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Juha Untinen
Dec 9, 2019 12:27
@Mars: in Finland, every time you change a job, you lose your vacation days (up to 30 days), and it usually takes 1,5 years to have normal vacation days again. For Americans, it probably is a non-issue, but in Europe it is a heavy price, as everyone nornally has 30 days a year.
 

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Juha Untinen
Dec 6, 2019 13:37
Do add your location, as working in two jobs is perfectly normal in a lot of countries, and it is illegal to fire him purely due to that. And if your contract has no clause for working for competitors, it would also be illegal to fire him for that.
 

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Juha Untinen
Nov 1, 2019 01:31
About the cross-device communication: If you have access to the source code, you could fairly easily(1) work out how the actual communication happens across the entire system. (1) If you have the time, resources and know-how.
 

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Juha Untinen
Oct 29, 2019 16:40
overtime money that has not been paid in most of Europe, that would be illegal and the company would get into serious trouble with the authorities, especially since it is more than 1 month.
 

 Discussion on question by kukis: Shou…

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Juha Untinen
Feb 4, 2019 06:28
Pro-tip: For most (good) developers, the salary is no longer the #1 motivator, as it is already more than adequate. It's about things like work/life balance, generous remote work days, how interesting the domain/tasks are, and even the company culture and agenda (clean-tech etc). Have you emphasized such points in your job listings? If the job listing is fairly bare-bones, most devs will simply skip it, as there are 1000 other companies that say the same things. And if you don't have such, it might be worthwhile to invest into them to attract talent.
Juha Untinen
Feb 4, 2019 06:28
Is hiring a consultant (or two) an option? That is what most companies here do in such circumstances. It will not be cheap, but sometimes that price is low compared to the alternative.
 

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Juha Untinen
Dec 4, 2018 21:47
chose to leave later in the year anyway. there is no (upper) manager in the world that thinks layoffs will only end with the laid off people leaving. There will almost always be top performers and a sizable group of other non-laid-offs leaving the sinking ship ASAP.
 

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Juha Untinen
Nov 29, 2018 18:13
If you're travelling by train: At least during my visit, the train to Gatwick was both late to depart and was delayed during the trip. Altogether close to 45 minutes extra.
 

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Juha Untinen
Sep 12, 2018 15:48
I think I know what it boils down to: unmotivating tasks. You might be subconsciously checked out - you would prefer to do something else. Either due to the technology stack, or the domain. Ask yourself this: If you could do anything you wanted, what language or technology would you use?
 

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Juha Untinen
Aug 15, 2018 05:26
So, you could say, there's not enough space in space? (⌐■_■) yeaaahhh
 

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Juha Untinen
Jun 8, 2018 13:26
With both LibreOffice and OpenOffice, you can export as .doc and .docx with little difference to real Word.
 

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Juha Untinen
Jun 8, 2018 02:02
@UnhandledExcepSean In the case of sharing a Github account, the point is to use that as the basis for your discussion with the candidate. You will find out in 2-3 minutes whether he had anything (or very little) to do with the code in the account he shared.
Juha Untinen
Jun 8, 2018 02:02
Maybe he simply doesn't have references? In some countries there is no such "system". For example in Finland, in my 7.5 years of various applications and work in IT, I have only been asked twice for references. I do have some, but it hasnt seemed that critical. Maybe in his native country it is that way?
 

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Juha Untinen
Jun 7, 2018 01:13
@PierreArlaud Well, the obvious one is the normal one: they want Mr A's team(?) to produce more features in a shorter time and they believe there is possible growth available. Maybe Mr A is in such good terms with the management, that they don't see him as a problem.
Juha Untinen
Jun 7, 2018 01:13
Yes, it is just the best case scenario result :) Imagine with a real-life scenario, how much MORE expensive it would be to get rid of Mr A and get the creation rewritten from scratch, instead of keeping him happy. The only benefit is the bus factor.
Juha Untinen
Jun 7, 2018 01:13
Let's say Mr A's creation earns 1 million per year for the company. Mr A earns say 100k per year. Now you hire 3 expert contractors at 150k a piece for 6 months (= 450k). Say, they are successful in refactoring it completely and easy to work on by a competent developer earning 60k a year and get rid of Mr A. So now you save 40k a year. So now it would take 11 years to pay off the cost of refactoring. And you probably need to give the new developer a raise at some point. You probably need 14 years to break even after this whole process. Will it be worth it?
 

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Juha Untinen
Mar 18, 2018 02:27
There is also the connotation that if you are unemployed, you are less skilled. Otherwise you would be employed already. Which seems to be one factor why on-the-job changing is more successful. Also, at the moment it is much easier to get raises by switching companies than to stick around, and you also get bigger raises this way. So that makes the market very active with the already employed.
 

 Discussion on answer by shabunc: Fair…

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Juha Untinen
Jan 11, 2018 08:46
Are employees paid for the time they sit at work, or for the work they do? If one employee can finish work in 6,5 hours that would take other employees 10 hours to do, I would have no problem if that person is not sitting in the office for exactly 8 hours and 0 minutes (or even close to it).
 

 Discussion on question by Mik378: How…

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Juha Untinen
Jan 5, 2018 00:32
How are the ticket descriptions? I have come across situations where the requirements are vague but the person requesting the feature actually has something very specific in mind, which is not evident in the actual ticket. Sometimes this can be through "silent knowledge" that you only become familiar with through time in the team. Ie. a new employee might not be aware of certain team "conventions" regarding solutions. This could make even experienced developers (but new to the team) to fail.
Juha Untinen
Jan 5, 2018 00:32
If the tasks are too hard, would there be some other teams/areas where he might be better suited? Sometimes working as a pair brings much more value than the sum of the parts, especially when neither is a rockstar or even average.
 

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Juha Untinen
Nov 13, 2017 22:24
You don't have peer-reviewed pull requests? I think that is a bigger concern than what you did.
 

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Juha Untinen
Oct 12, 2017 13:31
Does toss the dwarf count? :)
 

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Juha Untinen
Oct 10, 2017 09:20
@Brandin: I get the impression they think that if you passed the interview, then you should never have any ticket or feature delayed - ever. If you do, you are a fraud. In other words the company is out of touch with real world development. Maybe the manager does not even have software background and thinks it goes like a factory where things are only late/delayed if the worker is lazy.
 

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Juha Untinen
Jun 16, 2017 11:45
Did the job description detail the position accurately? If the candidate is serious, it could mean that you are looking for an intermediate developer of 5 years experience, while the candidate is a senior developer with 12 years experience.
 

 Discussion on question by Sascha: Scr…

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Juha Untinen
Jun 13, 2017 22:38
If you're targeting the top 2 promille of already top educated people, then your company will have the reputation and salary to match. And that alone will be enough to scare away "tire kickers". Hence the majority of true candidates will already be qualified enough for the technical part. Having a preliminary test will only make the most likely matches look elsewhere, since they don't desperately want to work in your company.
 

 Discussion on question by Dryr: Is it…

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Juha Untinen
May 18, 2017 14:59
@TSar in smaller companies there's often two options: pull an allnighter to implement one of the many demands the client has, or have the client walk away. It's more the rule than exception that there is more work to-do than there are available employees.
 

 Discussion on question by Nathan: Wri…

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Juha Untinen
Sep 17, 2016 21:15
If the manager is really pushing you, with threats like "If you don't do this, I will get you fired" (not unfathomable, since your manager appears to be oblivious to software engineering in general - a big fat red flag for a hands-on software manager in the first place!), then the best you can do is make him sign a written document where he assumes 100 % of the responsibility, despite your dire warnings that it will break production.
 

 Discussion on question by Magisch: Re…

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Juha Untinen
May 23, 2016 22:00
@ThorbjørnRavnAndersen: In Finland, there is a mandatory employee insurance that covers accidents that happen during your commute (in addition to workplace accidents). So if you slip on ice and break a bone while on the way to/from work, the company insurance must cover it.
 

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Juha Untinen
Apr 6, 2016 01:17
@Magisch: Surely if OP marks his food with his name and also something like "Contains personal medication", it's not OPs fault if someone still eats it and possibly gets ill?
 

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Juha Untinen
Nov 9, 2015 16:25
In Finland, it is not exaggerated that you will get hundreds of applications to any job vacancy in the IT field.
 

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Juha Untinen
Sep 25, 2015 00:32
I would actually think it could get very awkward for interviewees who get nervous/anxious about the interview. Needing to eat and drink would make it very uncomfortable, as the adrenaline makes the hands shake more than normal (sometimes a lot more!). I think this could be the main reason for the rarity of lunch interviews.
 

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Juha Untinen
Jun 30, 2015 02:02
Is starting your own business a possibility?
 

 Discussion on answer by Rob P.: Why i…

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Juha Untinen
Apr 9, 2015 16:14
The point being, to my knowledge none of those "deductions" are in the US salaries. You should consider how large your salary is with those costs deducted from it, when comparing to European salaries. And of course, we get A LOT with those extra taxes: "free" education up to PhD level, free or token cost healthcare for everyone (although with long queues...), free public services, and so on.
Juha Untinen
Apr 9, 2015 16:14
In Finland, the actual cost of an employee is almost double the salary. If your salary before taxes is 2000 euros per month, your employer will actually pay close to 4000 euros per month to have you as an employee. Most of these are mandatory taxes, insurances, and so on. And then the employee will also pay various things from the salary: income tax, pension (similar to 401k), unemployment fund (from which you get money if you become unemployed), and union fees (if you are in a union). Generally you can say your net salary is about 65 - 70 % of your salary before taxes.