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 Discussion on answer by Zach Lipton: …

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NotMe
Mar 7, 2019 00:48
@EvanSteinbrenner: I agree with you. I also think that anyone who believes they have "future proofed" something has already demonstrated a distinct lack of knowledge in this domain.
 

 Discussion on question by angel humbe…

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NotMe
Feb 9, 2019 04:01
Often, in business, code optimization is not a worthwhile pursuit. If I'm paying someone to write code and they choose to completely rewrite something that is proven to work then I have to question whether that was money well spent. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't. You should think about this before pursuing further. Maybe there's a business case for throwing that code away and rewriting it. However if that case doesn't lead to a lower costs than just leaving it in place I doubt you are going to get anywhere.
 

 Discussion on question by Sushil: Sho…

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NotMe
Sep 5, 2018 17:22
It seems to me that the purpose here is to ensure that each child has the same programs that every other child has. Thereby making sure all the children are ready to go. I'd absolutely let them do this. Then, once the school year was over, I'd replace the hard drive.
 

 Discussion on question by Joe Blogs: …

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NotMe
Apr 23, 2018 21:28
If one of the reasons the investors put money into your current company is that you are there then it could be considered fraud for your current CEO to hide that you are leaving. If I were you I would stick to the existing notice period and not get involved in this because it could get ugly.
 

 Discussion on answer by Adonalsium: C…

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NotMe
Mar 21, 2018 02:55
@ttbek: an argument could easily be made that if you have a restrictive diet that it falls on you to check your food prior to eating it anyway.
 

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NotMe
Feb 27, 2018 21:40
Another possibility is to look for any existing off the shelf (OTS) software out there that might meet their needs. I have no idea what it is these guys are doing but if it's CRM type work then modifying something like salesforce.com or zoho might be a good path.
NotMe
Feb 27, 2018 00:41
Also, I've worked on many projects that required pulling people out of the technical dark ages. It's not an easy road as even if you were delivering the exact Holy Grail they asked for they will try to find some reason to keep doing things the old way. If you keep your functional (and visible) deliverables short (at least weekly) then you'll go a long ways towards being successful.
NotMe
Feb 27, 2018 00:31
If you aren't interested in continuing then the best way would be to part ways as amicably as possible as soon as possible. That way they can find someone else to move forward.
NotMe
Feb 27, 2018 00:29
Once those screens are done, take a look and see if your existing design works with that. If not, change it. If it does, then start hooking it all up.
NotMe
Feb 27, 2018 00:28
If you are interested in continuing with this situation you need to mentally start over. Sit down with Steve and the business guy and have Steve put together the basic screens / flow. Your job would be to guide them based on technical feasibility - again - ignoring this backend that you've already built.
NotMe
Feb 27, 2018 00:26
Once they sign off on how it's going to look then you put together how it's actually going to work under the hood. Otherwise you are going to spend an inordinate amount of time rewriting stuff which will only serve to frustrate you.
NotMe
Feb 27, 2018 00:25
For your next project you should realize that business people deal with what they can see. It's that visualization which drives the ultimate design of the backend. I've had far more success on projects where I put together the look and feel of a project before identifying the structure of even a single table. Honestly, this is where you will have the most collaboration with the business people and lots of changes will happen rather quickly.
 

 Discussion on question by HDE 226868:…

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NotMe
Dec 23, 2017 07:03
Wouldn't it be easier to just take the financial reports of the toy industry and sum their December income?
 

 Discussion on question by Mathew Fosc…

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NotMe
Nov 7, 2017 21:53
@MathewFoscarini: I've been in a lot of start ups (USA) but I've never come across one that allowed employees to drink on the job. Not saying it doesn't happen, but I'd find that odd. Especially with all the laws we have surrounding drunk driving - seems like a quick way to have a business shut down if someone left drunk and had a wreck.
NotMe
Nov 7, 2017 21:53
I have to ask: was this interview conducted at a brewery? In other words, is the company in the business of selling alcoholic drinks? If so then I could see why they'd have beer in the interview.
 

 Discussion on question by Chris H: Ho…

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NotMe
Nov 3, 2017 15:03
I had a bank send an online account password for someone else to my house. It was a pain to work through their phone tree to finally get ahold of a live person but when I did and explained the situation they thanked me profusely for letting them know. There hasn't been a recurrence.
 

 Discussion on question by Bazul: US D…

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NotMe
Oct 22, 2017 19:56
In my area, often the stop lights for the service road are between the entry/exit points of the highway. This has a "benefit" of making that on/off ramp an "additional highway lane". If that's the case and you can't merge without stopping, just continue on to the next point and try again.
 

 Discussion on question by John Doe: I…

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NotMe
Aug 26, 2017 00:03
@Peter: There is no ethical issue here. Making money often involves wining and dining customers. Sometimes you take them out to an expensive steak dinner. Sometimes you host them at a luxury hotel. However, if you happen to have a very nice house/mansion then you bring them there (which, incidentally, can be cheaper than that steak dinner). This is absolutely normal. I agree with Christopher Estep, the OP needs to get over his or her feelings about being left out of the loop.
 

 Discussion on question by Timpanus: A…

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NotMe
Jun 6, 2017 20:30
As an employer, I'd rather you had decals or something on it that would easily differentiate your machine from the others around the office...
 

 Discussion on answer by Joe Strazzere…

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NotMe
Apr 5, 2017 16:01
As a manager, when I hire people I expect them to speak up. It doesn't matter if they joined the team yesterday or 10 years ago. If they see something that doesn't quite add up to them then they should absolutely say something about it. One of 2 things is going to happen. Either they are right and we figure out how to be better or they are wrong and we should be able to defend what's going on.
 

 Discussion on question by Rudi: Candi…

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NotMe
Mar 3, 2017 18:18
I agree with others - having a candidate show up with another person, whoever that may be, is not an indication of anything with regards to the candidate. I remember going with my brother to an interview, I sat in the waiting room simply because I did not want to sit outside in the heat wasting gas to run the airconditioner. We were together because we were going to dinner afterwards.
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 Discussion on question by John Doe: H…

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NotMe
Aug 24, 2016 17:29
@DavidK: a number of bosses would ask more probing questions. In today's world companies are far more aware of the extra curricular activities their employees engage in. If those activities don't properly reflect the culture/values of the company then you could easily find yourself unemployed. It's far better to not directly answer this question.
 

 Discussion on answer by TessellatingH…

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NotMe
Jul 5, 2016 14:31
With all the IoT devices coming out I think it's about time that software "developers" make the jump to becoming actual engineers with all the normal requirements and regulations. This means proper schooling, standardized testing to get their engineering certificates, and recertification every couple of years. Yes, this will make development even more expensive but the benefits to the consumer and society at large would far outweigh that.
 

 Discussion on answer by alroc: How sh…

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NotMe
Jun 15, 2016 00:34
Honestly it sounds to me like the OP persuaded the manager that a mac would be better because reasons and the manager simply decided to allow the OP to use his own equipment. I'd probably do the same thing. However, I wouldn't then compensate the employee for using that other equipment. The "compensation" here is that the OP can use equipment he's more comfortable with. Honestly for the OP to ask for any type of remuneration when company equipment is already provided for the task is, imho, beyond the pale.
 

 Discussion on question by jammypeach:…

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NotMe
May 19, 2016 15:01
@alroc: Usually the developer isn't paid as much as the boss. Of the two, the developer likely has a lower cost associated with deflecting the call. As the OP says this isn't a primary job responsibility but rather that they are "sometimes" answering the main line it's probably a good guess that the OP is only covering the phones when the main receptionist is out.
 

 Discussion on question by XandarTheZe…

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NotMe
Apr 29, 2016 15:18
Are you using "Internet" to simply mean social media or in its actual meaning for Interconnected Devices? If the latter then they aren't going to have a functional space ship. If the former, well, that is pretty easy to explain.
 

 Discussion on question by superlumina…

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NotMe
Apr 22, 2016 20:17
Reply "I'm sorry to see that the meetings wasted both of our time. If you later decide to make a reasonable offer for my services, please let me know."
 

 Discussion on question by 01101010101…

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NotMe
Apr 14, 2016 23:03
@01101010101010: my experience with interns, and quite a few developers, is such that a great many of them think more highly of themselves than is supported by evidence. So, yes, I would absolutely start you (or even a supposedly Sr. Developer) off with a relatively softball type application. You can find out a great deal about someone in how they do even the little things. Certainly I'd have them do much easier projects before I invest the time/energy necessary to manage them on a larger one.
 

 Discussion on answer by The Wandering…

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NotMe
Apr 13, 2016 02:46
The funny thing about the 90% quote is that the only places google can find anything about Martin Varnier Research is attached to that exact quote. Seems entirely made up in November of 2011... on a recruiters blog.
 

 Discussion on question by GemCer: Co-…

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NotMe
Mar 10, 2016 21:27
There's never been a 'time and place' for that sort of behavior.
 

 Discussion on question by Jacob: How …

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NotMe
Mar 4, 2016 19:08
If you really weren't involved in this fiasco then your best bet is to stay uninvolved.
 

 Discussion on question by w0lf42: Exp…

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NotMe
Jan 28, 2016 19:42
Honestly, this sounds like a small time app built by people that don't know what they are doing. If they are approaching "security" this way then there are likely bigger issues with whatever the app does. As a manager I send them back to the drawing board.
 

 Discussion between cpast and irth

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NotMe
Jan 28, 2016 00:04
None of this runs afoul of the 9th amendment because commerce regulation is a stated power of the government.
NotMe
Jan 28, 2016 00:03
Therefore, the government retains the right to stop people from growing Cannabis, even for personal use, because it has the potential of being sold across state lines.
NotMe
Jan 28, 2016 00:01
The logic goes further and says that they can even stop people from growing certain items if those items have the potential of ending up on the interstate market.
NotMe
Jan 28, 2016 00:00
The logic is simple: The commerce clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) of the constitution says the government can "regulate commerce ... among the several states..." Its been held that regulation includes denying the buying/selling of certain items.
NotMe
Jan 27, 2016 23:51
At the end of the day, the reason the government can create laws about marijuana boils down to the commerce act. see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzales_v._Raich Honestly, your best bet is to join with a group attempting to get congress to change their mind.
 

 Discussion on answer by Lilienthal: I…

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NotMe
Jan 5, 2016 20:24
I completely disagree with Never. Sometimes kids (and 18 is still a kid in my mind) need a bit of help and guidance. Anyone employing people at that age range know this.
 

 Discussion on question by NotMe: Savi…

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NotMe
Nov 7, 2015 23:42
@thursdaysgeek: No, I would assume you'd either have a corp policy with regards to email retention (5 years for public companies by law) or people just doing their jobs would save them. The question is all about under what conditions would retaining corp communications off site save your job?
NotMe
Nov 7, 2015 23:42
That's the thing: if you go to court then the emails will likely need to be on the company servers which would be found in the discovery phase. Anyone can create a "fake" email, so having a copy, even printed out, wouldn't likely lend any credence to the case - but that's getting very legal.
 

 Discussion on question by Billy ONeal…

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NotMe
Oct 27, 2015 07:58
That password looks good enough. I'm going to start using it.
NotMe
Oct 27, 2015 07:58
@Lotus Notes: actually, no it doesn't make me wonder. They do exactly what the were told to do a while back and no more. In the "old" days the recommendation was a combination of upper and lower case along with numbers and punctuation. So banks did this. Later due to sql injection, punctuation as even being allowed in a number of banking passwords. The only way they are going to grow out of it is if a regulatory body says they must change.
 

 Discussion on question by anonymoose:…

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NotMe
Aug 9, 2015 23:42
@Frisbee: There is no "automatic" removal of any criminal records (misdemeanor or otherwise). You can attempt to have it expunged but there are a lot of factors that go into this and you still might not be able to do that.
 

 Discussion on question by Zeks: How a…

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NotMe
Jul 22, 2015 10:07
You might want to read this: joelonsoftware.com/articles/GuerrillaInterviewing3.html
 

 Discussion on answer by HLGEM: How to…

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Chris Lively
Mar 11, 2015 00:47
Great answer. "Tell her directly to commit code daily." <- make sure you treat her exactly like the other employees. So make this a standard practice company wide. THEN document it when she's not doing it.
 

 Discussion on question by Jake: How c…

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Chris Lively
Oct 31, 2014 15:50
@LightnessRacesinOrbit: Others in this comment thread have covered UK law on this. Without specific authorization from management - which he didn't have - then Termination, fine and possible jail time are the very real outcomes.
Chris Lively
Oct 31, 2014 15:50
@LightnessRacesinOrbit: I never said the employee has the right. I said that due to his position I recognize that he has the technical capability. Those are very different things. Again, he never had the right to read the email. I have a lot of private and sensitive communication with various people about this company. If I knew one of my employees was routinely sifting through email because he "took it upon himself" then, yes, that person would not only be fired immediately for cause but I'd be on the phone with legal asking them what the next steps might be.
Chris Lively
Oct 31, 2014 15:50
@LightnessRacesinOrbit: The issue isn't whether the company has the right to read employee email. Of course they do. The issue is whether an employee who technically has the capability but who has NOT been authorized to exercise it in this fashion does so. That's abuse of power. Quite frankly, there are a HOST of issues with allowing IT to randomly read company emails with no authorization. As a CEO, I would fire this guy so fast it would make his head spin. I'd likely have a serious talk with his boss as well.
 

 Discussion on answer by The Wandering…

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Chris Lively
Oct 24, 2014 19:44
@Sammaye: It might very well be worth that to them. It's a matter of how much value his time/services are worth to the OP and the requesting company. He could charge $1m for it if they thought it was worth it and would be perfectly within the bounds of decency in doing so.
Chris Lively
Oct 24, 2014 19:44
@Sammaye: I truly don't understand why you'd think this was "robbery". The OP does not work for this other company. They are asking him for his services. In order to provide those services he will lose valuable vacation time and possibly be seen in a bad light by his current company. There is plenty of risk involved for a job in which he has no benefit from the outcome. Therefore, he needs to be properly compensated for it. Honestly, the previous company should never have asked him to do this anyway.