I volunteer with Pine/Strawberry Fuel reduction. They have a close partnership with the Forest Service. The bureaucracy and waste of resources there is beyond belief. I could start a thread about it which would be longer than the 'World Class Filth" thread.
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I tried retiring 5 times. Too boring. Need a reason to get up in the morning.
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I hear you. Idle hands, idle mind.
I have a good friend who just retired. 45 years as a waiter. Professional ski bum. Bored as hell. Drinking in the morning. I told his wife I will hire him. Others he will drink himself to death.
I have been idling for 20 years. Seem ok.
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Walmart Labs in San Bruno donāt get any love?
As part of its new business push, Walmart said Tuesday it would hire more than 5,000 engineers, data scientists and tech experts and turn Toronto and Atlanta into office locations for that global tech team.
I donāt like walmart culture but will apply for data science team as mock interview. thanks for the info!
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Trying to hire right now is crazy. Itās to the point if a person doesnāt have multiple offers, then youāre wondering what you missed in the interview.
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If Iām not wrong, this job hopping is limited to Managers to ICs only, right?
Thereās just fewer roles available as you go up in level. That leads to less movement. Thereās also less people qualified for those roles, so itās not an issue to move if people want to move.
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Ugh. The market is moving fast. One of my managers is hiring an IC. The comp expectations of them are same or more than he makes. Heās been with the company 2 years and was recently promoted to manager. Heās realizing his pay bumps which were much better than average still arenāt keeping up with the market. Heās going on paternity leave this summer. Iām wondering if heāll actually return or will return and leave just after.
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Tell me about it. Weāve made 2 company wide compensation changes and itās still not enough to sway candidates. Iāve folks scheduled to go on sabbaticals and I am starting to get nervous. Iāve an awesome tech lead whoās figured out that newer engineers on the team are earning more than them and I am taking proactive steps to ensure they are well compensated.
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Well, how about taking care of yourself? Ensuring yourself is well compensated.
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+1. Trying to close a manager candidate and SWE this week. Offer numbers are off the chart to compete with the market.
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