It's not a career, but you can make some fun out of it
"tester" like whatever, not Test Engineer
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It's not a career, but you can make some fun out of it
"tester" like whatever, not Test Engineer
On testing:
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"Your job (your high-overtime job), and therefore, your life, has no purpose. It’s just you and the guy next to you, yelling at screens, finding and entering bugs that won’t be fixed, in a soul-crushing room the color of bile and shit, trying to earn $9.50 an hour in Los Angeles, where $9.50 might buy your lunch, and a month’s worth of wages might cover your rent, if your parents are very generous in what they charge you."
Why do people work unpaid overtime?
I'd never agree to that, unless it's my own business and I'm the owner.
salaried?
Uh, usually the person in question is unskilled and is living check to check. They need the job or the experience. The bosses pick up on that and leverage the ability to work for them to get some free work.
unskilled programmer
*I need to stop drunk posting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tyler_Durden
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Originally Posted by Fe 26
yeah. Relatively.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mzo
If you're fresh out of college or trying to break into 'dream job' you will give more away than you normally would or should.
People outside of tech think that everyone that graduates MSET is a genius. Or knows everything there is to know in their field. None of them do. None. Everyone has to work at least 4 years in their field before getting a good grasp.
And you gotta think about the job market. Everyone wants 4 years of experience. Everyone. No one wants a fresh MSET. Almost everyone has to take what they can get, put up with the bullshit, build up that resume, then stop taking as much shit in the second job.
Also, you have bosses like the ones Yeller complains about. The ones that string you along. "make this for me and I will give you the kingdom. Job of your dreams"
And what is the alternative? Spend 4 to 5 years getting a programming degree, spend another 6 months to a year to land your dream game programming job...and then leave exactly at closing and get fired in a month for not being a team player?
Then what? You're worse off than when you graduated. You can't put 3 months of work experience on a resume. You can't go into your next interview with "well, I got fired because I left on time." Interviewer is going to think you're lying. And even if they believe you, now they think you won't help the team. They'll pass on you for someone that sounds like they will work harder to help everyone else.
Hell, you probably don't even have any contacts worth a shit because you became the guy that left in the middle of work. Those vets that stay late to finish the project don't want to work with you. You leave on the dot. You probably aren't salaried big fancy pants employee material in their eyes.
And shit, you don't even have any money to pay rent because you spent all of that looking for the job. Guess it is time to move back to Bumblefuck with your parents and start the search again.
This is the worst message board.
Most salaried jobs are unpaid overtime.
yeah, they forget to mention that when singing the praises of educated labor in high school and college.
"btw, IP-Kun, you're degree earns you 10-12 hour days for eternity"
"sometimes you have to work weekends for free"
shitheads