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  1. Comment on A brief thought on “prestigious” employers and “career downgrades” in ~talk

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    I’m a big critic of hustle culture so I understand how you feel. I need to find something between constant grind and trainings/reddit all day.

    I’m a big critic of hustle culture so I understand how you feel. I need to find something between constant grind and trainings/reddit all day.

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  2. Comment on A brief thought on “prestigious” employers and “career downgrades” in ~talk

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    This is the kind of Success story I love to hear. Congrats on your job and thanks for your comment.

    This is the kind of Success story I love to hear. Congrats on your job and thanks for your comment.

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  3. Comment on A brief thought on “prestigious” employers and “career downgrades” in ~talk

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    As far as I know, there might as well not be professional unions for people in software, consulting, accounting, etc in the US. I could be fired for anything at anytime. I’d love to be able to be...

    As far as I know, there might as well not be professional unions for people in software, consulting, accounting, etc in the US. I could be fired for anything at anytime. I’d love to be able to be in a Union and work at the same place for 25 years, but from what I’ve seen that really only happens in government jobs and labor unions.

  4. Comment on A brief thought on “prestigious” employers and “career downgrades” in ~talk

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    This is definitely an option too. I suppose I’m on one extreme so I was only looking at the other.

    This is definitely an option too. I suppose I’m on one extreme so I was only looking at the other.

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  5. Comment on A brief thought on “prestigious” employers and “career downgrades” in ~talk

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    I’m having a hard time placing a monetary value on the career earnings between a government job and my corporate job. Of course the monetary aspect is easy, but how should I value WLB, happiness,...

    I’m having a hard time placing a monetary value on the career earnings between a government job and my corporate job. Of course the monetary aspect is easy, but how should I value WLB, happiness, sanity, and future opportunities?

  6. Comment on A brief thought on “prestigious” employers and “career downgrades” in ~talk

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    Thanks for your comment above. I’m considering just coasting (or rather working like an “normal” person) and I wouldn’t feel bad about it. At this point it’s been a few years, and I feel I’ve...

    Thanks for your comment above. I’m considering just coasting (or rather working like an “normal” person) and I wouldn’t feel bad about it. At this point it’s been a few years, and I feel I’ve served my time as they say, but I feel stuck in a way that’s hard to describe.

  7. Comment on A brief thought on “prestigious” employers and “career downgrades” in ~talk

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    That’s a good point about hours. I don’t even know the hourly equivalent of my salary and I don’t really care to know because it’d probably make me depressed. I don’t have kids, but I do have...

    That’s a good point about hours. I don’t even know the hourly equivalent of my salary and I don’t really care to know because it’d probably make me depressed.

    I don’t have kids, but I do have friends, family, and a cat!

    I’m not sweating the money necessarily. I have lived very simply compared to my peers so I have a decent savings and low expenses.

    I always dread the next day at work, but I also dreaded next day of school, college, whatever. Maybe that’s just life?

    4 votes

  8. A brief thought on “prestigious” employers and “career downgrades”

    ~talk Ask
    I currently work for a “prestigious” company (you’ve heard the name) and have for a few years now. As a college student, my peers, friends, and my parents friends kept telling me how jealous they...

    I currently work for a “prestigious” company (you’ve heard the name) and have for a few years now. As a college student, my peers, friends, and my parents friends kept telling me how jealous they were of me for getting into such a great company.

    I am quickly finding out that the “prestige” this company has was in reality really great marketing and that I do not particularly enjoy working there. I work way too much (12 hour days, 5am - 5pm are not uncommon) and I don’t like the toxic culture. It makes me anxious and depressed.

    Is it really worth it? Should I apply to the local government jobs that pay $20k less but offer actual pensions (not 401k), are chill (my friend does Azure/AWS trainings and scrolls Reddit, and 40 hours a week if that? Everyone I bring this up to says it’s a total career downgrade and a bad idea.

    43 votes

  9. Comment on Is it even worthwhile to turn off ad personalization or location tracking for services/apps? in ~tech

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    I also have a life, so I feel similarly… the trade off on functionality conversation is where things get interesting and was the reason I asked this question. Google Maps for example has this...

    I also have a life, so I feel similarly… the trade off on functionality conversation is where things get interesting and was the reason I asked this question. Google Maps for example has this timeline feature that shows you past drives and places you’ve visited, which might be cool to look back at after a year. It of course requires Location History to be on. If I have it off, is Google really going to not collect that info, or just not show it to me? So might as well have it in.

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  10. Comment on Is it even worthwhile to turn off ad personalization or location tracking for services/apps? in ~tech

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    I just feel like I’m at at a point where it doesn’t really matter anymore what I do, so might as well opt in. That might be what they want, but oh well. My work phone (Pixel 6a) will be given to...

    I just feel like I’m at at a point where it doesn’t really matter anymore what I do, so might as well opt in. That might be what they want, but oh well.

    My work phone (Pixel 6a) will be given to me after an upgrade so maybe I’ll try Lineage or Sailfish.

    4 votes

  11. Is it even worthwhile to turn off ad personalization or location tracking for services/apps?

    ~tech Ask (advice)
    So, I’m moving to a new phone and revisiting a lot of accounts, apps, and settings. When it comes to things like location history or ad personalization or whatever, is it even worthwhile to turn...

    So, I’m moving to a new phone and revisiting a lot of accounts, apps, and settings.

    When it comes to things like location history or ad personalization or whatever, is it even worthwhile to turn it off? Am I really supposed to believe that because I have some toggle off that Google suddenly doesn’t track where I drive on Maps? Like if they are going to be tracking me, which I assume they are, I might as well be able to see it to rather than have it exist in the aether somewhere where the info is attributed to me but not viewable in the UI.

    Even with ads, I know shadow profiles are a thing, and that they definitely have data beyond what they show in the UI, so might as well opt in there too right? Plus, the non-targeted ads I get are basically porn-tier ads or stuff for gay men.

    What should I do here? Move into the woods? Feels like I can’t win.

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  12. Comment on Vanguard is outsourcing recordkeeping work, along with 1,300 of its workforce, to Infosys in ~finance

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    this is what im worried about with the big move to remote work. why hire an American who wants high pay and expensive benefits when you can hire out of India or Eastern Europe for far cheaper?

    this is what im worried about with the big move to remote work. why hire an American who wants high pay and expensive benefits when you can hire out of India or Eastern Europe for far cheaper?

    6 votes

  13. Thoughts on a management information systems degree?

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    i'm currently on the path to receive a BS in business administration management information systems concentration from a four year state school. i was accepted to my major near the end of this...

    i'm currently on the path to receive a BS in business administration management information systems concentration from a four year state school. i was accepted to my major near the end of this spring. my university also has a data analytics minor that i am heavily considering.

    once i am done with summer classes i plan to really dive deeper into excel and ease into learning sql b/c that will help in lots of MIS contexts it seems.

    i read online that MIS is a great degree that can lead into system admin, database admin, network admin, or business/it/system analyst roles. id find any of these careers interesting so at this point in time i feel on the right path. most importantly i just want to a job that will allow me to live a comfortable life, ya know?

    i have never really met anyone that has an MIS degree before so i have no idea what the job market is actually like for degree holders beyond clickbait articles that say how great it is. if you have an mis degree, what is your experience with it and what kind of role are you working? would you recommend this degree to someone else? what skills do you recommend most for hire-ability? id assume this is area specific, but i live in the PNW and live near an area with a strong biz/tech scene and lots of govt opportunities.

    i was recently speaking with some CS majors and they were talking about how MIS is a garbage non-technical degree that isnt good for much. obviously CS is a harder more technical degree that can result in higher salary but i feel they were just trying to put my down for pursuing what they saw as a lesser degree, but nonetheless it put a sense of fear into me about my potential career opportunities.

    i just need some guidance and would like to hear your experience.

    thank you

    7 votes

  14. Comment on A year later, Equifax lost your data but faced little fallout in ~tech

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    I always thought “credit bureau” sounded weird, like it was a govt agency. I think it SHOULD’VE been a govt agency that had some ledger tied to your SSN that tracked your purchases on credit...

    I always thought “credit bureau” sounded weird, like it was a govt agency. I think it SHOULD’VE been a govt agency that had some ledger tied to your SSN that tracked your purchases on credit (things like houses, cars, etc). Though I can see why it doesn’t work this way. Politics, man.

    4 votes

  15. Comment on Google and Mastercard cut a secret ad deal to track retail sales in ~tech

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    I’m interested in the future of information sharing between companies. Ideally, the consumer or individual would always be notified, and maybe there would be some centralized ledger showing all...

    I’m interested in the future of information sharing between companies. Ideally, the consumer or individual would always be notified, and maybe there would be some centralized ledger showing all information transactions.

    Who knows, this is a pipe dream lol

    5 votes

  17. Comment on What if a female CEO acted like Elon Musk? The Tesla CEO’s tearful New York Times interview reveals a lot about the double standards men and women face. in ~finance

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    The rocket was going to space either way. They had to test a payload somehow. They weren’t going to cancel it because some people hate wealthy people.

    The rocket was going to space either way. They had to test a payload somehow. They weren’t going to cancel it because some people hate wealthy people.

    8 votes