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How would you describe it? Our work cycle is dominated by context switching between clients and billable hours. Very often we don't get enough billable hours to resolve technical debt. With this billing model keeping…

Or rather, how close was it like Silicon Valley to be working in tech in the UK during that time? For their time, lot of name brand products in computing came from the UK, and even though the market today is not very…

I haven't worked a full-time web dev job since 2014, and from 2015-19 was doing freelance work with technology mostly stuck in 2014. I am aware of how much the web dev game has changed since then, but have lacked the…

I'm unemployed and have been job searching for a while (though I took a recent break due to burnout). Recalling the common questions I get asked like, what tech stacks I have worked on, and then realizing when my…

And why do I rarely seen any context of transition states between the two? For instance: When does a small-scale but growing app no longer qualify as "small", and does it make it automatically large-scale at that point?…

Digital agencies seem to get a lot of criticism in the tech world but I wouldn't mind working for one again if the job culture is right. Plus you get the opportunity to use many front-end and back-end web skills to stay…

As an addendum, this other question: My resume and LinkedIn profile show no work since 2019- why have no companies or recruiters targeted me with returnships- only regular jobs? I'm in a position where I could use a…

More a vent than anything else... I am 40 and sort of stumbled into a weird "comfortable but still poor" loop which for me meant working low paying developer jobs on and off, until one final job three years ago where I…

I came across a post of a photo of a question from a online job application. The question asked what your catchphrase would be if you played a neighbor character, in a sitcom, whose backstory takes from your real life.…

Most internships being accessible/important only to students, anyways. Doesn't apply to all of them (but won't fit in the title) A very cynical take I've heard is that it acts as a class filter, just as is higher…

As implied in the title, I'm currently unemployed and been so for about a year. But I also still need to be around other live professionals, and burying my head in books and YouTube tutorials isn't enough for me. I…

The first couple years of my career were relatively normal. Full-time software development work involving teams, not always local or in-house teams, but I had at least a couple of other engineers to work with. After…

I feel like a fraud in the tech industry. But I'm not someone who's getting paid well and with a high job title who thinks I don't deserve it. I'm someone who feels like they've been working like a dog and still not…

I am curious about digital nomading in the future and almost always they're traveling internationally, but I am more interested in hearing of digital nomad experiences that involve traveling within the US. There's still…

Trying to build meaningful relationships at work stresses me out. But also, I don't want my career to stay bad from the lack of good work relationships. I just don't want to be stressed, neither in the short run nor in…

I'm a complete simpleton when it comes to cloud tools and using them for app/site deployment. I can upload Git commits or FTP files to a server no problem. I don't know how to spin up a EC2 instance or whatnot to make…

That's how I'm feeling about programming right now. Here are indicators that lead to this conclusion: I've been unemployed for the past 2.5 years, and with my job seeking process I'm just going through the motions. Even…

I'm searching for any job opportunities at larger companies that can "get you back up to speed" on required peripheral knowledge with some on-site training/mentoring, provided that you can take care of most of the core…

This question might've been asked a few times here, but I've added my personal spin to help be more specific. This is not a "I want to become a career developer after many years in an unrelated career" situation. This…

Currently I'm unemployed and I also have the curiosity of a student- trying to build a network with professionals and to get a smorgasbord of tech company offers while remaining very open. My network isn't very strong,…

I'm interested in seeing how other smaller companies compare in terms of salary and other compensation data. I work in a Midwest city and mainly been at web shops and early startups fewer than 100 people. Looking for a…

I had a contract that ended in late 2019 and that was the last job I've worked. My current resume still shows my freelance experience as ongoing, with the date range of "2015 to present". At what point should I just cut…

I've heard this multiple times. Don't sell yourself short, if you're looking to find a better job, promotion, whatever you're looking to get from others in life. I've gotten plenty feedback about my job experience,…

A lot of these scams still exist, where someone is given a check or e-check with no funds behind it and being told to deposit/spend it. Why can't banks put in place safety measures in order to require identification of…