@motosubatsu Yep, nothing like checking out the first page and seeing that most posts are on hold, even better when it's DESERVEDLY so. I'm slow to hit the close button, but this current crop begs for it. No reopens cast by me for any of these.
I worked in a startup as a web developer and it was really unsuitable for me. I don't like making friends at work, going out to eat with the team, having to go get drinks, team lunches, "team outings", meetups, open offices, or having to fit in with the culture. I just want a job where I can show...
I have worked on Java and currently working on frontend with typescript and angular2.
My friend is working on python + machine learning + aws and ig data. Now I am thinking too that all these things he is working on has lot of potential and money instead on what I am working on.
Will my tech s...
@RichardU a lot of people on the "outside" just don't "get it", when I was applying for my CS course many of the "grown ups", upon hearing of my choice, would nod sagely and talk about "that's where the money is" I gave up trying to explain that I was going to study it because I liked it
I have a psychometric test to take that has very unique elements to it. More specifically, Deductive Reasoning and Orientation. Examples of these are as follows.
Orientation
In this assessment, you must find the set of arrows that obey the given rules.
Sentence 1: Up left ABOVE Up left.
Sente...
@RichardU I dunno, if you are going to choose a profession purely for the salary potential, coding is not the worst job environment to have to tolerate. Your alternatives are usually things like Law, Medicine, Investment Banking etc. all of which, generally, have far worse working conditions and/or educational commitments.
@RichardU 42 minutes from asked to deleted. For something not abusive, that's gotta be a record. :)
I think it's a valid question (in general, not here I mean). C# is my favorite language but do you think I learned Java because it's "fun"? No, it gives me more opportunity for $.
I just voted to close this question. Psychometric Test based on Deductive Reasoning and Orientation
The reason I gave was the "advice" one, but I'm not sure. Is this a good reason, or is there a better one to list when we get these types of questions.
@Kaz It's never a good idea to go into ANY field for salary potential.
@motosubatsu there are two reasons you don't see many people in IT over 40; agism and burnout. The ones without a passion for it usually burnout somewhere between 32 and 37.
Hmm, I know initiating romantic relationships at work isn't usually advisable, but is asking someone out automatically an offense that has to be escalated to HR? Or in other words, since when is "asking someone out" == "sexual harassment"?
Anyway, my point here is that nowadays people seem to overreact to everything, and the threshold for what offends people is rapidly going down. If someone asks "Would you like to go out on a date with me some time?", just say "no" and move on. What is the need to make a song and dance about it?
in a sane world an unwanted "normal" approach would be met with a "no thanks" and that would be the end of it, harassment would only begin if it were repeated but sometimes things get a bit "snowflake"
Of course, if the person keeps pestering, then it goes into harassment territory, but not the first time someone asks. What's next? "Boss, do you think I deserve a promotion?" - "How dare you? You're out right now."
The only time I would ask a coworker out is somewhere that wasn't at work and during off-hours. Otherwise, it absolutely could be considered sexual harassment if she was uncomfortable.
And if it were a subordinate, never ever
I'm not saying it IS sexual harassment, but that asking a coworker out at work is asking for trouble.
@ChristopherEstep Absolutely, asking out a coworker at work is foolish at best. Getting into a relationship is even worse. It could be a nightmare for the other coworkers, as I have experienced first hand a few years ago.
So we had two coworkers who got into a relationship, and let me just say, the importance of leaving their romance outside work was not exactly clear to them. It ended up with the team leader escalating the issue to the (common) manager, and they received a stern warning to behave professionally while at work.
I was young, stupid, got involve with a coworker. She was banging the manager at the same time (I did not know this) Anyone care to guess the end result (hint, I wasn't working there long after that).
I'm a bit suspicious of the feminist getting asked out post. Poster has a born on date of today.
@enderland I love these not-so-serious questions for the witty remarks that Joe usually makes on them. It helps me refine my comedic tastes and also improves my English.
Speaking of which, today I learned the difference between absurd and silly.
@AakashM absurd means "incongruous or unreasonable", silly means "lacking wisdom, good sense or seriousness". Something can be the former, but not the latter. (mostly by unreasonable, but serious, which seems to be what OP is going for here.) — Erik5 hours ago
I worked at a place where the policy was that if there was fraternization, both parties had to meet with HR, and be made aware of all policies. If they were in different departments, then there would be fewer concerns, but it was frowned upon severely, regardless.
The problem with some of these questions is that they invoke Poe's Law....
@MaskedMan I asked a coworker out once. We've been married for 39 years. I know we were young, perhaps we were foolish as well. Times were different then, I guess.
@JoeStrazzere yeah, try that today and you'd be in for a rude awakening. It changed in the early 1990s, by the early 2000's, you were in for trouble if you even tried. To bad too, I had a SERIOUS crush on the admin who I found out, years later liked me too.
I dated a coworked in my last job, it didn't go well but didn't had any work repercussions.
At the same time she told she received emails from another guy she dated in her job email address, and was considering reporting him for harassment, so...
I've seen several posts from a specific user on the site that seem to be right on the border of being rude or offensive over the past couple of weeks. Some things seem slightly over the line, and other things seem like they're just edgy.
Occasionally, I flag, but I've been debating whether or no...
I have a psychometric test to take that has very unique elements to it. More specifically, Deductive Reasoning and Orientation. Examples of these are as follows.
Orientation
In this assessment, you must find the set of arrows that obey the given rules.
Sentence 1: Up left ABOVE Up left.
Sente...
I just voted to close this question. Psychometric Test based on Deductive Reasoning and Orientation
The reason I gave was the "advice" one, but I'm not sure. Is this a good reason, or is there a better one to list when we get these types of questions.
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