@Lilienthal being colorblind and all I generally don't get involved in design, but for me they are both rotated blocks. Geuss how often i tried to flag a new puzzleing question as off Topic :P
Or is it just me?
Frankly it doesn't seem to be just me as, it was this comment, currently on 34 upvotes that prompted me to raise this on meta:
With the new site icon and the introduction to the post, I thought I'm on Workplace. – Tomáš Zato
It's nice to see that puzzling graduated and ...
Regardless whether you already found or haven't found the perfect Notes app for you, I really need your insight on the topic about your note taking experience.
Can you please contact me on either of those channels, which one is easier for you?
E-mail: maris@itissible.com
Skype: mariveid
Twitte...
Yesterday I was informed my contract, which expires next tuesday, will not be renewed. Is it too early to update my CV and Linkedin profile right now, or should I wait a few days?
@Trickylastname It's never too early to update things. Many people keep all of their profiles and CVs up to date even if they are not looking for a new job.
Staying updated doesn't mean you are actively looking for a new job, it just means you are prepared. You can still fight to get your contract renewed, if you think that is possible and desirable.
BTW, I've been job searching since February, but nothing came up. (shrugs) The weird thing is that previously the PM told me by phone they will hire me as a permanent employee. Apparently he changed his mind while I was away.
Yep. Anyway, I wanted to leave my job a long time ago. Funny thing, work is piling up and yet he argued "budget reasons" when he told me... I guess he will miss me very soon.
And temps are very unusual, because the system I work with has a tough learining curve. But anyway, I won't be here when the project catches fire again.
> "His employer (a mid size company) as a result is now forcing him to work 2 hours of unpaid overtime every day, to "keep the active time fair" between him and his colleagues, who supposedly all also have a longer commute."
"They're forcing him to..." is in reality something like, "His boss strongly suggested he..."
Or even, 'after smiling and telling his boss that he just shaved 2 hours off his daily commute, his boss said, smiling "I expect you to come in and stay after an extra hour each day, that's fair, isn't it?"'
And this "friend's" bull$hit radar is broken, and the boss won't contradict himself because he got more than he bargained for.
Gah, why won't they close the refrigerator door!? It's right behind me, and beeps all the time.
Well, when I was a part-time codemonkey I had a team leader who told once told me that I had to to two hours overtime "as a sing of respect for the other employees who work full time". So that part of OP's question is not that weird for me.
Work wants to make their problems your problems. If you create value, you can go anywhere. The trick is to put yourself in a stronger negotiating position.
Well, those German lessons had been in my bucket list for ages. In the end they replaced me with a Senior dev who was treated as a Messiah. He quitted this year and now they're desperately trying to get someone.
Yeah... even when you treat people well, you have to deal with turnover, because someone else will promise to treat them even better, and sometimes they listen.
I sometimes think "cultural fit" means "I think I can really ride this guy hard."
@AaronHall yeah, there's a culture to treat employees as cattle. Student employees are even less. With me (and the other two who were fired yesterday) it's nine people who left the project. Maybe ten. I lost count.
I doubt it. Now I wonder how I going to present this in an interview. It's the second time I find myself without a job for "budget reasons". The same excuse won't sound good now.
Everyone's got a budget. You were the new junior guy. They ran out of money for you. But now you've got more experience and can probably command a higher salary.
I doubt you'll have trouble getting hired. I suppose you should do the jobs thing here on StackOverflow first. Then try other approaches if that doesn't work.
Maybe it was a mistake on their part, which led to the decision to fire.
"Hey, let's give a raise." "Great idea, it'll help with retention!" [one week later] "Whoah! The raises were a big mistake! We're not going to get this funding we were expecting! We need to fire everyone only keep the truly critical."
XDDDD Not even the critical were safe. One of the fired was the only one who knew the billing system. They even didn't gave him time to write a document with the basics. Well, my manager will regret it next time the billing system it's on fire.
Or is it just me?
Frankly it doesn't seem to be just me as, it was this comment, currently on 34 upvotes that prompted me to raise this on meta:
With the new site icon and the introduction to the post, I thought I'm on Workplace. – Tomáš Zato
It's nice to see that puzzling graduated and ...
Regardless whether you already found or haven't found the perfect Notes app for you, I really need your insight on the topic about your note taking experience.
Can you please contact me on either of those channels, which one is easier for you?
E-mail: maris@itissible.com
Skype: mariveid
Twitte...
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When asking questions, how do I recognize when I'm falling into it? How do I avoid it?
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