treyfitty

I’ve been through internship recruiting in 2007,2008, changed jobs just before Covid, and periodically submitted my resume from time to time. I have a job, and I’m not desperate, but the past 6 months have been 0%…

I just tried ChatGPT voice and noticed that it inflects many words and especially the last word of a sentence. For Example? this is an example of the inflection? that I noticed in chatGPTs voice? I asked ChatGPT why it…

We hear it all the time: Managers aren’t technical and don’t need to be. Yet, I get blocked entering management positions because I lack the technical proficiency to lead. How have you broken into, and successfully…

Received feedback from interview at GitHub: “culturally bad fit- person is a developer at a bank. Not a real developer.” This isn’t the first time I got similar comments, and it appears to be a pattern among technology…

I read a quote along the lines of "Next to height, the most unfair advantage someone can have is the ability to walk into a room without preparation and persuade the audience on just about any subject." At face value,…

I just went through a month from receiving a verbal offer, to offer on paper. In between, they reduced the offer twice, and the offer on paper was 15% lower than the prior verbal offer. At no point did I negotiate. I…

Recently received an offer that has a reputation not to dissimilar from Uber during the Kalanick days. When the very public accounts of the terrible culture started to come out, I remember hearing/reading about the…

I remember in the early 2010s, everyone was talking about how VR was going to revolutionize computing... and now that Meta is going down that path, why is no one talking about Magic Leap? Have they blown their shot?

Since I’m interviewing again, I found that as I got older, I’ll answer a question in STAR format and notice 2 things: 1. I often forget what I was talking about mid-sentence and find myself digressing. 2. I often feel…

My son cracked the panel, so I wanted to know if there’s any use in the internals to repurpose/salvage. Repair shops were quoting me the cost of the TV just for the panel so I just bought a new one instead.

I just found out that our team pays PMs considerably more than they pay engineers. I look at PMs and wonder what they really do… I’m on the phone with them, explaining everything, and it seems like they just cascade…

First time was with Apple just before the New Year. At first, I was paranoid and thought Apple was reading my texts or reviewing my device service logs to determine if I was a good fit immediately after requesting to…