He completely forgot to code after just six years, after having been able to code well enough to completely automate his job six years into the future.
I had a couple of friends who graduated from the university in computer engineering, got great jobs upon graduation, and, six years later, got laid off during the dot com bust. They both took a six-month vacation while collecting unemployment. When they tried to get a job, they were both told that their job skills were obsolete. They spent the next several years living at home to look for a job without much success. They eventually took jobs working as drug store clerks. Fast forward to 2016, they're still working as drug store clerks Why did this happen? When they got out of the university, they stopped learning. They did the same job for six years straight. Never read a book, started a side project or enroll in boot camp to improve their job skills and themselves. They blamed everyone but themselves for their predicament.
I wonder who's going to be dumb enough to believe that story.
I would. I've worked in quite a few Fortune 500 companies. You won't believe the level of corporate dysfunction that can take place. Much worse than what I've experienced in government IT.
You don't get $250k in any IT job where your sole qualification is industry certs.
The CCIE is Cisco's highest network certification. The lab exam is typically $1,500 per attempt. Some people have taken it three or four times before they pass. CCIE jobs typically start at $250K.
According to Cisco, less than 3% of Cisco Certified engineers obtain CCIE certification and less than 1% of the networking professionals worldwide, and the average candidate will spend thousands of their own dollars and spend at least 18 months studying while pursuing it.
Lives in Bay Area and saves 200k in 6 years at 95k year? highly doubtful.
That's doable for a single person in a studio apartment with a modest lifestyle. I only need $32K per year for living expenses in Silicon Valley. I knew electrical engineer who had to be reminded every three months by the accounting department to deposit in his paychecks (this was before direct deposit became widespread).
Cisco used to have so many layoffs that some people got detached from the organizational chart, checked out equipment without any accountability, learned all the Cisco certifications on company time, and get a new job that pays $250K per year.
I had logo in the seventh grade in 1983. That's when I discovered I came from a "poor" family because we couldn't afford an Apple II computer and cable TV to watch MTV. Logo on the Commodore VIC-20 sucked donkey balls.
Agents for the Pope had turned up in strange places throughout the history, often in attics, basements and hay lofts. They seldom turn themselves into the authorities. Whatever floats your boat in these terrible times.
As a lead video game tester for three years, I had to talk down the expectations on the delivery schedule. The original schedule is based on what it would take for the developers to get every milestone bonus on time without any inevitable delays taking place. I usually add a month to the original schedule and a +/- two week window for code release, and my schedule have proven accurate nine out of ten projects. (The sole developer who submitted a 256-page design doc — most design docs are promises on napkins — got their video game done on time.) The developers always get pissed off when I remind them that I don't get bonuses and I'm not obligated to care about their bonuses. Most of the inevitable delays come from them trying to get their bonuses instead of fixing the problems in their code.
I'm different AC, but I'm not sure what you're implying with your command line story.
My programming experience is mostly the command line on Linux or Mac. My limited experience with Visual Studio on Windows has always been the GUI. It never occurred to me that Visual Studio may have command line functionality.
[...] Blacks kill other blacks in mass on a weekly basis [...]
What's being done to prevent whites from killing other whites? Oh, wait. That's not news. White people don't bleed the same way as black people, so white-on-white murders doesn't lead the nightly news.
Why would I not say "thank you" where appropriate? I don't get the question.
Go to a coffee shop on a regular basis. You might notice that a white barista will get "thank you" almost all the time. A black barista will get fewer "thank you" or not at all.
When you look someone in the eye and say "thank you," you are acknowledging that they are a human being. Too many people don't regard black people as human beings, just animals that deserve to get shot in the street.
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The ex-employee is identified only by a pseudonym, and the company he worked for is only identified as "a well-known tech company in the Bay Area".
Sounds like Google. Might be Google. But flying under the radar is a bit though there.
He completely forgot to code after just six years, after having been able to code well enough to completely automate his job six years into the future.
I had a couple of friends who graduated from the university in computer engineering, got great jobs upon graduation, and, six years later, got laid off during the dot com bust. They both took a six-month vacation while collecting unemployment. When they tried to get a job, they were both told that their job skills were obsolete. They spent the next several years living at home to look for a job without much success. They eventually took jobs working as drug store clerks. Fast forward to 2016, they're still working as drug store clerks Why did this happen? When they got out of the university, they stopped learning. They did the same job for six years straight. Never read a book, started a side project or enroll in boot camp to improve their job skills and themselves. They blamed everyone but themselves for their predicament.
I wonder who's going to be dumb enough to believe that story.
I would. I've worked in quite a few Fortune 500 companies. You won't believe the level of corporate dysfunction that can take place. Much worse than what I've experienced in government IT.
That's probably explains why some people are saying that the CCNA/CCNP isn't worth it anymore.
Judging from interactions I have had with you, I NEVER would have guessed that you were a lonely neck-beard living in a studio apartment.
What makes you think I'm lonely?
Might be the same person. He was more of a friend of a roommate that I occasionally talked to when he came over.
So you're homeless?
I live in a studio apartment in Silicon Valley for nearly 11 years now.
You don't get $250k in any IT job where your sole qualification is industry certs.
The CCIE is Cisco's highest network certification. The lab exam is typically $1,500 per attempt. Some people have taken it three or four times before they pass. CCIE jobs typically start at $250K.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCIE_Certification
According to Cisco, less than 3% of Cisco Certified engineers obtain CCIE certification and less than 1% of the networking professionals worldwide, and the average candidate will spend thousands of their own dollars and spend at least 18 months studying while pursuing it.
Lives in Bay Area and saves 200k in 6 years at 95k year? highly doubtful.
That's doable for a single person in a studio apartment with a modest lifestyle. I only need $32K per year for living expenses in Silicon Valley. I knew electrical engineer who had to be reminded every three months by the accounting department to deposit in his paychecks (this was before direct deposit became widespread).
Cisco used to have so many layoffs that some people got detached from the organizational chart, checked out equipment without any accountability, learned all the Cisco certifications on company time, and get a new job that pays $250K per year.
Your library has books on Logo?! My library was so poor that I could only read books about COBOL and business logic.
Swift has distributed multiprocessing support now? Cool!
No it's much worse than that. By the time these kids grow up, every coding job will be outsourced to Africa.
Those will be the only respectable jobs that former Nigerian scammers can get in the future.
I had logo in the seventh grade in 1983. That's when I discovered I came from a "poor" family because we couldn't afford an Apple II computer and cable TV to watch MTV. Logo on the Commodore VIC-20 sucked donkey balls.
I challenge you to thank these people when they smash in the windows of your car, or loot the local CVS in their neighborhood.
Where in my comments did I say "thank you" was an appropriate reaction for violent behavior?
Are you willing to condemn white people for rioting in the streets after a sporting event?
https://mic.com/articles/105198/9-photos-of-white-people-rioting-put-the-ferguson-demonstrations-in-perspective
Agents for the Pope had turned up in strange places throughout the history, often in attics, basements and hay lofts. They seldom turn themselves into the authorities. Whatever floats your boat in these terrible times.
As a lead video game tester for three years, I had to talk down the expectations on the delivery schedule. The original schedule is based on what it would take for the developers to get every milestone bonus on time without any inevitable delays taking place. I usually add a month to the original schedule and a +/- two week window for code release, and my schedule have proven accurate nine out of ten projects. (The sole developer who submitted a 256-page design doc — most design docs are promises on napkins — got their video game done on time.) The developers always get pissed off when I remind them that I don't get bonuses and I'm not obligated to care about their bonuses. Most of the inevitable delays come from them trying to get their bonuses instead of fixing the problems in their code.
Notepad++, you insensitive clod!
I'm different AC, but I'm not sure what you're implying with your command line story.
My programming experience is mostly the command line on Linux or Mac. My limited experience with Visual Studio on Windows has always been the GUI. It never occurred to me that Visual Studio may have command line functionality.
Your college was really dumb.
That's what the local employers in Silicon Valley wanted. Fewer C++ programmers, more Java programmers.
Thank you for what?
Anything, everything. Most people don't say "thank you" anymore.
And we'll have world peace?
No, but it's a start to return to a civil society.
Stealing black children and raising them to act white (or asian).
That didn't work too well with Native Americans.
[...] Blacks kill other blacks in mass on a weekly basis [...]
What's being done to prevent whites from killing other whites? Oh, wait. That's not news. White people don't bleed the same way as black people, so white-on-white murders doesn't lead the nightly news.
Why would I not say "thank you" where appropriate? I don't get the question.
Go to a coffee shop on a regular basis. You might notice that a white barista will get "thank you" almost all the time. A black barista will get fewer "thank you" or not at all.
When you look someone in the eye and say "thank you," you are acknowledging that they are a human being. Too many people don't regard black people as human beings, just animals that deserve to get shot in the street.
What could I possibly do to change the decisions others make?
Smile, be respectful and say "thank you" to black people. And not just to black people. Everyone. You might be surprised by the results.