amazon or Netflix, probably at a lower quality though.
I haven't done any sort of actual programming since my original undergrad almost 20 years ago, needless to say I never went through an interview like this. As others have mentioned, the expectation likely isn't to get the person to write a perfect program during the interview. It is to evaluate their thought process, ensure they do actually have the skills they claim to, and see how the person can react to a pressure situation.
If I were the interviewer, I would hope the individual would first discuss logic with me. Then I would ask them to show me. Finally we'd talk about what they were able to get on the board.
If the company's intention was simply a straight coding test, do you think you'd honestly be happy there anyway? Sounds like if the interview was stressful actually working for the company would be a nightmare.
Honestly speaking, the tech industry has matured so it's only natural that salaries will come down. I think the product lifecyle curve can apply in this situation as well.
Healthcare industry will follow suit in another decade or two. Right now there is a lack of trained professionals so pay is high and the employee can be very selective with jobs they take. Eventually the education system will pump out so many young professionals the job glut will be gone. My sister is a nurse, not sure she's stayed with any particular job for more than 2 years. So easy to find a new job just about anywhere she wanted to live.
Plus media can now come easily on computer monitors, tables, and cell phones.
My parents' house currently has 4 TVs, with 3 that get used frequently even with them being empty nesters.
I have just 1 tv in the house, in the main living room, and it probably only gets used 4 days per week, mostly on the weekend.. and that's just so our 4 year old can watch a movie or two.
We'll never allow him to have a tv in his room. If we're going to be anti-social, it's at least going to be in the living room which is at the center of the house.:)
I make less than half of what the subject does in Ohio yet my mortgage is more than half of his rent (playing the ratio game). I do have a wife that has a decent salary as well but even if she were to quit her job, I'd have no problems paying all the bills on just my salary. The only changes we'd have to make would that I'd probably get a cheaper car and we wouldn't be able to take a big overseas vacation every year.
At least the guy has a job and hasn't been replaced by H1B holder.
Americans (and other developed countries): Work to Live
Japanese: Live to Work
My wife is Japanese, she got home from a business trip to Japan last Sunday after traveling and working the previous weekend as well (14 days straight of working or traveling for work). When I asked her if she was going to take Monday off, she told me no.
I just rolled my eyes.
She did end up staying home but didn't make that decision until it was actually time to leave for work. I know some people love their jobs (she doesn't).. but even then you need time to live.
It's a failure in the same sense of Betamax and HD-DVD, they could not establish a sustainable market.
My parents got a 3D tv a few years ago, used it to watch Avatar a couple times but haven't touched the glasses since then. It's still a nice tv, they just do not use that functionality at all and have not bought any 3D movies.
Similarly, I have a projector I recently purchased to hang up in my basement when I complete it. No intention of ever using the 3D functionality.
VR could conceivably fall into the same category. From a technological standpoint, it works very well. From a practical standpoint, consumers just don't desire that novelty.
The problem is if they do not response appropriately and there is a true emergency and someone dies, they may get sued over that.
We have devolved as a society. I believe trust and civility are necessary for a successful society, trust is all but gone now. Shit, we have a President that lies his ass off about any subject he doesn't like.
I do worry about the future for my son. Are we going to leave some shit storm for future generations to deal with?
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My wife went to university here in the US and got an H1B after she graduated to be an interpreter.
I agree the loop holes need to be closed but let's not kid ourselves into thinking it's not beneficial. Without the H1B, you might see less investment from Asian countries simply because there are very few Americans fluent in spoken AND written Asian languages that want to work as an interpreter.
Many people get paid based on the hours they work.
I'm salary, I get the same amount every paycheck regardless if I work an extra 10 hours one week. My brother-in-law owns a lawn care company, 3 months out of the year his employees are technically unemployed since they are hourly. I'd say most hourly workers in the country will have varied income.
77% of Republicans polled thought his name sounded foreign and assumed he was an immigrant.
I'm normally first in line to bash Trump.. but this conflict has been ongoing for 6 years.
Started?, absolutely not. Throw a wrench in things?, absolutely.
My brother bought a sensor for his sump pump that would send a warning to his phone if the water level got too high. It has already saved him once, the breaker flipped for some reason and he was able to get home before his basement flooded.
135" screen, 5.1 surround, theater style reclining chairs for 4 people, cheap refreshments, non-sticky floor, ability to pause or replay certain scenes..
or I pay $40-$50 and the only advantage is a bigger screen with a better sound system.
I will still go to a movie theater once or twice a year, normally as a reward for my young son for doing well at something.. I don't mind waiting a year to see new movies courtesy of Netflix, amazon prime, or just buying the disc. Big Star Wars fan, still haven't seen the latest movie.
A tax credit that most people who will lose their health care won't qualify for anyway.
Politicians continue to ignore the root cause and that is sky rocketing health care costs.
The military, and associated industries, are likely the most sure votes Republicans have. Keeping them happy and playing the "support our troops" sympathy card is an easy way to lock up many votes.
Hell, my boss is in Air Force Reserves after doing Marine Corps (he spent time in Afghanistan). I can have a very rational discussion with him about the state of affairs and find that we have pretty similar views of what should happen, but at the end of the day he says "I have to vote Republican because I'm military"...
fooled by /. interface!
Was that meant as a response to my post?
I know I fight a losing battle each time I defend being a parent on /. but I don't agree with your assessment.
I was 33 when my son (only child) was born, so I had a good decade of "freedom".. I enjoyed my 20s but wouldn't say I miss them.
Now my kid is 4, there are frustrating moments but also experiences I would never trade. Best thing is that I now have a great excuse to play with toys again. When I'm at home, I feel younger because of my son.
I don't go out with friends nearly as much but to say you lose 18 years, that's ridiculous.
Doing the same thing at different companies every few years for more money really isn't "curiosity" in my opinion. In my 13 years with my company, I've worked in 3 different departments and about to move on to a 4th.
Sometimes people are satisfied with their job and money isn't their main driver.
If you're moving full pallets of product only, a fleet of robots would probably be better. If your volumes and product sizes vary by order, humans are going to be better.
On of our warehouses tried a robotic system to put product away and retrieve it when needed. It sucks, it's slow, it's costly, and it's always breaking down. I know technology moves at a quick pace but I haven't seen anything close to matching efficiency of a human operator.
Inadequate mass transportation infrastructure.
I'm in Ohio, I'd love to have a rail line installed in the median of all our interstates that connect the main cities with stops along the way.
Typically most of the road maintenance comes from local taxes meaning those who actually live or work in that area. Plus residential neighborhoods are typically not designed to be used as highway bypass routes. I understand the need to occasionally disperse grid locked traffic on the side roads but it just seems to me that the more people who use Waze (or an equivalent) the less of a benefit everyone will get.
I think the local residents have a valid reason to be upset. Best thing they can do is put a stop sign on every corner to ensure people aren't buzzing through too quickly.
Guess my TWC bill is going to go up another $10/mo so they can pay for it.
Well it's not meant for the driver, it's meant to be used by the passengers. Anyone that goes on long road trips with family understands how this could be beneficial.
I'm good with just a DVD player but I can see the value in streaming from Amazon or Netflix, probably at a lower quality though.
I haven't done any sort of actual programming since my original undergrad almost 20 years ago, needless to say I never went through an interview like this. As others have mentioned, the expectation likely isn't to get the person to write a perfect program during the interview. It is to evaluate their thought process, ensure they do actually have the skills they claim to, and see how the person can react to a pressure situation.
If I were the interviewer, I would hope the individual would first discuss logic with me. Then I would ask them to show me. Finally we'd talk about what they were able to get on the board.
If the company's intention was simply a straight coding test, do you think you'd honestly be happy there anyway? Sounds like if the interview was stressful actually working for the company would be a nightmare.
Honestly speaking, the tech industry has matured so it's only natural that salaries will come down. I think the product lifecyle curve can apply in this situation as well.
Healthcare industry will follow suit in another decade or two. Right now there is a lack of trained professionals so pay is high and the employee can be very selective with jobs they take. Eventually the education system will pump out so many young professionals the job glut will be gone. My sister is a nurse, not sure she's stayed with any particular job for more than 2 years. So easy to find a new job just about anywhere she wanted to live.
Plus media can now come easily on computer monitors, tables, and cell phones.
:)
My parents' house currently has 4 TVs, with 3 that get used frequently even with them being empty nesters.
I have just 1 tv in the house, in the main living room, and it probably only gets used 4 days per week, mostly on the weekend.. and that's just so our 4 year old can watch a movie or two.
We'll never allow him to have a tv in his room. If we're going to be anti-social, it's at least going to be in the living room which is at the center of the house.
I make less than half of what the subject does in Ohio yet my mortgage is more than half of his rent (playing the ratio game). I do have a wife that has a decent salary as well but even if she were to quit her job, I'd have no problems paying all the bills on just my salary. The only changes we'd have to make would that I'd probably get a cheaper car and we wouldn't be able to take a big overseas vacation every year.
At least the guy has a job and hasn't been replaced by H1B holder.
Americans (and other developed countries): Work to Live
Japanese: Live to Work
My wife is Japanese, she got home from a business trip to Japan last Sunday after traveling and working the previous weekend as well (14 days straight of working or traveling for work). When I asked her if she was going to take Monday off, she told me no.
I just rolled my eyes.
She did end up staying home but didn't make that decision until it was actually time to leave for work. I know some people love their jobs (she doesn't).. but even then you need time to live.
It's a failure in the same sense of Betamax and HD-DVD, they could not establish a sustainable market.
My parents got a 3D tv a few years ago, used it to watch Avatar a couple times but haven't touched the glasses since then. It's still a nice tv, they just do not use that functionality at all and have not bought any 3D movies.
Similarly, I have a projector I recently purchased to hang up in my basement when I complete it. No intention of ever using the 3D functionality.
VR could conceivably fall into the same category. From a technological standpoint, it works very well. From a practical standpoint, consumers just don't desire that novelty.
The problem is if they do not response appropriately and there is a true emergency and someone dies, they may get sued over that.
We have devolved as a society. I believe trust and civility are necessary for a successful society, trust is all but gone now. Shit, we have a President that lies his ass off about any subject he doesn't like.
I do worry about the future for my son. Are we going to leave some shit storm for future generations to deal with?