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    January 07, 2018

    Big 4 Discussion - January 07, 2018 CS Career Questions

    Big 4 Discussion - January 07, 2018

    Posted: 06 Jan 2018 11:07 PM PST

    Please use this thread to have discussions about the Big 4 and questions related to the Big 4, such as which one offers the best doggy benefits, or how many companies are in the Big 4 really? Posts focusing solely on Big 4 created outside of this thread will probably be removed.

    Abide by the rules, don't be a jerk.

    This thread is posted each Sunday and Wednesday at midnight PST. Previous Big 4 Discussion threads can be found here.

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    Daily Chat Thread - January 07, 2018

    Posted: 06 Jan 2018 11:07 PM PST

    Please use this thread to chat, have casual discussions, and ask casual questions. Moderation will be light, but don't be a jerk.

    This thread is posted every day at midnight PST. Previous Daily Chat Threads can be found here.

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    How many women in CS do you personally know?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 01:44 PM PST

    I start my first day of University tomorrow. I did my basics at a community college because Im an older student (23). Its come to my attention that there are barely any women in this field. Im fine with being the only woman in the room for the rest of my life but I find it curious. This seems to be a rather lucrative field. Where the women at?

    Whether at your own workplace or from college, how many women do you know in CS?

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    I feel like my entire office pretends to look busy about ~50% of the day. Anyone else?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 12:30 PM PST

    There's that time of day after morning meetings.. after lunch.. around 2-5PM where everyone (including me) has more or less finished the main things they wanted to do that day. Lots of bigger things are then pushed to the following day.. things start to wind down... and we're left with the random stretch until the end of the day where everyone's keyboards are silent.. people are just sort of flicking between windows on their computer, heading out to take a call, get a coffee, etc.

    This has been bothering me every since I joined the workforce..we spend so much time trying to look busy where most people could probably get away with just leaving and being reachable via e-mail. What's it like at your place? Are core work hours mostly contained from mid morning until after lunch? Lunch until mid-day?

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    Losing meaning in life

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 12:51 AM PST

    For the past few years, my entire purpose in life was to be successful (my definition being get a job at big 4). Recently I achieved that goal but as it sits in, I realize I have nothing to do. I can't bring myself to care about school, but more importantly, I am not even feeling excited about the internship. Its like I got to where I wanted but I don't know where to go from here; the goal has been achieved and there's nothing left to do.

    Anyone else feel this way? Am I burned out? What's wrong with me?

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    Good electives to take as a CS student?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 05:19 PM PST

    I'm looking to switch out one of my classes last minute to lighten my course load so I was wondering what some worthwhile electives are that you guys would recommend that would fall under arts/fine arts/science category

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    A more structured alternative to Leetcode.

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 02:11 AM PST

    A lot of people on this sub practice on Leetcode. It is no doubt the best place to practice inter.view questions. However, unless you are a premium user, there isn't a good methodological way to learn algorithms. You can check out https://www.lintcode.com/ladder/2/

    They have a special question ladder called "US Giants". It contains just the right amount of easy, medium and hard questions for each topic (most of them from Leetcode). There are 122 questions in total and I did around 80% of them. Almost every new question that I see in my interviews is a variation of what I already did on Lintcode.

    P.S - It's free!. Thanks to our Asian friends :)

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    I feel like a failure

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 06:49 PM PST

    I graduated from a top 15 university last summer with a double major in physics and math. I got into computer science my senior year of college. I did the odin project right after I graduated and started to apply for jobs. I didn't get any offers until I applied to revature. I thought this was better than nothing so I accepted. I bought my plane ticket to the training location and begin training tomorrow but I am regretting everything. I feel like I could have done better if I had been more patient. I feel like a failure and I am really depressed. I can still back out of the contract before it is binding. I dont know if I should just go on with the training and get a job with one of their clients or go back home, continue the job search and learn some more in the process. If you dont know what Revature is, it is a company that "trains" you for 10 weeks and after that they will try to get you a job with one of their clients. However, you earn $8/hr during training, and once you get a client, you will be earning $50k. You have to work with them for at least 2 years and if you break the contract you have to pay $20k (the value of their training). I need some advice on whether to stay and make the best of it or go back home and search for something better.

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    My advice to others about how to get the most out of an internship when you’re extremely depressed

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 01:56 AM PST

    I'm a computer science student who interned at a small but busy company last summer, while I was extremely depressed. It was my first time interning and my first time being depressed, and it could've been so much better had I known certain things in advance.

    And even if you aren't depressed when you start your internship, the DSM 5 defines depression as feeling low for at least 2 weeks. So by the time the orientation and adjustment period are done, we could all very well be clinically depressed. You can proactively start to think about some of the things on this list and how to decrease your stress levels so you don't become depressed, which surprisingly happens to a lot of people.

    1. Don't talk about personal issues over slack or email, even with other interns who you consider friends. The company maintains a record of all conversations, so it's better to keep all correspondence professional. Use text or Facebook messenger for personal stuff.

    2. Avoid drugs/alcohol. Alcohol is a chemical depressant, and I would get really sad when I drank. Stay sober at intern parties or company events. This includes any recruiting events at other companies. I said I wasn't drinking because I was on a low calorie diet. You can also take a bottle of Gatorade with you to parties and people will assume there's alcohol mixed in. I said I had asthma so people wouldn't ask me to smoke with them. I also cut out coffee and energy drinks, but that's not necessary.

    3. If you're living away from home, try to room with other interns from your company. It's very easy to isolate yourself when you're depressed, and with a roommate who you see often you'll have more social interaction and opportunities to do fun things on the weekend.

    4. Keep readymade food at home and eat meals at work if you can. You won't have the motivation to cook some days. Pedialyte (a meal replacement) helped me because it was easy to drink and had electrolytes. I also had a lot of microwave oatmeal, protein shakes, carrots with ranch, popcorn, and easy mac cups.

    5. Drink lots of water. This may seem weird, but it'll help you focus and feel better. Some days I would cry a lot and was super dehydrated. It's recommended that you drink .75 to 1 oz of water per day per pound you weigh, and I'm a 130ish pound girl, so I would keep my 40oz water bottle with me at all times and try to drink 3 bottles worth per day (more if you have your period).

    6. Take breaks to recharge your batteries. A pee break can be used as a quick crying break if you need one. At 3ish PM each day I would go into one of the private bathrooms, call my mom and cry, watch a cute puppy video to calm down, then put in eye drops and wash my face. I would also go take walks, stop by other interns' desks to see what they were doing, or go to the break room for snacks.

    7. Stop working once you leave the office. Depression makes you feel worthless and that can sometimes make you work really hard to "prove yourself," which burns you out. If you sit around doing nothing, you start to fixate on your issues, so find something productive to do. Hit the gym, go sightseeing, play overwatch, learn to play the harmonica, do a coloring page, go salsa dancing, paint your nails... really just anything you can do to relax. You might also make some new friends.

    8. Go to bed early. In engineering it's easy to stay up late and sleep in the next day. I would use that as an excuse to stay up until 2am crying and wallowing in self pity and listening to Green Day on repeat. Calm yourself down for a while before bed, turn off your phone, and sleep as peacefully as possible.

    9. Don't push yourself on really bad days. One night I had a dream which fed off of almost all my insecurities, and ended with me hallucinating someone coming into my apartment and murdering me. The next morning I was a complete wreck and couldn't pull myself together enough to go to work. I called in sick and nobody questioned it.

    10. Take advantage of company wellness resources. If gym membership, massages, nutrition consultation, therapy dogs, etc are available, absolutely use them while you can.

    Hopefully following these guidelines will make your experience enjoyable and allow you to get the most out of it. Getting an internship is a big deal and you should be proud of yourself, no matter how small your mental illness makes you feel at times. Feel free to PM me if you want to talk or have more questions about my trainwreck of a summer.

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    Should I quit my job for an internship?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 04:51 PM PST

    Currently I am a college student and have an awful work history. Throughout the past year, I went through an immature stage in my life where I would get an entry level job and quit when things didn't go my way. However, I soon settled down and have been working at the same job for about 5 months now. I recently have been told by my advisor that I need experience in my field in order to find a high paying job after graduation. With that being said, I would have to quit, yet again, to get an internship relating to my major for experience. The problem I am having is that future employers will see that I have had 4 jobs in which I had for under 6 months. How much does this matter? Should I stay at my current job longer?

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    Am I too old?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 12:04 PM PST

    Throughout the last 3 months I have been programming for fun and think that I may be interested in this as a career. I currently work in a field that is very physically demanding and have been looking for a way out for a couple of years now.

    The problem is... I'm getting a little old. At 28 years old, I have no background in computer science and everything is completely new. I worry that by the time I finish a 2-4 year degree I will be too old to actually compete for a job. Whereas, while I hate my current job with a passion, I am very good at it. Is it feasible to jump into this at my age?

    If I do this, I plan to go all in. School and all. I just worry about actually getting a job at the age of 30-32 with only a degree under my belt.

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    How's company culture at Qualtrics?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 06:42 PM PST

    I have a full-time offer for the Qualtrics Seattle office, and I was wondering what company culture was like. I had a couple specific questions:

    I noticed that sick leave and vacation days are combined PTO. If you're calling in sick, how often do employees actually log it as PTO?

    Sort of on that same note, how often do folks work from home? At my last company, we worked from home every or every other Friday, and I was wondering if Qualtrics was this lax.

    Thanks!

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    Salary review for a Quality Assurance Analyst moving into a Software Engineering role?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 01:42 PM PST

    I've been working as a Quality Assurance Analyst at my company for a little over a year. The company is an Financial-Tech startup in Greenville, North Carolina. I've recently made the transition to a Software Engineering role and was wondering if I can ask for a salary review?

    The problem is that there wasn't an official job title change or anything. I just picked up job duties that involve managing server deployments, working with backend and front code, and configuring application security. In addition to this, I'm still performing my QA duties when we're short-staffed. My hours have also increased significantly.

    Our stack is made up of several Enterprise Java applications hosted on AWS, and MongoDB is used extensively on the backend. Sample projects I've worked on -

    • Configuring applications to use Google OAuth2 for sign-in.
    • Moving applications from AWS EC2 to Elastic Beanstalk.
    • Automated the process of compiling data for clients to be sent as an email marketing campaign.

    I have a Masters in Software Engineering with a 3.9 GPA. Before I worked for my current company, I worked for another startup as a Network Engineer for 6 months. So, my total work experience since graduation is 2 years.

    I currently make $45,000/year. I also have an options plan that spans over 3 years allowing me to purchase 492,000 shares for $0.10/share, starting late this year. I've done some research and the starting salary in this area for a software engineer seems to be $60,000. However, that would be a $15,000 increase for me and I'm sick to my stomach thinking about asking for that. A friend who recently graduated from the same program I graduated from, started off at $55,000/year 3 blocks from my office.

    What would be the right amount to ask for given my job duties, current compensation and the area? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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    I’m a college senior in computer science and engineering and I’m panicking that I’m behind in finding a job for after graduation. What am I supposed to be doing to get the best job I can get?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 04:23 PM PST

    I have a 3.89 GPA and two okay summer internships but I've done nothing in the way of applying for jobs. It doesn't help that I still haven't even decided where I want to live or what field of computer science I want to go into. I'm also not very good at networking, which I feel is probably important. My internships were fine and I think I can get pretty good references from them but for various reasons I don't think I'd want to work for either of them long term.

    Basically I'm wondering what the heck I'm supposed to do. Is it best to look on a bunch of job sites? And if so what are the best ones? Or should I be finding companies I like and be applying to them directly? How important is LinkedIn? I have a page but don't use it and should probably put more detail on it.

    I'm also worried I don't have enough actual programming experience. I didn't do as much coding at my internships as I would have hoped and I don't have any impressive projects to show off to employers. Also what percentage of companies to technical interviews? Should I be studying more for those?

    Sorry if this is a bit disorganized, that's how my thoughts have been. Any advice at all is appreciated.

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    State of the frontend scene

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 01:32 PM PST

    Background

    Hi people! I'm a frontend developer about to start looking for a remote job, and I'd like to have a reality check to have the right expectations during the process.

    I haven't finished college yet, but I have a very extensive experience (including a lot of remote work), a solid understanding of the essential theory (OOP, algorithmic efficiency, data structures, etc.), I've developed projects with the most popular technologies (React and Angular), and I'm fluent in English (I'm from Latam, and this is how I sound in English).

    You can find more details in my developer's story on Stack Overflow.

    Specific questions

    • How many applications do you think it will take me to at least get a response?
    • What's a fair salary for someone with my skills? ─please include the location used as reference─
    • In a 1-10 scale, how attractive am I as a frontend developer?
    • What are my strong points?
    • What else can I do to be more attractive to employers?

    Thanks in advance for your help! Every tip is greatly appreciated! :)

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    What are some good side project/hustles out there for experienced developers looking to make some side money?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 02:41 PM PST

    E.g.

    • Building websites for small retailers

    • Bitcoin ATMs for those looking to buy bitcoin new to cryptocurrency without the transaction fee headaches.

    For context I want to build something that I can call my own that is useful for people out there. It's not a matter of not being paid enough at work but I have the free time and years of experience with full stack technologies. I just can't find what to do

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    How to decide between mechanical engineering and computer science?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 02:12 PM PST

    Hello, i'm a second-year computer science student at a state school but it's the best in my state for cs.Anyways I like programming and pick up most programming concepts fairly easily but I'm starting to feel like I would enjoy engineering more since it tends to be something you can physically touch and see as opposed to coding, and after looking at the requirements the thought of taking a class on thermodynamics or mechanics of materials gets me much more excited than networking or operating systems but my dillema is that my school doesn't have the major I want and only has biomedical, construction, industrial,manufactioring, product development and a general engineering so I would have to take loans if I went to another school would it be worth it to switch or should i just stick with cs which is my schools top program

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    I'm a CS student, I don't really feel passionate about this field. I'm in it for the money and stability, is this wrong?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 05:56 PM PST

    During this break I've been looking into the CS industry and reading freecodecamp, medium, etc. It seems like this field is a very passion driven industry. Is it wrong for me to be in just to get a 9-5 job? I know there are other fields I can get into if I wanted a 9-5 job like accounting but I found intro to CS to bemore interesting than my intro to accounting class (the most driest and dullest class I've ever taken).

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    About to start pursuing AS degree in computer programming, Advice?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 05:44 PM PST

    I am 27 years old.

    I am about to start an Associate's Science degree in computer programming.

    I'm going to take the programming logic class this semester.

    Then, I will be able to take the C language class and Java and so on.

    I did bachelor's degree in accounting and I'm currently working on my Master's in Accounting and MBA, also working a full time job (Cannot afford not having income).

    However, I want to know my chance for the career change and I want to know how good the job market is now for computer programming.

    I was quite good in math (ACT Math 32, never took SAT). However, the last math class I took was Calculus 2 from community college about a little more than 4 years ago.

    I am concerned about my math skills since the last math I took was half a decade ago.

    I also would like to know what kind of skills or qualities are needed to be a good programmer.

    Thank you guys for reading this.

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    53 yo, dev/ops for years now ... move to QA?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 03:32 PM PST

    Have worked for a small trading firm for 18 years now. I own a large chunk of the middle office software: trading feeds, accounting uploads, client reporting, plus a lot of miscellaneous stuff. Mostly CRUD work using .NET/SQL Server. I think the job security is fairly stable for next couple of years, but I'm getting burnt out. Have no backup. My old boss just left and he had already stopped programming a few years ago when we switched from dbase to .NET. A new director has come on board who is not technical at all.

    Now I am considering gradually retraining for a less stressful job. Quality assurance looks interesting. What are my prospects seriously? I am proficient with c# and SQL but from what I see they also want scripting using python or similar. Are there any volunteer gigs I can maybe do on the side ... or maybe something github-related?

    Open to advice. thanks

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    US Based Career with travel opportunities

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 12:15 PM PST

    As someone new to the CS field, are there opportunities where you work in a US based company but get to travel to maybe deal with an offshore team? (Im thinking India but other countries are fine as well) . If so what kind of job title should I search for?

    Most of our family friends would have to travel to Germany and China as mechanical engineers every few months to oversee production or supplier products.

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    What are the differences between Computer Science Sub-disciplines?

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 07:53 PM PST

    Hello!

    I'm looking into some computer science programs at Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Harvard, Northeastern, etc. My primary interest is in software development, but also in its applications to technology. In my research I've found a number of these programs to be very interesting, but many have very different names, but with relatively similar descriptions. It it just that -- the names are different, but the content is the same?

    Could anyone please tell me if they know the differences between the following sub-disciplines of computer science?
    (a) computer science; (b) computer and information science; (c) computer science and engineering; (d) electrical and computer engineering; (e) computer programming; (f) software engineering; and (g) software development.

    Thank you so much!

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    Canada New Grad Tech Offers 2017-2018

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 06:04 AM PST

    Hey all! I'm a Canadian student from uWaterloo. For me personally, I've always felt there wasn't much reliable data available out there for new grad roles in Canada. I recently led an initiative to collect such information.

    I'm pleased to share the results here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/canada-new-grad-offers-2017-2018-bo-peng/

    Let me know what you think!

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    Masters in CS but would have to quit my job

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 11:16 AM PST

    Hi all,

    I have a job at a big 4 that I quite enjoy and I work with very smart people. My concern is that if I want to get into research positions I need a masters. I don't know if this is true or not but it looks like all research teams require it but I haven't tried to move there inside the company.

    The university where I want to do my masters at requires that students don't work while pursuing it and instead they will receive a scholarship. I am really disappointed with that because I would love to work part-time and keep my job so when I'm done I'll stay at the same company but then move up to a different role (Research Scientist for example).

    Obviously the only people who know how this works are my manager and maybe HR or something like that.

    Still, here are my questions:

    1. People who have worked at Big 4 companies as full time employees, have any of you been able to move to part-time and go back to full-time?

    2. Again, Big 4 employees, have you been able to come to some agreement that you will quit your job and join the company again a year+ later? I can shorten my masters by taking courses as an external student and then only quit when I begin working on my research, but it will still take over a year.

    3. Does a Masters in CS pay off in the field of Machine Learning or to get into research, or can you get into research without a masters? I'm already working on ML which I really like, I just don't want to hit a glass ceiling just because I don't have a masters.

    In general, has anyone experienced some glass ceilings because they don't have a masters? I'm not talking about people who have a bachelors only and attempted to get into PhD positions because that obviously won't work...

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    Data scientists vs Data analysts vs Data architects vs Machine Learning engineers

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 10:57 AM PST

    Hi,

    I was fortunate enough to get an internship opportunity at local company as a data analyst/ data architect doing SQL and Oracle.

    I came across that I am not entirely sure how different responsibilities these roles have in perspectives of current engineers here.

    Also, I am interested in doing ML so how difficult is it to switch in data career? Ex. Data architect -> ML engineer

    Lastly, how different is the interview process for Data roles in terms of technical questions? More of data and SQL related questions than algorithm questions?

    Thank you.

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    Ever had a "non managing" manager?

    Posted: 06 Jan 2018 08:41 PM PST

    Doesn't really manage. You rarely see him, and when you do, it's only for a 1 on 1 or when something is broken.

    You come to him with concerns but he says that it's you and your teams job to figure it out, because he doesn't want to deal with it.

    Basically a manager that doesn't manage.

    EDIT: I'm not saying a manager should micromanage, but I wish my current manager was a little more involved and helpful.

    EDIT 2: I came to him with a concern and he literally told me "I'm not a puppet master, if I had to deal with the concerns of the teams I manage, I'd never get anything done. It's your guys' responsibility to figure it out amongst yourselves."

    The concern? A severe lack of communication between our team. No one ever talks to each other, I never have a clue about whats going on, No idea what anyone else is doing, Everyone just blows people off, or are never around. I wanted his help in facilitating a meeting to discuss these issues, and I wanted him present because if he wasn't they wouldn't take it seriously.

    He eventually caved, but not before dropping that comment to me. He also told me to not come to him with problems, but to have solutions. But the entire reason I came to him was to discuss possible solutions.

    I was dumbfounded.

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    Great College for Computer Science in NYC

    Posted: 07 Jan 2018 06:03 PM PST

    Hello guys, I am currently a sophomore in SUNY Albany with Computer Science degree. But I just dont feel like I belong here. I haven't met any one with the type of mentality I have and I been struggling a lot here with the classes. The professors I had so far aren't very helpful. I feel like If i transfer to NY, I'll meet people with my type of mentality and have a broader connection than I would with SUNY Albany. I know for computer science its not about the college, its more about how much I learn about coding. But I'm doing this for better connection and better life but Im not sure about this thats why I wanted few opinions from few people here. My GPA right now is a 2.8 and These are the following universities I want to transfer. I know with my current GPA I might not get into few of them but I still have spring semester to help me raise my GPA so I can transfer the upcoming fall semester. The colleges are :

    1. Stony Brook U
    2. CUNY Baruch College
    3. CUNY City College of NY
    4. Fordham Uni
    5. CUNY Queens College
    6. CUNY Brooklyn College

    What you guys think? Let me know

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